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However, Sha'ul didn't say anything that day; because he thought, "Something has happened to him, he is unclean. Yes, that's it, he isn't clean."

The cohen answered David, "I don't have any regular bread; however, there is consecrated bread — but only if the guards have abstained from women.

So Akhish summoned David and said to him, "As Adonai lives, you have been upright; and I myself would be more than pleased to have you go on campaign with me; because I haven't found anything wrong with you between the day you arrived and now. However, the chiefs don't trust you.

However, because by this act you have so greatly blasphemed Adonai , the child born to you must die."

However, he wouldn't listen to her; and since he was stronger than she, he overpowered her and raped her.

The king replied to Avshalom, "No, my son, let's not all go — we don't want to be a burden to you." Avshalom pressed him, but he wouldn't go; however he gave him his blessing.

However, Avshalom took flight. The young man keeping watch looked up and saw many people coming along the road behind him on the hillside.

However, the king said, "Let him return to his own house, but he is not to appear in my presence." So Avshalom returned to his own house and did not appear before the king.

However, Avshalom, whom we anointed to rule us, is dead in battle. So now, why doesn't anyone suggest bringing the king back?"

But he slandered me your servant to my lord the king. However, my lord the king is like an angel of God; so do whatever seems right to you.

He had the most honor of these three and was therefore made their leader; however, he did not achieve the status of the first three.

However, the king's word prevailed against Yo'av and the army officers. So Yo'av and the army officers went out from the king's presence to take a census of the people of Isra'el.

Now, however, you should not let him go unpunished. You are a wise man, and you will know what you should do to him — you will bring his gray head down to the grave with blood."

The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places, because no house had yet been built for the name of Adonai .

However, for David your father's sake I won't do it while you are alive, but I will tear it away from your son.

However, I will take the kingdom away from his son and give ten tribes of it to you.

However, one soldier shot an arrow at random and struck the king of Isra'el between his lower armor and his breastplate. So the king said to his chariot-driver, "Turn the reins, and take me out of the fighting; I'm collapsing from my wounds."

However, Adonai was unwilling to destroy Y'hudah, because of his servant David; inasmuch as he had promised to give him and his children a lamp that would burn forever.

However, Yehu did not turn away from the sins of Yarov‘am the son of N'vat, with which he had led Isra'el into sin, the gold calves that were in Beit-El and Dan.

Money from guilt offerings and sin offerings, however, was not brought into the house of Adonai ; it went to the cohanim.