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         <div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.13.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Walk with the wise and become wise,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.13.20"><span class="content">for a companion of fools suffers harm.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.13.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.13.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Trouble pursues the sinner,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.13.21"><span class="content">but the righteous are rewarded with good things.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.13.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.13.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">A good person leaves an inheritance for their children&#8217;s children,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.13.22"><span class="content">but a sinner&#8217;s wealth is stored up for the righteous.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.13.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.13.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">An unplowed field produces food for the poor,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.13.23"><span class="content">but injustice sweeps it away.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.13.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.13.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Whoever spares the rod hates their children,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.13.24"><span class="content">but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.13.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.13.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">The righteous eat to their hearts&#8217; content,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.13.25"><span class="content">but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.14.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">The wise woman builds her house,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.14.1"><span class="content">but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.14.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.14.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Whoever fears the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> walks uprightly,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.14.2"><span class="content">but those who despise him are devious in their ways.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.14.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.14.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">A fool&#8217;s mouth lashes out with pride,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.14.3"><span class="content">but the lips of the wise protect them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.14.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.14.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.14.4"><span class="content">but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JHN.20.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JHN.20.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JHN.20.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JHN.20.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus&#8217; body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JHN.20.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JHN.20.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">They asked her, &#8220;Woman, why are you crying?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JHN.20.13"><span class="content">&#8220;They have taken my Lord away,&#8221; she said, &#8220;and I don&#8217;t know where they have put him.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JHN.20.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JHN.20.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JHN.20.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">He asked her, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JHN.20.15"><span class="content">Thinking he was the gardener, she said, &#8220;Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JHN.20.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JHN.20.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Jesus said to her, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Mary.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JHN.20.16"><span class="content">She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, &#8220;Rabboni!&#8221; (which means &#8220;Teacher&#8221;).</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JHN.20.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="JHN.20.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Jesus said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, &#8216;I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="JHN.20.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="JHN.20.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: &#8220;I have seen the Lord!&#8221; And she told them that he had said these things to her.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Appears to His Disciples</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="JHN.20.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="JHN.20.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Peace be with you!&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="JHN.20.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="JHN.20.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="JHN.20.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Again Jesus said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="JHN.20.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">And with that he breathed on them and said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Receive the Holy Spirit.</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="JHN.20.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">If you forgive anyone&#8217;s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Appears to Thomas</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="JHN.20.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="JHN.20.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Now Thomas (also known as Didymus</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">20:24 </span><span class="fq">Thomas </span><span class="ft">(Aramaic) and </span><span class="fq">Didymus </span><span class="ft">(Greek) both mean </span><span class="fqa">twin.</span></span></span><span class="content">), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="JHN.20.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">So the other disciples told him, &#8220;We have seen the Lord!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="JHN.20.25"><span class="content">But he said to them, &#8220;Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="JHN.20.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="JHN.20.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Peace be with you!&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="JHN.20.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Then he said to Thomas, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="JHN.20.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="JHN.20.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">Thomas said to him, &#8220;My Lord and my God!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="JHN.20.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="JHN.20.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Then Jesus told him, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Purpose of John&#8217;s Gospel</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="JHN.20.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="JHN.20.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="JHN.20.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">But these are written that you may believe</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">20:31 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">may continue to believe</span></span></span><span class="content"> that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">1</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">David Hears of Saul&#8217;s Death</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.1.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">After the death of Saul, David returned from striking down the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2SA.1.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">On the third day a man arrived from Saul&#8217;s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him honor.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2SA.1.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.1.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">&#8220;Where have you come from?&#8221; David asked him.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.1.3"><span class="content">He answered, &#8220;I have escaped from the Israelite camp.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.1.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.1.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">&#8220;What happened?&#8221; David asked. &#8220;Tell me.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.1.4"><span class="content">&#8220;The men fled from the battle,&#8221; he replied. &#8220;Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.1.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.1.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Then David said to the young man who brought him the report, &#8220;How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.1.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2SA.1.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">&#8220;I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,&#8221; the young man said, &#8220;and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and their drivers in hot pursuit. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2SA.1.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, &#8216;What can I do?&#8217;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2SA.1.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2SA.1.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">&#8220;He asked me, &#8216;Who are you?&#8217;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2SA.1.8"><span class="content">&#8220;&#8198;&#8216;An Amalekite,&#8217; I answered.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2SA.1.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2SA.1.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">&#8220;Then he said to me, &#8216;Stand here by me and kill me! I&#8217;m in the throes of death, but I&#8217;m still alive.&#8217;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2SA.1.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2SA.1.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">&#8220;So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band on his arm and have brought them here to my lord.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2SA.1.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="2SA.1.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Then David and all the men with him took hold of their clothes and tore them. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="2SA.1.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> and for the nation of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="2SA.1.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2SA.1.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">David said to the young man who brought him the report, &#8220;Where are you from?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2SA.1.13"><span class="content">&#8220;I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite,&#8221; he answered.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2SA.1.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2SA.1.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">David asked him, &#8220;Why weren&#8217;t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8217;s anointed?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2SA.1.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="2SA.1.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Then David called one of his men and said, &#8220;Go, strike him down!&#8221; So he struck him down, and he died. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2SA.1.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">For David had said to him, &#8220;Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, &#8216;I killed the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8217;s anointed.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">David&#8217;s Lament for Saul and Jonathan</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="2SA.1.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="2SA.1.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan, </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="2SA.1.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="2SA.1.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="2SA.1.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">&#8220;A gazelle</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:19 </span><span class="fq">Gazelle </span><span class="ft">here symbolizes a human dignitary.</span></span></span><span class="content"> lies slain on your heights, Israel.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="2SA.1.19"><span class="content">How the mighty have fallen!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="2SA.1.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="2SA.1.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">&#8220;Tell it not in Gath,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="2SA.1.20"><span class="content">proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="2SA.1.20"><span class="content">lest the daughters of the Philistines be glad,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="2SA.1.20"><span class="content">lest the daughters of the uncircumcised rejoice.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="2SA.1.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2SA.1.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">&#8220;Mountains of Gilboa,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2SA.1.21"><span class="content">may you have neither dew nor rain,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2SA.1.21"><span class="content">may no showers fall on your terraced fields.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:21 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">/ nor fields that yield grain for offerings</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2SA.1.21"><span class="content">For there the shield of the mighty was despised,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2SA.1.21"><span class="content">the shield of Saul&#8212;no longer rubbed with oil.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="2SA.1.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="2SA.1.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">&#8220;From the blood of the slain,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="2SA.1.22"><span class="content">from the flesh of the mighty,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="2SA.1.22"><span class="content">the bow of Jonathan did not turn back,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="2SA.1.22"><span class="content">the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="2SA.1.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2SA.1.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Saul and Jonathan&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2SA.1.23"><span class="content">in life they were loved and admired,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2SA.1.23"><span class="content">and in death they were not parted.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2SA.1.23"><span class="content">They were swifter than eagles,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2SA.1.23"><span class="content">they were stronger than lions.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="2SA.1.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2SA.1.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">&#8220;Daughters of Israel,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2SA.1.24"><span class="content">weep for Saul,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2SA.1.24"><span class="content">who clothed you in scarlet and finery,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2SA.1.24"><span class="content">who adorned your garments with ornaments of gold.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="2SA.1.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="2SA.1.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">&#8220;How the mighty have fallen in battle!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="2SA.1.25"><span class="content">Jonathan lies slain on your heights.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="2SA.1.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="2SA.1.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="2SA.1.26"><span class="content">you were very dear to me.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="2SA.1.26"><span class="content">Your love for me was wonderful,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="2SA.1.26"><span class="content">more wonderful than that of women.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="2SA.1.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="2SA.1.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">&#8220;How the mighty have fallen!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="2SA.1.27"><span class="content">The weapons of war have perished!&#8221;</span></span></div>
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         <div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.2.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">In the course of time, David inquired of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">. &#8220;Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?&#8221; he asked.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.2.1"><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> said, &#8220;Go up.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.2.1"><span class="content">David asked, &#8220;Where shall I go?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.2.1"><span class="content">&#8220;To Hebron,&#8221; the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> answered.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.2.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2SA.2.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.2.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">David also took the men who were with him, each with his family, and they settled in Hebron and its towns. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.2.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the tribe of Judah.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.2.4"><span class="content">When David was told that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul, </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.2.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">he sent messengers to them to say to them, &#8220;The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> bless you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2SA.2.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">May the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> now show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2SA.2.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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