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- "So Davidª prevailedª° overª the Philistineª with a slingª and with a stone,ª and smoteª°¹ the Philistine,ª and slewª° him; but [there was] no¹ swordª in the handª of David.ª" {1Sm 17:50} + "And there¹ were¹ threeª sonsª of Zeruiahª there, Joab,ª and Abishai,ª and Asahel:ª and Asahelª [was as] lightª of footª as aª wildª¹ roe.ª ... Howbeit he refusedª° to turn aside:ª° wherefore Abnerª with the hinder end² of¹ the spearª smoteª° him underª the fifthª [rib], that the spearª came outª° behindª¹ him; and he fell downª° there,¹ and diedª° in the same place:ª and it came to pass,¹ [that] as many¹ as cameª° to¹ the placeª where¹ Asahelª fell downª° and diedª° stood still.ª°" {2Sm 2:18-23} + "And Absalomª and all¹ the menª of Israelª said,ª° The counselª of Hushaiª the Architeª [is] betterª than the counselª¹ of Ahithophel.ª For the LORDª had appointedª° to defeatª°¹ the goodª counselª of Ahithophel,ª to the intentª that the LORDª might bringª° evilª upon¹ Absalom.ª" {2Sm 17:14} + "And when Ahithophelª sawª° that¹ his counselª was not¹ followed,ª° he saddledª° [his]¹ ass,ª and arose,ª° and gat¹ him home²° to¹ his house,ª to¹ his city,ª and put¹¹ his householdª in order,²° and hanged²° himself,¹ and died,ª° and was buriedª° in the sepulchreª of his father.ª" {2Sm 17:23} + "There is no¹ kingª savedª° by the multitudeª of an host:ª a mighty manª is not¹ deliveredª° by muchª strength.ª ... An horseª [is] a vain thingª for safety:ª neither¹ shall he deliverª° [any] by his greatª strength.ª" {Psa 33:16-17} + "Therefore¹ prideª compasseth them about as a chain;ª° violenceª coverethª° them [as] a garment.ª ... Their eyesª stand outª° with fatness:ª¹ they have moreª° than heartª could wish.ª" {Psa 73:6-7} + "He delightethª° not¹ in the strengthª of the horse:ª he taketh not pleasureª°¹ in the legsª of a man.ª ... The LORDª taketh pleasure²° in¹¹ them that fearª him, in¹ those that hopeª° in his mercy.ª" {Psa 147:10-11} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Let not¹ the wiseª [man] gloryª° in his wisdom,ª neither¹ let the mightyª [man] gloryª° in his might,ª let not¹ the richª [man] gloryª° in his riches:ª" {Jer 9:23} + "Let not¹ the swiftª flee away,ª° nor¹ the mighty manª escape;ª° they shall stumble,ª° and fallª° toward the northª byª¹ the riverª Euphrates.ª" {Jer 46:6} + "Therefore the flightª shall perishª° from the swift,ª¹ and the strongª shall not¹ strengthenª° his force,ª neither¹ shall the mightyª deliverª° himself:ª ... And [he that is] courageousªª among the mightyª shall flee awayª° nakedª in that¹ day,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 2:14-16}
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