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You will build him a house. Therefore Your recorder; Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abim-
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servant has found it in his heart to pray before elech the son of Abiathar were the priests;
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You. And now, LORD, You are God, and have Shavsha was the scribe; Benaiah the son of
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promised this goodness to Your servant. Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the
27 Now You have been pleased to bless the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief minis-
house of Your servant, that it may continue ters at the king’s side.
before You forever; for You have blessed it, O Psalm 78:17–25
LORD, and it shall be blessed forever.”
After this it came to pass that David at- 17 But they sinned even more against
18 tacked the Philistines, subdued them, Him
and took Gath and its towns from the hand of By rebelling against the Most High in
the Philistines. Then he defeated Moab, and the wilderness.
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the Moabites became David’s servants, and 18 And they tested God in their heart
brought tribute. By asking for the food of their fancy.
3 And David defeated Hadadezer king of
Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to estab-
lish his power by the River Euphrates. David
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took from him one thousand chariots, seven 78:18 the food of their fancy. Instead of
thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot being grateful for God’s marvelous provisions
soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot of manna, the Israelites complained against
horses, except that he spared enough of them God and Moses.God sent them meat, but also
for one hundred chariots. judged them (Num. 11).
5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help
Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-
two thousand of the Syrians. Then David put
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garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians 19 Yes, they spoke against God:
became David’s servants, and brought tribute. They said, “Can God prepare a table in
So the LORD preserved David wherever he went. the wilderness?
7 And David took the shields of gold that were on 20 Behold, He struck the rock,
the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to So that the waters gushed out,
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Jerusalem. Also from Tibhath and from Chun, And the streams overflowed.
cities of Hadadezer, David brought a large Can He give bread also?
amount of bronze, with which Solomon made Can He provide meat for His people?”
the bronze Sea, the pillars, and the articles of 21 Therefore the LORD heard this and was
bronze.
9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that furious;
David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer So a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also came up against Israel,
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king of Zobah, he sent Hadoram his son to 22
King David, to greet him and bless him, Because they did not believe in God,
And did not trust in His salvation.
because he had fought against Hadadezer and 23 Yet He had commanded the clouds
defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war above,
with Tou); and Hadoram brought with him all And opened the doors of heaven,
kinds of articles of gold, silver, and bronze. 24
11 King David also dedicated these to the LORD, Had rained down manna on them
to eat,
along with the silver and gold that he had And given them of the bread of heaven.
brought from all these nations—from Edom, 25 Men ate angels’ food;
from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from He sent them food to the full.
the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah Proverbs 19:25–26
killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the 25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will
Valley of Salt. He also put garrisons in Edom, become wary;
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and all the Edomites became David’s ser- Rebuke one who has understanding,
vants. And the LORD preserved David wherev- and he will discern knowledge.
er he went.
14 So David reigned over all Israel, and 26 He who mistreats his father and chases
administered judgment and justice to all his away his mother
people. Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the Is a son who causes shame and brings
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army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was reproach.

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