- Bring him:
- The eastern beds consist merely of two thick cotton quilts, one of which, folded double, serves as a mattress, the other as a covering. Such seems to have been the bed of David, which could easily have been carried, with himself in it, to the presence of Saul. "And Saulª hearkenedª° unto the voiceª of Jonathan:ª and Saulª sware,ª° [As] the LORDª liveth,ª he shall notª be slain.ª°" {1Sm 19:6} + "If¹ the menª of my tabernacleª saidª° not,¹ Oh that¹ we hadª° of his flesh!ª¹ we cannot¹ be satisfied.ª°" {Job 31:31} + "The wickedª plottethª° against the just,ª and gnashethª° upon¹ him with his teeth.ª" {Psa 37:12} + "A stoneª [is] heavy,ª and the sandª weighty;ª but a fool'sª wrathª [is] heavierª than them both.ª¹ ... Wrathª [is] cruel,ª and angerª [is] outrageous;ª but who¹ [is] able to standª° beforeª envy?ª" {Prv 27:3-4} + "Their²¹ feetª [are] swiftª to shedª° blood:ª" {Rom 3:15}
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