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And doth thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.

They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.

And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let no man prevail against thee.

Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.

And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.

Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:

And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.

David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.

And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.

Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.

And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.

So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim.

And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? And wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.

And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them.

And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.

And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,