- let the king:
- "And Davidª saidª° to Uriah,ª Go downª° to thy house,ª and washª° thy feet.ª And Uriahª departed¹ out²° of the king's² house,ª¹¹ and there followedª¹ him a messª [of meat] from the king.ª ... And he wroteª° in the letter,ª saying,ª° Setª° ye¹ Uriahª in¹ the forefrontªª of the hottestª battle,ª and retireª° ye from¹¹ him,² that he may be smitten,ª° and die.ª°" {2Sm 11:8-15} + "They speakª° vanityª every oneª with¹ his neighbour:ª [with] flatteringª lipsª [and] with a double² heartª do they speak.ª°" {Psa 12:2} + "[The words] of his mouthª were smootherª° than butter,ª but warª [was] in his heart:ª his wordsª were softerª° than oil,ª¹ yet [were] they¹ drawn swords.ª" {Psa 55:21} + "And Ishmaelª the sonª of Nethaniahª went forthª° from¹ Mizpahª to meetª° them, weepingª° all along²° as he went:ª° and it came to pass,¹ as he metª° them, he saidª° unto¹ them, Comeª° to¹ Gedaliahª the sonª of Ahikam.ª ... And it was¹ [so], when they cameª° into¹ the midstª of the city,ª that Ishmaelª the sonª of Nethaniahª slewª° them, [and cast them] into¹ the midstª of the pit,ª he,¹ and the men²¹ that¹ [were] with¹ him." {Jer 41:6-7}
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