giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities and in their houses. Deut. xx, 4. For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against enemies, to save you. your Josh. xi, 16, 21. So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same. And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains; from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains Joshua destroyed them utterly of Israel: with their cities. Josh. xiv, 10-12. And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, lo, I am this day tourscore and five years old. As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in. Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; (for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced;) if so be the LORD will be with ine, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said. Jush. xxiii, 9. For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. Judges i, 22. And the house of Jos pu, they also went up against Bel-el: and the LORD was with them. Judges ii, 23. Therefore the LORD lelt those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. Judges iv, 23 24. So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of dren of Israel prospered, and preIsrael. And the hand of the chilVailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. Judges vi, 10. And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice. 2 Sam. v, 20. And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach 2 Kings xill, 5. And the LORD the Syrians: and the children of 2 Chron. xiv. 12. 13. So the LORD helped him against the Philistines, through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. shall do valiantly; for he it is that Ps. Ix, 12. Through God we shall tread down our enemies. compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy Ps. cxviii, 10, 11, 13. All nations yea, they compassed me about: them. They compassed me about; destroy them. Thou hast thrust but in the name of the LORD I will the LORD helped me. sore at me, that I might fall; but salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the Ps. cxliv, 10. It is he that giveth hurtful sword. I more say? for the time would Heb. xi, S2, 33. And what shall Jepthae; of David also, and Barak, and of Samson, and of fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms, lions. promises, stopped the mouths of wrought righteousness, obtained LORD saved Hezekiah and the in- side. that avengeth me, and that bring2 Sam. xxii, 48, 49. It is God eth down the people under me, And that bringeth me forth from ed me up on high above them mine enemies: thou also hast liftthat rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. dren of Israel were brought under 2 Chron. xiii, 18. Thus the chilJudah prevailed, because they at that time, and the children of relied upon the LORD God of their fathers. came to pass, when the captains 2 Chron. xviii, 31, 32. And it of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel; therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jelioshahelped him; and God moved them phat cried out, and the LORD to depart from him. For it came to pass, that, when the captairs was not the king of Israel, they of the chariots perceived that it turned back again from pursuing him. are turned back, they shall fall Ps. ix, 3. When mine enemies and perish at thy presence. girded me with strength unto the Ps. xviii, 39. For thou hast battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. Ps. xliv, 5. Through thee will WO push down our enemies; 749 DEFEAT ALSO FROM GOD. Josh. vii, 12, 13. Therefore the before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the acthey were accursed: Sanctify yourselves against tosanctify the people, and say, cursed from among you. Up, morrow; for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O the accursed thing from among thine enemies, until ye take away Israel; thou canst not stand before you. Josh. x, 10. And the LORD discomited them before Israel, and the way that goeth up to Bethat Gibeon, and chased them along slew them with a great slaughter horon; and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. Israel: and the hand of the LORD was 1 Sam. vii, 13, 14. So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of against the Philistines all the days Israel were restored to Israel, of Samuel. And the cities which from Ekron even unto Gath; and the Philistines had taken from istines. liver out of the hands of the Philthe coasts thereof did Israel deAnd there between Israel and the Amorites. was peace 2 Chron. xii, 5--7. Then came boam, and to the princes of Judah Shemaiah the prophet to Rehothat were gathered together to and said unto them, Thus saith Jerusalem because of Shishak, the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you In the hand of Shishak. Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous. And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 2 Chron. xxiv, 23, 24. And it came to pass, at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers: so they executed judgment against Joash. 2 Chron. xxviii, 19. For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD. 2 Chron. xxxiii. 10, 11. And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people; but they would not hearken. Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorus, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. Jer. xlvi, 15, 16. Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them. He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another; and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. Ps. xliv, 9, 10. But thou hast cast off and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy; and they which hate us spoil for themselves. Ps. lxxviii, 66. And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts; he put them to a perpetual reproach. Ps. lxxxix, 10. Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. Ps. lxxxix, 42-44. Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, Isa. xxx, 31, 32. For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod. And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will be fight with it. Jer. xxxiv, 21. And Zedekiah king of Judah, and his princes, Will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you. Jer. xlix, 20. Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD that he hath taken against Edom, and his purposes that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out; surely be shall make their habitations desolate with them. Ezek. xxxviii, 6. Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands; and many people with thee. Ezek. xxxix, 2. And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, mountains of Israel. and will bring thee upon the FLIGHT. The Deut. xxviii, 7, 25. The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them; and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. Judges iv, 15. And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet. Judges xx, 47. But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimon, and abode in the rock Rimmon_four months. 1 Sam. xxvil, 1. 2. And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escipe out of his hand, arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. And David 1 Sam. xxxi, 1, 7. Now the Ph istines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in monnt Gilboa. And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Sanl and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 2 Sam. x, 13, 14. And Joab drew nigh, and the people that cere with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him. And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fore Abishai, and entered into the were fled, then fled they also becity. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. fled, he and certain Edomites of 1 Kings xi, 17, 18. That Hadad his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child. And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land. 1 Chron. XIX, 15. And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem. Ps. lxxviii, 9. The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle Isa. xxxi, 8. Then shall the As syrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.. Isa. xxxiii, 3. At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered. Jer. xxxv, 11. But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem Jer. xxxvii, 11. And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army. Jer. xli, 15. But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. Jer. xlix, 30. Flee, get you far off dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you. Hosea x, 9. O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah; there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them. Isa. xvi, 4. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab: be thou a Covert to them from the face of the spoiler; for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. PURSUIT. Gen. xiv, 14. And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained serrants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. Josh. vii, 4. 5. So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men; and they fled before the men of Ai. And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down; wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. ther out of Naphtall, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseb, and pursued after the Midianites. Judges viil, 4, 12. And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebab and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host. 1 Sam. vil, 11. And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth car. 1 Sam. xiv, 21--23, 46. Moreover, the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan. Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themthey heard that the Philistines selves in mount Ephraim, when fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle. So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven. Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place. 1 Sam. xvii, 52. And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Phillstines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron: and the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 1 Sam. xxlii, 26. And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; David and his men round about for Saul and his men compassed to take them. 2 Sam. ii, 19. And Asahel pursued after Abner, and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 2 Sam. xx, 6, 7. And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's Josh. xxiv, 6. And I brought servants, and pursue after him, your fathers out of Egypt: and yelest he get him fenced cities, and came unto the sea; and the Egyp-escape us. And there went out tians pursued after your fathers after him Joab's men, and the with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea. Judges iv, 16. But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left. Judges vii, 23. And the men of Israel gathered themselves toge Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. 1 Kings xx, 20. And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen 2 Kings III, 24. And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites even in their country. FLIGHT IN VAIN. Gen. xiv, 10. And the vale of Siddim was full of slime-pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. Ps. xviii, 37. I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them; neither did I turn again till they were consumed. Jer. xxxix, 4, 5. And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls and he went out the way of the pursued after them, and overtook plain. But the Chaldeans' army Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah, in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him. Jer. xlvi, 5, 6. Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD. Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates. Jer. lil, 8. But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. flight shall perish from the swift, Amos ii, 14-16. Therefore the and the strong shall not strength en his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself. And he that is cou rageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. THE WOUNDED. chased him, and he fled before Judges ix, 40. And Abimelech him; and many were overthrown and wounded, eren unto the entering of the gate. 1 Sam. xxxi, 3. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. 2 Sam. xxli, 89. And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise; yea, they are fallen under my feet. 2 Kings viii, 28. And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael the king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. 2 Chron. xviii, 33, 34. And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariotman, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even; and about the time of the sun going down he died. 2 Chron. xxi. 6. And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramab, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23 24. And the archers shot at king Josiah and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded. His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers: and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. Ps. xviii, 38. I have wounded them, that they were not able to rise; they are fallen under my feet. Mark xiv, 47. And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. 1 Sam. xxili, 5. So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistires, and brought way their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. anoint to be king over Israel; and 1 Kings xx, 21. And the king of 2 Kings xiii, 7. Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing And Benjamin went sand men. forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the chil dren of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword. And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the chil dren of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: And all these drew the sword. there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men: all these were men of valour. 1 Sam. iv, 2, 10. And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle. Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about 2 Chron. xx, 24. And when four thousand men. And the Pul Judah came toward the watch-listines fought, and Israel was tower in the wilderness, they smitten, and they fled every man looked unto the multitude, and into his tent: and there was a very behold, they were dead bodies great slaughter; for there fell fallen to the earth, and none of Israel thirty thousand footmen escaped. Esther ix, 5. Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them. Jer. xli, 8. Ishmael also slew DAVID'S LAMENT OVER SAUL AND And 2 Sam. i, 17, 19, 23-27. NAMES AND NUMBERS OF JEWS 1 Sam. xxxi, 2. And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons: and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchi-shua, Saul's sons. 2 Sam, il, 22, 30. 31. And Abner saidagain to Asabel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother? And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel. But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died. 2 Sam. xviii, 6, 7. So the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim; Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David: and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men. 2 Kings ix, 24. And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and ap-smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at Lis heart, and he sunk down in his chariot. Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt 2 Kings xxlil, 29. In his days went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him. 1 Chron. x, 2. 6. And the Phills tines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philis times slew Jonathan, and Abina dab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died to Judges xx, 21, 25, 35, 44. And 1 Kings xix, 10, 17. And Jehu the son of Nishi there fell on th be men of ralotr 2 Chron. xlil, 17. And Abijah | an hundred and twenty thousand | Shushan gathered themselves to and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down Blain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. 2 Chron. xxviii, 6, 7. For Pekah the son of Remahah 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. And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king. Jer. xli, 2. Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. NAMES AND NUMBERS OF GENTILES Num. xxxi, 7, 8. And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. And they slew the kings of Midian, besides the rest of them that were slain: namely. Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midiar: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. Josh. viii, 25. And so it was, that ali that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. Judges i, 4. 10. And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men. And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath- arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Aliman, and Talmai. Judges iii, 29. And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man. Judges vil, 25. And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the reck Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the wine-press of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan. Judges vill, 10, 18. Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fitteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell men that drew sword. Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king. 2 Sam. viii. 5, 13. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. David gat him a name when he And returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of Salt, being eighteen thousand men. ed one over against the other 1 Kings xx, 29. And they pitchin the seventh day the battle was seven days; and so it was, that joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day. 2 Kings xiv, 7. He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day. gether on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand. But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves and stood for their lives, and had together, rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand (but they laid not their hands on the prey.) WAR, IN ANCIENT ISRAEL SPECIAL CAUSE OF CIVIL Judges xix, 11-14, 17-19, 27-30. the day was far spent; and the And when they were by Jebus, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn servant said unto his master, in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it. And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah. And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw Ramah. And they passed on, and lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in near to one of these places to went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to slew of the over Abishai the son of Zeruiah Edomites in the litted up his eyes, he saw a wayBenjamin. And when he had valley of Salt eighteen thousand. 1 Chron. xix, 18. faring man in the street of the But the city: and the old man said, David slew of the Syrians seven Syrians fled before Israel; and Whither goest thou? and whence thousand men which fought in him, We are passing from Bethcomest thou? And he said unto chariots, and forty thousand foot-lehem-judah toward the side of men, and killed Shophach the captain of the host. the Syrians of Damascus came to 1 Chron. xviii, 5, 12. And when help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. More strengthened himself, and led Esther ix, 6-12, 15, 16. And in 758 Now, mount Ephraim; from thence am I; and I went to Beth-lehem-judah, of the LORD; and there is no man but I am now going to the house that receiveth me to house. Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread handmaid, and for the young man and wine also for me and for thy which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing. And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon her, Up, and let us be going, but the threshold. And he said unto took her up upon an ass, and the none answered. Then the man man rose up, and gat him unto his place. come into his house, he took a And when he was knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of that saw it said, There was no Israel. 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