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He trusted in the LORD God of Israel, so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah nor among those who were before him.

Now, behold, you have trusted upon the staff of the broken reed, even on Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it; so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah the prophet.

So the Rab-shakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned and dwelt at Nineveh.

And Hezekiah answered, It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees; not so, but let the shadow turn backward ten degrees.

So Hilkiah the priest and Ahikam and Achbor and Shaphan and Ashaiah went to Huldi the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Hadhas, the keeper of the weapons (now she dwelt in Jerusalem studying the Law), and they talked with her.

And he said, Let him alone; let no man touch his sepulchre, and let no man move his bones, so the bones of the prophet of God spared the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria from being burned.

In his days Pharaoh the Lame, king of Egypt went up against Mabog which is by the river Euphrates; and King Josiah went to meet him, to fight against him; and Pharaoh said to him, I have not come against you, turn aside from me; but Josiah did not listen to him; so Pharaoh smote him at Megiddo, when he saw him there.

So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

So the anger of the LORD was against Judah and against Jerusalem, until he cast them out from his presence, and Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Diblath; and he pronounced judgment against him.

And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Diblath in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of their land.

And one of them was dear to his father and to his mother, so they called his name Our Eyes.

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

Then Saul said to his armourbearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, before these uncircumcised come and slay me and torment me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

So Saul died and his three sons and his armourbearer, and all his mighty men died on that day together.

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 David said, Whoever smites a Jebusite person first shall be chief and commander of the army. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and King David appointed him chief and commander of the army.

So David became greater and greater; and the LORD of hosts was with him.