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6 Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel: thirty thousand.
2 And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up the Ark of God from there, whose name comes from the Name of the LORD of Hosts, Who dwells upon it between the Cherubim.
3 And they put the Ark of God upon a new cart and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah. And Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.
4 And when they brought the Ark of God out of the house of Abinadab that was at Gibeah, Ahio went before the Ark.
5 And David and all the House of Israel played before the LORD on all instruments made of fir, and on harps, and on psalteries, and on tambourines, and on cornets, and on cymbals.
6 And when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put his hand on the Ark of God and held it. For the oxen shook it.
7 And the LORD was very angry with Uzzah. And God struck him in that same place for his fault. And there he died, by the Ark of God.
8 And David was displeased because the LORD had stricken Uzzah. And he called the name of the place “Perez Uzzah” until this day.
9 Therefore, David feared the LORD that day, and said, “How shall the Ark of the LORD come to me?”
10 So David would not bring the Ark of the LORD to him into the City of David. But David carried it into the house of Obed-Edom, a Gittite.
11 And the Ark of the LORD stayed in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months. And the LORD blessed Obed-Edom and all his household.
12 And someone told King David, saying, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that he has, because of the Ark of God.” Therefore, David went and brought the Ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom into the City of David with gladness.
13 And when those who bore the Ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he offered an ox and a fat beast.
14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might and was girded with a linen ephod.
15 So David and all the House of Israel brought the Ark of the LORD with shouting and sound of trumpet.
16 And as the Ark of the LORD came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leap and dance before the LORD. And she despised him in her heart.
17 And when they had brought in the Ark of the LORD, they set it in its place, in the midst of the Tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then David offered Burnt Offerings, and Peace Offerings before the LORD.
18 And as soon as David had finished offering Burnt Offerings and Peace Offerings, he blessed the people in the Name of the LORD of Hosts,
19 and gave among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israel, to the women as well as the men, to everyone, a cake of bread and a piece of flesh and a bottle. So, all the people departed, each one to his house.
20 Then David returned to bless his house. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, came out to meet David, and said, “O how glorious was the king of Israel this day, who was uncovered today in the eyes of the maidens of his servants, as a fool uncovers himself!”
21 Then David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, Who chose me rather than your father and all his house, and Commanded me to be ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel. And therefore, I will play before the LORD,
22 and will be even more vile than this and will be humble in my own sight. But by the very same maidservants which you have spoken of, I shall be had in honor.”
23 Therefore Michal, the daughter of Saul, had no child until the day of her death.
7 Afterward, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies, all around,
2 the king said to Nathan the Prophet, “Behold, now I dwell in a house of cedar trees, and the Ark of God remains within the curtains.”
3 Then Nathan said to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart. For the LORD is with you.”
4 And that same night, the Word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
5 “Go and tell my servant, David, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Shall you build Me a house for My dwelling?
6 ‘For I have dwelt in no house since the time that I brought the children of Israel out of Egypt until this day but have moved about in a Tent and Tabernacle.
7 ‘In every place I have moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken one word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I Commanded to feed My people Israel, saying, “Why did you not build Me a house of cedar trees?”’
8 “Now, therefore, so say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of Hosts: “I took you from the sheepfolds, following the sheep, so that you might be ruler over My people, over Israel.
9 “And I was with you wherever you have walked and have destroyed all your enemies out of your sight, and have made you a great name, like the names of the great men who are on the Earth.
10 “Also, I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant it, so that they may dwell in a place of their own and no longer move. Nor shall wicked people trouble them anymore as before,
11 “and since the time that I set judges over My people of Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. Also, the LORD tells you that He will make you a house.
12 “And when your days are fulfilled, you shall sleep with your fathers. And I will set up your seed after you, who shall proceed out of your body, and will establish his kingdom.
13 “He shall build a House for My Name. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14 “I will be his father, and he shall be my son. And if he sins, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the plagues of the children of men.
15 “But my mercy shall not depart from him as I took it from Saul, whom I have put away before you.
16 “And your house shall be established before you, and your kingdom, forever. Your throne shall be established forever.”’”
17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, Nathan spoke thus to David.
18 Then, King David went in and sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD? And what is my house, that You have brought me here?
19 “And yet, this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord GOD. Therefore, You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come. And this is the manner of man, O Lord GOD.
20 “And what more can David say to You? For You, Lord GOD, know Your servant.
21 “For Your Word’s sake, and according to Your own Heart, have You done all these great things, to make them known to Your servant.
22 “Therefore, You are great, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You. Nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
23 “And what one people on the Earth is like Your people, like Israel, whose God went and redeemed them to Himself, so that they might be His people, and that He might make a Name for Himself and do great and mighty things for Yourself and for Your land, O LORD. You have redeemed Your people to Yourself out of Egypt, the nations, and their gods!
24 “For You have ordained Your people Israel to Yourself, to be Your people forever! And You, LORD, have become their God.
25 “Now, therefore, O Lord GOD, confirm forever the Word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house, and do as You have said.
26 “And let Your Name be magnified forever by those who shall say, ‘The LORD of Hosts is the God over Israel,’ and let the House of Your servant David be established before You.
27 “For You, O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, have revealed to Your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a House.’ Therefore, Your servant has been bold to pray this prayer to You.
28 “Therefore, now, O Lord GOD (You are God and Your Words are true and You have told this goodness to Your servant),
29 “therefore, now let it please You to bless the House of Your servant, so that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken it. And let the House of Your servant be blessed forever with Your blessing.”
8 Now after this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them. And David took the bridle of bondage out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 And he struck Moab, and measured them with a rope and cast them down to the ground. He measured them with two ropes to put them to death, and with one full rope to keep them alive. So, the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
3 David also struck Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
4 And David took a thousand seven hundred horsemen from them, and twenty thousand footmen. And David hamstrung almost all the chariot horses, only sparing enough of them for a hundred chariots.
5 Then the Aramites of Dammesek came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah. But David killed twenty-two thousand of the Aramites.
6 And David put a garrison in Aram of Dammesek. And the Aramites became servants to David and brought gifts. And the LORD saved David wherever he went.
7 And David took the shields of gold that belonged to the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 And out of Betah and Berothai (cities of Hadadezer), king David brought exceedingly much bronze.
9 Then Toi, king of Hamath, heard how David had stricken all the army of Hadadezer.
10 Therefore, Toi sent Joram, his son, to king David, to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and beaten him (for Hadadezer had warred with Toi). He brought vessels of silver with him, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.
11 And king David dedicated them to the LORD with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued:
12 from Aram, Moab, the children of Ammon, the Philistines, Amalek, and the spoil of Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 So David got a name after he had returned and had killed eighteen thousand of the Aramites in the Valley of Salt.
14 And he put a garrison in Edom. He put soldiers throughout all Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.
15 Thus David reigned over all Israel and executed judgment and justice to all his people.
16 And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was over the army. And Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was recorder.
17 And Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the priests, and Seraiah the scribe.
18 And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites and David’s sons were chief rulers.
15 Then all the tax collectors and sinners came to Him, to hear Him.
2 Therefore, the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, “He receives sinners, and eats with them.”
3 Then He spoke this parable to them, saying,
4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost until he finds it?
5 “And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders with joy.
6 “And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me! For I have found my sheep which was lost!’
7 “I say to you that joy shall likewise be in Heaven for one sinner who converts, more than for ninety-nine righteous ones who have no need of repentance.
8 “Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma, does not light a candle and sweep the house and seek diligently till she finds it?
9 “And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me! For I have found the coin which I had lost!’
10 “Likewise I say to you there is joy in the presence of the angels of God for one sinner who converts.”
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