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Because your heart was sad and you trembled before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this country and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes and wept before me; I also have heard you, says the LORD.

Nevertheless the LORD did not turn from the fierceness of his great wrath wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked him.

And to Eber were born two sons; the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brothers name was Joktan.

And polluted all the springs of water which were there to this day and dwelt in their places, because there was good pasture for their flocks.

NOW the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel (for he was the first-born of his father; but, because he defiled his fathers bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph his brother, the son of Israel; and upon his two sons came the blessings more than all the tribes of Israel.

And eastward he inhabited as far as the border of the desert from the river Euphrates, because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

And they were delivered into their hands, for they prayed to the LORD in the battle, and he heard their voice because they put their trust in him.

And Zabor his son, Shuthelah his son and Lazar his son, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land slew because they came down to take away their wealth.

And he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Beriah, because misfortune had befallen his house.

SO all Israel and Judah were considered wicked, for they were carried captive to Babylon because of their wickedness.

And they lodged round about the house of the LORD, because upon them was the duty of guarding the gates.

And these are the ministers, chiefs of the fathers of the Levites, who kept the watch in the chambers round about the temple, because they were over the work day and night.

So Saul died because of the transgression which he committed against the LORD, and because of the command of the LORD, which he kept not,

And also because he consulted men who had familiar spirits, and did not inquire of the LORD his God. Therefore his kingdom was given to David the son of Jesse.

They held the bows with their left hand and the swords with their right, and their bows were filled with arrows, but David was unwilling to slay Saul, because he was the chief, the prince of the tribe of Benjamin.

And some of the men of the tribe of Manasseh went over to David when he went to war with the Philistines against Saul to battle; but they would not go with Saul to war to help him, because they hated him, for they had gone and made a secret treaty with the princes of the Philistines, saying, Let us go first and fall on Saul our master;

So that they may gather themselves and come to us, and pray before the LORD our God and beseech him because of our sins; for we did not pray before him in the days of Saul.

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him there because he put forth his hand to the ark; and he died there before the ark.

And David was displeased because the LORD had smote Uzza; wherefore that place is called Torethadi-Uzza to this day.

And David perceived that the LORD had chosen him to be king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted because of his people Israel.