My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: {and} meddle not with them that are given to change: {them...: Heb. changers}

{Though} hand {join} in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.

But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, {so that} three hundred and threescore men died.

For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, {which were} all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. {valiant...: Heb. sons of valour}

And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set {themselves} against me round about.

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

{There is} no end of all the people, {even} of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also {is} vanity and vexation of spirit.