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19 And fhe made him fleep upon her Knees, and she called for a Man, and fhe caufed him to fhave off the feven Locks of his Head, and fhe began to afflict him, and his Strength went from him.

20 And fhe faid, The Philiftines be upon thee, Samfon. And he awoke out of his Sleep, and faid, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.

21 But the Philiftines took him, and put out his Eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with Fetters of Brafs, and he did grind in the Prison-house.

22 Howbeit, the Hair of his Head began to grow again, after he was fhaven.

23 Then the Lords of the Philistines gathered them together, for to offer a great Sacrifice unto Dagon their God, and to rejoice for they faid, Our God hath delivered Samfon our Enemy into our Hand.

24 And when the People faw him, they praised their God: for they faid, Our God hath delivered into our Hands our Enemy, and the Destroyer of our Country, which flew many of us.

25 And it came to pass when their Hearts were merry, that they faid, Call for Samson, that he may make us Sport. And they called for Samfon out of the Prison-house; and he made them Sport: and they fet him between the Pillars.

26 And Samfon faid unto the Lad that held him by the Hand, Suffer me that I may feel the Pillars whereupon the House ftandeth, that I may lean upon them.

27 Now the Houfe was full of Men and Women; and all the Lords of the Philiftines were there and there were upon the Roof about three thousand Men and Women, that beheld while Samfon made Sport.

28 And Samfon called unto the LORD, and faid, O LORD GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and ftrengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O GOD, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two Eyes.

29 And Samfon took hold of the two middle Pillars, upon which the House stood, and on which it was born up, of the one with his Right Hand, and of the other with his Left. 30 And Samfon faid, Let me die with the Philistines: and he bowed himself with all h's Might; and the Houfe fell upon the Lords, and upon all the People that were therein:

Heb. xi. 34 By FAITH out of Weaknefs were made STRONG.

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31 Then his Brethren, and all the Houfe of his Father, came down and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Efhtaol, in the Burying-place of Manoah his Father: and he judged Ifrael twenty Years.

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Of the Money that Micah firft ftole, then restored: His Mother maketh Images, 5 and the Ornaments for them: 7 He hireth a Levite to be his Prieft.

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1 The Danites fend five Men to feek out an Inheritance. 3 At the House of Micah they confult with Jonathan, and are encouraged in their way: 7 They fearch Laish, and bring back News of good Hope: 11 Six hundred Men are fent to furprife it: 14 In the way they rob Micah of his Prieft and his confecrated Things: 27 They win Laish, and call it Dan: 30 They fet up Idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherited the Priesthood.

CHAP. XIX.

1 A Levite goeth to Bethlehem to fetch home his Wife. 16 An old Man entertaineth him at Gibeah. 22 The Gibeatbites abuse his Concubine to Death: 29 He divideth her into twelve Pieces, to fend them to the twelve Tribes.

CHAP. XX.

1 The Levite in a General Affembly declareth his Wrong. 8 The Decree of the Affembly. 12 The Benjamites being cited, make Head against the Ifraelites. 18 The Ifraelites in two Battles lofe forty thousand: 26 They deftroy by a Stratagem all the Benjamites except fix hundred.

CHA P. XXI.

1 The People bewail the Defolation of Benjamin. 8 By the Destruction of Jabefb-gilead, they provide them four hundred Wives. 16 They advise them to furprise the Virgins that danced at Shiloh.

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Elimelech driven by Famine into Moab, dieth there, 6 Naemi returning home, 14 Ruth accompanieth her.

CHA P. II.

Ruth gleaneth in the Fields of Boaz: 4 He taketh knowledge of her, 8 and fheweth her great Favour.

CHA P. III.

By Naomi's Inftruction, 5 Ruth lieth at Boaz his Feet, 8 Boaz acknowledgeth the Right of a Kinfman.

CHA P. IV.

Boaz calleth into Judgment the next Kinfman: 6 He refufing the Redemption, 10 Boaz marrieth her,

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CHAP. I.

1 Elkana and his two Wives. 9 Hannah's Prayer. 19 Samuel is born, 24 and prefented to the LORD.

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OW there was a certain Man, and his
Name was Elkana:

2 And he had two Wives, the
Name of the one was Hannah, and the
Name of the other Peninnah: She had
Children, but Hannah had no Child.

3 And this Man went up yearly to worship in Shiloh; and the two Sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the Priests of the LORD, were there.

4 And when the Time was that Elkanah offered, he gave

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to Peninnah his Wife, and to all her Sons and her Daughters Portions.

5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy Portion: for he loved Hannah :

6 And her Adversary also provoked her fore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had fhut up her Womb.

7 And as he did fo Year by Year, when fhe went up to the Houfe of the LORD, fo fhe provoked her; therefore fhe wept, and did not eat.

8 Then faid Elkanah her Husband to her, Hannah, why weepeft thou? and why eateft thou not? and why is thy Heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten Sons?

9 So Hannah rofe up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk : (now Eli the Prieft fat upon a Seat by a Poft of the Temple of the LORD.)

10 m And she was in BITTERNESS of SOUL, and PRAYED unto the LORD, and wept fore.

II And the vowed a Vow, and faid, O LORD of HOSTS, if thou wilt indeed look on the Affliction of thine Handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine Handmaid, but wilt give unto thine Handmaid a Man-child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the Days of his Life, and there fhall no Razor come upon his Head.

12 And it came to pass as fhe continued PRAYING before the LORD, that ELI marked her Mouth.

m James v. 13 Is any among you
AFFLICTED? let him PRAY.
Is any
MERRY? let him SING PSALMS.

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fave the Sick, and the LORD fhall
raise him up; and if he have com-
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mitted Sins, they shall be forgiven

17 Elias was a Man fubje&t to like Paffions as we are, and he prayed and it rained not on the Earth by earneftly that it might not rain: the Space of three Years, and ten Months.

Heaven gave Rain, and the Earth 18 And he prayed again, and the brought forth her Fruit.

Philip. iv. 6 Be careful for nothing: SUPPLICATION, with THANKSGIVING, but in EVERY THING by PRAYER and let your REQUESTS be MADE known unto God.

7 And the PEACE of God, which PASSETH ALL UNDERSTANDING, fhall KEEP your HEARTS and MINDS through CHRIST JESUS.

1 John v. 14 And this is the CONFIDENCE that we have in HIM, that if we ASK any thing according to his

WILL, he heareth us.

13 Now Hannah, fhe SPAKE in her HEART, only her Lips moved, but her Voice was not heard therefore ELI thought he had been drunken. 24 Therefore I fay unto 14 And ELI faid unto her, you, What THINGS foever ye defire

Is And if we KNOW that he HEAR us, whatfoever we ask, we know that we have the PETITIONS that we de

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