- I will give:
- As great men in the East make no presents to equals or inferiors when visited, Sir John Chardin thinks that the king intended by this to treat the prophet as his superior. "Then saidª° Saulª to his servant,ª But, behold,¹ [if] we go,²°¹ what¹ shall we bringª° the man?ª for¹ the breadª is spentª° in our vessels,ª¹ and [there is] not¹ a presentª to bringª° to the manª of God:ª what¹ have we? ... And the servantª answeredª°¹ Saulª again,ª° and said,ª° Behold,¹ I have²° here¹ at handª the fourth partª of a shekelª of silver:ª [that] will I giveª° to the manª of God,ª to tellª° us¹ our way.ª" {1Sm 9:7-8} + "And he returnedª° to¹ the manª of God,ª he¹ and all¹ his company,ª and came,ª° and stoodª° beforeª him: and he said,ª° Behold,¹ now¹ I knowª° that¹ [there is] no¹ Godª in all¹ the earth,ª but¹¹ in Israel:ª now¹ therefore, I pray thee,¹ takeª° a blessingª of¹¹ thy servant.ª" {2Kg 5:15} + "Now while he was not¹ yet¹ gone back,ª° [he said], Go backª° also to¹ Gedaliahª the sonª of Ahikamª the sonª of Shaphan,ª whom¹ the kingª of Babylonª hath made governorª° over the citiesª of Judah,ª and dwellª° with¹ him amongª the people:ª or¹ go²°¹ wheresoever¹¹ it seemeth¹ convenientª² unto thee to go.²°¹ So the captainª of the guardª gaveª° him victualsª and a reward,ª and let him go.ª°" {Jer 40:5} + "Who¹ [is there] even¹ among you that would shutª° the doorsª [for nought]? neither¹ do ye kindleª° [fire] on mine altarª for nought.ª I have no¹ pleasureª in you, saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª neither¹ will I acceptª° an offeringª at your hand.ª¹" {Mal 1:10} + "Andª when Simonª sawª° thatª throughª laying onª of the¹ apostles'ª handsª the¹ Holyª Ghostª was given,ª° he offeredª° themª money,ª ... Butª Peterª saidª° untoª him,ª Thyª moneyª perishªªª° withª thee,ª becauseª thou hast thoughtª° that the¹ giftª of Godª may be purchasedª° withª money.ª" {Act 8:18-20} + "Feedª° the¹ flockª of Godª which is amongª you,ª taking the oversightª° [thereof], notª by constraint,ª butª willingly;ª notª for filthy lucre,ª butª of a ready mind;ª" {1Pe 5:2}
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