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Yea, You have chosen Your people Israel for Yourself, for a people forever, and You, O Jehovah, have been God to them.

For You, O my God, You have uncovered the ear of Your servant, to build a house for him; on this account Your servant has found to pray before You.

And now, You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, to be forever before You; for You, O Jehovah, have blessed; yea, it is blessed forever!

and he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to ask peace of him, and to bless him because he had fought against Hadarezer, and had struck him; for Hadarezer had been a man of war with Tou; and he sent all vessels of gold and silver andbronze.

And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, for his father acted with kindness toward me; and David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of Davidcame to the land of the Ammonites, to Hanun,to comfort him.

And some went and told David about the men; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, Remain in Jericho until your beard has grown, then return.

And he said, If Syria is stronger than I, then you shall help me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will help you.

Be strong, even let us take courage for our people and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah will do that which is good in His eyes.

And Levi and Benjamin he did not number among them, for the word of the king was loathsome to Joab.

And David said to God, I have sinned exceedingly in that I have done this thing; and now, I pray You to cause the iniquity of Your servant to pass away, for I have acted very foolishly.

Go; and you shall speak to David, saying, So says Jehovah, I am extending to you three things ; choose one of these for yourself, that I may do to you.

And Gad came to David and said to him, So says Jehovah, Choose for yourself:

either for three years of famine, or three months to be wasted before your adversaries, even to be overtaken by the sword of your enemies; or the sword of Jehovah three days, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Jehovah destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. And now, see what answer I shall return to Him that sent me.

And David said to Gad, It is great distressing to me; now let me fall into the hand of Jehovah, for His mercies are very many; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.

And David said to Ornan, Give me the site of the threshing-floor, and I will build an altar to Jehovah in it; for full silver give it to me, and the plague will be restrained from the people.

And Ornan said to David, Take it for yourself, and my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes; see, I have given the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood,and the wheat for the food offering; I giveit all.

And King David said to Ornan, No, for buying I will buy it for full silver, for I will not lift up what is yours to Jehovah, so as to offer a burnt offering without cost.

And David gave to Ornan six hundred shekels of gold in weight for the place.

and David was not able to go before it to seek God, for he was terrified from the face of the Angel of Jehovah.

And David said, This is the house of Jehovah God, and this altar for burnt offering for Israel.