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The king said to Zadok, "Return the special box of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the Lord, He will have me return. And He will have me see both it and His family.

And the king said to Zadok the religious leader, "Are you not a man who speaks for God? Return to the city in peace with Abiathar and your two sons, your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar's son Jonathan.

So Zadok and Abiathar returned the special box of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.

As David was coming to the top of the mountain, where God was worshiped, Hushai the Archite met him. His coat was torn and there was dust on his head.

The words that Ahithophel spoke in those days were as if one had asked for the Word of God. Both David and Absalom thought of Ahithophel's words in this way.

Ahimaaz called and said to the king, "All is well." He put his face to the ground in front of the king, and said, "Thanks be to the Lord your God. He has given up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king."

And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me, and more also, if you will not be the captain of my army at all times instead of Joab.'"

And he has spoken against me to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God. So do what you think is best.

And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the grave of Kish his father. They did all that the king told them to do. After that, God heard and answered when they prayed for the land.

He is my God, my rock, where I go to be safe. He is my covering and the horn that saves me, my strong place where I go to be safe. You save me from being hurt.

In my trouble I called upon the Lord. Yes, I cried to my God. From His house He heard my voice. My cry for help came into His ears.

For I have kept the ways of the Lord. I have not acted in sin against my God.

For by You I can run through an army. By my God I can jump over a wall.

As for God, His way is perfect. The Word of the Lord is proven true. He is a covering to all who go to Him to be safe.

"For who is God, but the Lord? Who is a Rock, except our God?

God is my strong place. He has made my way safe.

"The Lord lives. Thanks be to my Rock. May God be honored, the Rock that saves me.

He is the God Who punishes for me. He puts people under my rule.

Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse, the man who was raised on high, the chosen one of the God of Jacob, the sweet song writer of Israel, says,

The God of Israel has spoken. The Rock of Israel said to me, ‘When one is right and good in ruling over men, ruling in the fear of God,