- I will cut:
- That is, I will destroy the strength, power, influence, and authority of thee and thy family; of which the arm of man being the instrument, is used as the emblem. "And the Philistinesª put themselves in arrayª° againstª° Israel:ª and when they joinedª° battle,ª Israelª was smittenª° beforeª the Philistines:ª and they slewª° of the armyª in the fieldª about fourª thousandª men.ª" {1Sm 4:2} + "And the arkª of Godª was taken;ª° and the twoª sonsª of Eli,ª Hophniª and Phinehas,ª were slain.ª°" {1Sm 4:11} + "And the messengerª° answeredª° and said,ª° Israelª is fledª° beforeª the Philistines,ª and there hath been¹ also¹ a greatª slaughterª among the people,ª and thy twoª sonsª also,¹ Hophniª and Phinehas,ª are dead,ª° and the arkª of Godª is taken.ª° ... And about the timeª of her deathª° the women that stoodª° by her saidª° unto¹ her, Fearª° not;¹ for¹ thou hast bornª° a son.ª But she answeredª° not,¹ neither¹ did she regardªª° [it]." {1Sm 4:17-20} + "And Ahiah,ª the sonª of Ahitub,ª Ichabod'sª brother,ª the sonª of Phinehas,ª the sonª of Eli,ª the LORD'Sª priestª in Shiloh,ª wearingª° an ephod.ª And the peopleª knewª° not¹ that¹ Jonathan²¹ was gone.ª°" {1Sm 14:3} + "And the kingª saidª° unto the footmenª° that stoodª° about¹ him, Turn,ª° and slayª° the priestsª of the LORD;ª because¹ their handª also¹ [is] with¹ David,ª and because¹ they knewª° when¹ he¹ fled,ª° and did not¹ shewª°²¹ it to me.¹ But the servantsª of the kingª wouldª° not¹ put forthª°¹ their handª to fallª° upon the priestsª of the LORD.ª ... And oneª of the sonsª of Ahimelechª the sonª of Ahitub,ª namedª Abiathar,ª escaped,ª° and fledª° afterª David.ª" {1Sm 22:17-20} + "And unto Abiatharª the priestª saidª° the king,ª Get²°¹ thee to Anathoth,ª unto¹ thine own fields;ª for¹ thou¹ [art] worthyª of death:ª but I will not¹ at this¹ timeª put thee to death,ª° because¹ thou barestª°¹ the arkª of the Lordª GOD²¹ beforeª Davidª my father,ª and because¹ thou hast been afflictedª° in all¹ wherein¹ my fatherª was afflicted.ª° ... So Solomonª thrust outª°¹ Abiatharª from being¹¹ priestª unto the LORD;ª that he might fulfilª°¹ the wordª of the LORD,ª which¹ he spakeª° concerning¹ the houseª of Eliª in Shiloh.ª" {1Kg 2:26-27} + "And the kingª putª°¹ Benaiahª the sonª of Jehoiadaª in his room¹ over¹ the host:ª and Zadokª the priestª did the kingª putª° in the room¹ of Abiathar.ª" {1Kg 2:35} + "Thou hast sent²° widows² away¹¹ empty,ª and the armsª of the fatherlessª have been broken.ª°" {Job 22:9} + "For¹ the armsª of the wickedª shall be broken:ª° but the LORDª upholdethª° the righteous.ª" {Psa 37:17} + "Sonª of man,ª I have brokenª°¹ the armª of Pharaohª kingª of Egypt;ª and, lo,¹ it shall not¹ be bound upª° to be healed,ªª° to putª° a rollerª to bindª° it, to make it strongª° to holdª° the sword.ª ... And I will strengthenª°¹ the armsª of the kingª of Babylon,ª and putª°¹ my swordª in his hand:ª but I will breakª°¹ Pharaoh'sª arms,ª and he shall groanª° beforeª him with the groaningsª of a deadly woundedª [man]." {Ezk 30:21-24} + "And¹¹ the Levitesª that¹ are gone away farª° from¹¹ me, when Israelª went astray,ª° which¹ went astray¹ away²° from¹¹ me afterª their idols;ª they shall even bearª° their iniquity.ª" {Ezk 44:10}
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