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while to the east he occupied territory that extended to the beginning of the desert as one comes from the Euphrates River; because their cattle multiplied in the land of Gil‘ad.

They received help against them, so that the Hagri'im and all who were allied with them suffered defeat at their hands; because they cried out to God while they were fighting, and he did as they requested, because they put their trust in him.

Many were slaughtered, because the war was of God, and they lived in their territory until the captivity.

With them, by their generations, in their fathers' clans, were army troops organized for war, 36,000 of them, because they had many women and children.

Then he had sexual relations with his wife, and she conceived and bore a son whom he called B'ri‘ah [in calamity], because his household had suffered a calamity.

So all Isra'el was listed by genealogies, and these were recorded in the book of the kings of Isra'el. Then Y'hudah was carried away captive to Bavel because of their unfaithfulness.

They spent their nights in the vicinity of the house of God, because they were in charge of it; they were responsible for opening it up each morning.

So Sha'ul died for the transgression he committed against Adonai , because of the word of Adonai that he did not keep and because he sought the counsel of a spirit

David grew greater and greater, because Adonai -Tzva'ot was with him.

From M'nasheh some defected to David when he was about to go with the P'lishtim to fight against Sha'ul; but they ended up not helping them; because the rulers of the P'lishtim, after consultation, sent David away, saying, "He will defect to his master Sha'ul at the cost of our heads."

But Adonai 's anger blazed up against ‘Uza, and he struck him down, because he had put out his hand and touched the ark, so that he died there before God.

David then knew that Adonai had set him up as king over Isra'el; because, for the sake of his people Isra'el, his royal power had been greatly increased.

When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out, and attack; because God has gone out ahead of you to defeat the army of the P'lishtim."

Then David said, "No one but the L'vi'im should carry the ark of God, because Adonai chose them to carry the ark of Adonai and to serve him forever."

It's because you weren't there the first time that Adonai our God broke out against us. We didn't seek him out according to the rule."

K'nanyahu, chief of the L'vi'im, was in charge of the singing; he was put in charge of the singing because he was skillful at it.

Then the trees in the forest will sing before Adonai , because he has come to judge the earth.

With them were Heman and Y'dutun and the rest who were chosen and assigned by name to give thanks to Adonai , because his grace continues forever.

because from the day I brought up Isra'el until today, I never lived in a house; rather, I've gone from tent to tent and from one tabernacle to another.

David said, "I will be kind to Hanun the son of Nachash, because his father showed grace to me." So David sent messengers to comfort him about his father. David's servants entered the territory of the people of ‘Amon to go to Hanun and comfort him;