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had pitched for it and David offered Burnt-offerings, and Peace-offerings before the LORD.

18 And affoon as David had made an end of offering Offerings, he bleffed the People in the Name of the LORD of Hofts.

19 And he dealt among all the People, even among the whole multitude of Ifrael, as well to the Women as Men, to every one a Cake of Bread, and a good piece of Flesh, and a Flaggon of Wine: fo all the People departed every one to his House.

20 Then David returned to blefs his Houfhold: and Michal the Daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and faid, How glorious was the King of Ifrael To-day, who uncovered himself To-day in the Eyes of the Handmaids of his Servants, as one of the vain Fellows fhamelefly uncovereth himself!

21 And David faid unto Michal, It was before the LORD which chose me before thy Father, and before all his House, to appoint me Ruler over the People of the LORD, over Ifrael therefore will I play before the LORD.

22 And I will yet be more VILE than thus, and will be BASE in MINE OWN SIGHT: and of the Maid-servants which thou haft spoken of, of them fhall I be had in Honour.

23 Therefore Michal the Daughter of Saul had no Child until the Day of her Death.

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1 GOD forbiddeth David to build him an Houfe: 18 His Prayer and Thanksgiving.

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ND it came to pafs, when the King fat in his House, and the LORD had given him REST round about from all his Enemies ;

2 That the King faid unto Nathan the Prophet, See now, I dwell in an Houfe of Cedar; but the Ark of GOD dwelleth within Curtains.

3 And Nathan said to the King, Go, do all that is in thine Heart for the LORD is with thee.

4 And it came to pafs that Night, that the Word of the LORD came unto Nathan, faying,

5 Go and tell my Servant David, Thus faith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an Houfe for me to dwell in ?

6 Whereas

6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any Houfe, fince the Time that I brought up the Children of Ifrael out of Egypt, even to this Day, but have walked in a Tent and in a Tabernacle.

7 In all the Places wherein I have walked with all the Children of Ifrael, fpake I a Word with any of the Tribes of Ifrael, whom I commanded to feed my People Ifrael, faying, Why build ye not me an Houfe of Cedar?

8 Now therefore fo fhalt thou fay unto my Servant David, Thus faith the LORD of Hofts, I TOOK thee from the SHEEP-COTE, from following the Sheep, to be RULER Over my People over Ifrael.

9 And I was wITH THEE whither foever thou wenteft, and have cut off all thine Enemies out of thy fight, and have made thee a GREAT NAME, like to the Name of the great Men that are in the Earth.

10 (Moreover, I will appoint a Place for my People Ifrael, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a Place of their own, and move no more neither fhall the Children of Wickednefs afflict them any more, as before time,

II And as fince the Time that I commanded Judges to be over my People Ifrael, and have caufed thee to reft from all thine Enemies.) Alfo the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an House.

12 And when thy Days be fulfilled, and thou fhalt fleep with thy Fathers, I will fet up thy Seed after thee, which fhall proceed out of thy Bowels, and I will ESTABLISH his KINGDOM.

13 He shall build an Houfe for my Name, and I will ftablish the Throne of his Kingdom for ever.

14 I will be his Father, and he fhall be my Son if he commit Iniquity, I will chaften him with the Rod of Men, and with the Stripes of the Children of Men.

15 But my Mercy fhall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

16 And thine HOUSE, and thy KINGDOM fhall be eftablifhed for EVER before thee: THY THRONE fhall be eftablifhed for EVER.

17 According to all thefe Words, and according to all this Vifion, fo did Nathan speak unto David.

18 Then went King David in and fat before the LORD, and he faid, WHO am I, O LORD GOD? and what is my House, that thou haft brought me hitherto ?

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19 And this was yet a fmall Thing in thy fight, O LORD GOD; but thou haft SPOKEN alfo of thy Servant's HOUSE for a great while to come; and is this the Manner of Man, O LORD GOD?

20 And what can David fay more unto thee? for thou, LORD GOD, knoweft thy Servant.

21 For thy Word's fake, and according to thine own Heart haft thou done all thefe great Things, to make thy Servant know them.

22 Wherefore thou art great, Ó LORD GOD: for there is NONE LIKE thee, neither is there ANY GOD BESIDE thee, according to all that we have heard with our Ears.

23 And what one Nation in the Earth is like thy People, even like Ifrael, whom God went to REDEEM for a People to himself, and to make him a Name, and to do for you great Things, and terrible, for thy Land, before thy People which thou REDEEMEST to thee from Egypt, from the Nations and their Gods?

24 For thou haft confirmed to thy felf thy People Ifrael to be a People unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their GOD.

25 And now, O LORD GOD, the Word that thou haft fpoken concerning thy Servant, and concerning his House, establish it for ever, and do as thou haft faid.

26 And let thy NAME be MAGNIFIED for EVER, faying, The LORD of HosTs is the GOD over Ifrael: and let the House of thy Servant David be established before thee.

27 For thou, O LORD of HOSTS, GOD of Ifrael, haft revealed to thy Servant, faying, I will build thee an House: therefore hath thy Servant found in his Heart to PRAY this Prayer unto thee.

28 And now, O LORD GOD, thou art that GOD, and thy WORDS be TRUE, and thou haft promifed this Goodnefs unto thy Servant.

29 Therefore now let it pleafe thee to BLESS the House of thy SERVANT, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O LORD GOD, haft fpoken it, and with thy Bleffing let the House of thy Servant be bleffed for ever.

CHAP. VIII.

1.David fubdueth the Philistines, and the Moabites: 3 He .fmiteth Hadadezer and the Syrians: 16 His Officers.

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CHA P. IX.

David fendeth for Mephibofheth, 7 and for Jonathan's Jake, reftoreth him.

CHA P. X.

1 David's Messengers fent to comfort Hanun, are villainously intreated. 6 The Ammonites are overcome.

CHAP. XI.

1 While Joab befieged Rabbah, 2 David committeth Adultery with Bath-fheba. 6 Uriah is flain. 26 David taketh BathSheba to Wife.

Ver. 1 AND it came to pafs, that after the Year was ex

pired, at the Time when Kings go forth to Battle, that David fent Joab and his Servants with him, and all Ifrael; and they deftroyed the Children of Ammon, and befieged Rabbah but David tarried ftill at Jerufalem.

2 And it came to pafs in an Evening-tide, that David arose from off his Bed, and walked upon the Roof of the King's House and from the Roof he faw a Woman washing herfelf, and the Woman was very beautiful to look upon.

3 And David fent and enquired after the Woman: and one faid, Is not this Bath-fheba the Daughter of Eliam, the Wife of Uriah the Hittite.

4 And David fent Meffengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her (for fhe was purified from her Uncleannefs) and fhe returned unto her House.

5 And the Woman conceived, and fent and told David, and faid, I am with Child,

6 And David fent to Joab, faying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab fent Uriah to David.

7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the People did, and how the War profpered.

8 And David faid to Uriah, Go down to thy House, and wash thy Feet. And Uriah departed out of the King's Houfe, and there followed him a Mefs of Meat from the

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9 But Uriah flept at the Door of the King's Houfe, with all the Servants of his LORD, and went not down to his House.

Io And when they had told David, faying, Uriah went not down unto his Houfe, David faid unto Uriah, Cameft thou not from thy Journey? why then didft thou not go down unto thine Houfe?

II And Uriah faid unto David, The Ark and Ifrael, and Judah abide in Tents, and my Lord Joab, and the Servants of my Lord are encamped in the open Fields; fhall I then go into mine Houfe, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my Wife? as thou livest, and as thy Soul liveth, I will not do this Thing.

12 And David faid to Uriah, Tarry here To-day alfo, and To-morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerufalem, that Day and the Morrow.

13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him, and he made him drunk and at Even he went out to lie on his Bed with the Servants of his Lord, but went not down to his Houfe.

14 And it came to pafs in the Morning, that David wrote a Letter to Joab, and fent it by the Hand of Uriah.

15 And he wrote in the Letter, faying, Set ye Uriah in the Forefront of the hotteft Battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be fmitten and die.

16 And it came to pafs when Joab obferved the City, that he affigned Uriah unto a Place where he knew that valiant Men were.

17 And the Men of the City went out, and fought with Joab and there fell fome of the People of the Servants of David, and Uriah the Hittite died alfo.

18 Then Joab fent and told David all the Things concerning the War:

19 And charged the Meffenger, faying, When thou haft made an end of telling the Matters of the War unto the King,

20 And if fo be that the King's Wrath arife, and fay unto thee, Wherefore approached ye fo nigh unto the City when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would fhoot from the Wall?

21 Who fmote Abimelech the Son of Jerubbefheth? did not a Woman caft a piece of a Militone upon him from the Wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the

Wall?

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