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28 Like a city breached, without walls,
    is one who lacks self-control.(A)

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28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
    is a person who lacks self-control.

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32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
    and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city.(A)

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32 Better a patient person than a warrior,
    one with self-control than one who takes a city.

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24 Make no friends with those given to anger,
    and do not associate with hotheads,

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Saying 3

24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
    do not associate with one easily angered,

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They replied, “The remnant there in the province who escaped captivity are in great trouble and shame; the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been destroyed by fire.”(A)

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They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.(A)

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Hezekiah[a] strengthened himself and built up the entire wall that was broken down and raised towers on it,[b] and outside it he built another wall; he also strengthened the Millo in the city of David and made weapons and shields in abundance.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 32.5 Heb He
  2. 32.5 Vg: Heb and raised on the towers

Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall(A) and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces[a](B) of the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons(C) and shields.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 32:5 Or the Millo

30 Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan. He said to him, “You son of a rebellious woman![a] Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?(A)

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  1. 20.30 Cn Compare Q ms Gk: Meaning of MT uncertain

30 Saul’s anger flared up at Jonathan and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?

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17 Now, therefore, know this and consider what you should do, for evil has been decided against our master and against all his house; he is so ill-natured that no one can speak to him.”

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17 Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked(A) man that no one can talk to him.”

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