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e with the people. Behold, he is some other place. Therefore, 1 generally gathered unto thee, and thine own person. So shall we lace where he shall be found, and the dew falleth on the ground: and hat are with him there shall not be Absalom and all the men of Israel hai the Ar'chite is better than the And when Ahith'ophel saw that his he saddled his ass, and arose, and to his city, and put his household self, and died, and was buried in

d the people that were with him, ds, and captains of hundreds, over th a third part of the people under ird part under the hand of Abi'Jo'ab's brother, and a third part the Git'tite. And the king com, and It'tai, saying, Deal gently for an, even with Absalom. And all king gave all the captains charge the people went out into the field tle was in the wood of E'phra-im, were slain before the servants of ere a great slaughter that day of

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11. And, behold, Cu'shi came; my lord the king! for the Lord h of all them that rose up against unto Cu'shi, Is the young man Ab answered, The enemies of my lo rise against thee to do thee hurt, And the king was much moved, an over the gate, and wept: and as my son Absalom, my son, my so had died for thee, O Absalom, my

12. And it was told Joab, Beh mourneth for Absalom. And th turned into mourning unto all th heard say that day how the king And the people gat them by steal

pleased thee well. Now, therend speak comfortably unto thy the Lord, if thou go not forth, ith thee this night: and that will 1 the evil that befell thee from thy he king arose, and sat in the gate. e people, saying, Behold, the king d all the people came before the

Our fathers, thoughts of unto thee: a to keep th statutes, and for the which 4. And D LORD YOU the Lord God and worship sacrificed sa offerings unto a thousand b with their d

SON XXV.

O'S PRAYER.

all Israel; an day with gre

age, full of d reigned in his

■ron. xxix. 10.]

blessed the Lord before all the said, Blessed be thou, LORD father, forever and ever. Thine, and the power, and the glory, and ty: for all that is in the heaven

thine is the kingdom, O Lord, head above all. Both riches and thou reignest over all; and in might; and in thine hand it is to rength unto all. Now, therefore, nd praise thy glorious name. vhat is my people, that we should gly after this sort? for all things own have we given thee.

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unto thee and give unto Solomo to keep thy commandments, th statutes, and to do all these things for the which I have made provisio

4. And David said to all the con LORD YOUR GOD. And all the Lord God of their fathers, and and worshipped the Lord, and sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lo offerings unto the Lord, on the mo a thousand bullocks, a thousand ran with their drink-offerings, and sa all Israel; and did eat and drink day with great gladness. And D age, full of days, riches, and hond reigned in his stead.

LESSON XX

SOLOMON CHOOSES WISDOM BEFO

[2 Chron. i. 1.]

1. AND Solomon the son of Da his kingdom, and the Lord his magnified him exceedingly. Then Israel, to the captains of thousands the judges, and to every governor the fathers. So Solomon, and al

in before this people: for who hat is so great?

mon, Because this was in thine ed riches, wealth, or honor, nor ither yet hast asked long life; but nowledge for thyself, that thou er whom I have made thee king; ranted unto thee; and I will give honor, such as none of the kings fore thee, neither shall there any Then Solomon came from his hat was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, of the congregation, and reigned

ON XXVII.

E DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE.

Chron. vi. 12.]

before the altar of the Lord in the ation of Israel, and spread forth 1 made a brazen scaffold, of five broad, and three cubits high, and the court and upon it he stood, s knees before all the congregaorth his hands toward heaven, and ISRAEL, there is no God like the earth; which keepest cove

ned, which the will God in ver heaven and the much less thi therefore to th

tion, O Lord prayer which eyes may be op place whereof there, to heark toward this pla 3. Hearken

vant, and of th this place: he heaven; and against his neig him swear, an house; then he servants, by red upon his own h ing him accord 4. And if th enemy, because turn and confess before thee in t and forgive the again unto the fathers. When because they ha ward this place sin, when thou and forgive the

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