- and they shall search:
- "Now there was no¹ smithª foundª° throughout all¹ the landª of Israel:ª for¹ the Philistinesª said,ª° Lest¹ the Hebrewsª makeª° [them] swordsª or¹ spears:ª ... Yet they had¹ a fileªª for the mattocks,ª and for the coulters,ª and for the forks,ªª and for the axes,ª and to sharpenª° the goads.ª" {1Sm 13:19-21} + "And Davidª saidª° unto¹ Gad,ª I am in a greatª strait:²°¹ let us fallª° now¹ into the handª of the LORD;ª for¹ his merciesª [are] great:ª and let me not¹ fallª° into the handª of man.ª" {2Sm 24:14} + "Hearkenª° not¹ to¹ Hezekiah:ª for¹ thus¹ saithª° the kingª of Assyria,ª Makeª° [an agreement] with¹ me by a present,ª and come outª° to¹ me, and [then] eatª° ye every manª of his own vine,ª and every oneª of his fig tree,ª and drinkª° ye every oneª the watersª of his cistern:ª ... Until¹ I comeª° and take you awayª°¹ to¹ a landª like your own land,ª a landª of cornª and wine,ª a landª of breadª and vineyards,ª a landª of oilª oliveª and of honey,ª that ye may live,ª° and not¹ die:ª° and hearkenª° not¹ unto¹ Hezekiah,ª when¹ he persuadethª° you, saying,ª° The LORDª will deliverª° us." {2Kg 18:31-32}
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