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{1 Kings 20:31} And his servants 5650 said 559 z8799 unto x413 him, Behold x2009 now, x4994 we have heard 8085 z8804 that x3588 the kings 4428 of the house 1004 of Israel 3478 [are] merciful 2617 kings: 4428 let us, I pray thee, x4994 put 7760 z8799 sackcloth 8242 on our loins, 4975 and ropes 2256 upon our heads, 7218 and go out 3318 z8799 to x413 the king 4428 of Israel: 3478 peradventure x194 he will save 2421 z8762 x853 thy life. 5315
his servants:
"And the servantsª of the kingª of Syriaª saidª° unto¹ him, Their godsª [are] godsª of the hills;ª therefore¹¹ they were strongerª° than¹ we; butª let us fightª° against¹ them in the plain,ª and surely²¹ we shall be strongerª°¹ than¹ they." {1Kg 20:23} + "And his servantsª came near,ª° and spakeª° unto¹ him, and said,ª° My father,ª [if] the prophetª had bidª°¹ thee [do some] greatª thing,ª wouldest thou not¹ have doneª° [it]? how much rather¹ then,² when¹ he saithª° to¹ thee, Wash,ª° and be clean?ª°" {2Kg 5:13}
merciful kings:
"Mercyª and truthª preserveª° the king:ª and his throneª is upholdenª° by mercy.ª" {Prv 20:28} + "And in mercyª shall the throneª be established:ª° and he shall sitª° upon¹ it in truthª in the tabernacleª of David,ª judging,ª° and seekingª° judgment,ª and hastingª righteousness.ª" {Isa 16:5} + "Inª whomª we haveª° redemptionª throughª hisª blood,ª the¹ forgivenessª of sins,ª accordingª to the¹ richesª of hisª grace;ª ... Whereinª he hath aboundedª° towardª usª inª allª wisdomª andª prudence;ª" {Eph 1:7-8}
I pray thee:
Six of the citizens of Calais are reported to have acted nearly in the same manner, when they surrendered their city to Edward the Third, king of England, in 1346. See the whole story circumstantially related by Sir John Froissart (who lived in that time), with that simplicity and detail that give it every appearance of truth.
put sackcloth:
"And it came to pass,¹ when Ahabª heardª°¹ those¹ words,ª that he rentª° his clothes,ª and putª° sackclothª upon¹ his flesh,ª and fasted,ª° and layª° in sackcloth,ª and wentª° softly.ª ... Seestª° thou how¹ Ahabª humbleth²° himself¹ beforeª¹ me? becauseª¹ he humbleth²° himself¹ beforeª¹ me, I will not¹ bringª° the evilª in his days:ª [but] in his son'sª daysª will I bringª° the evilª upon¹ his house.ª" {1Kg 21:27-29} + "And Jacobª rentª° his clothes,ª and putª° sackclothª upon his loins,ª and mournedª° for¹ his sonª manyª days.ª" {Gen 37:34} + "And Davidª saidª° to¹ Joab,ª and to¹ all¹ the peopleª that¹ [were] with¹ him, Rendª° your clothes,ª and girdª° you with sackcloth,ª and mournª° beforeª Abner.ª And kingª Davidª [himself] followedª²° the bier.ª" {2Sm 3:31} + "And Joabª sentª° to Tekoah,ª and fetchedª° thence¹¹ a wiseª woman,ª and saidª° unto¹ her, I pray thee,¹ feign thyself to be a mourner,ª° and put onª° now¹ mourningª apparel,ª and anointª° not¹ thyself with oil,ª but be¹ as a womanª that¹ had a longª timeª mournedª° for¹ the dead:ª°" {2Sm 14:2} + "And it came to pass,¹ when kingª Hezekiahª heardª° [it], that he rentª°¹ his clothes,ª and covered²° himself¹ with sackcloth,ª and wentª° into the houseª of the LORD.ª ... And he sentª°¹ Eliakim,ª which¹ [was] over¹ the household,ª and Shebnaª the scribe,ª° and the eldersª of the priests,ª coveredª° with sackcloth,ª to¹ Isaiahª the prophetª the sonª of Amoz.ª" {2Kg 19:1-2} + "When Mordecaiª perceivedª°¹ all¹ that¹ was done,ª° Mordecaiª rentª°¹ his clothes,ª and put onª° sackclothª with ashes,ª and went outª° into the midstª of the city,ª and criedª° with a loudª and a bitterª cry;ª ... And in every¹ province,ª whithersoeverª¹ the king'sª commandmentª and his decreeª came,ª° [there was] greatª mourningª among the Jews,ª and fasting,ª and weeping,ª and wailing;ª and manyª layª° in sackclothª and ashes.ª" {Est 4:1-3} + "And in that¹ dayª did the Lordª GODª of hostsª callª° to weeping,ª and to mourning,ª and to baldness,ª and to girdingª° with sackcloth:ª" {Isa 22:12} + "And it came to pass,¹ when kingª Hezekiahª heardª° [it], that he rentª°¹ his clothes,ª and covered²° himself¹ with sackcloth,ª and wentª° into the houseª of the LORD.ª" {Isa 37:1} + "So the people²¹ of Ninevehª believedª° God,ª and proclaimedª° a fast,ª and put²° on¹ sackcloth,ª from the greatestª¹ of them even to¹ the leastª of them. ... For wordª cameª° unto¹ the kingª of Nineveh,ª and he aroseª° from his throne,ª¹ and he laidª° his robeª from¹¹ him, and coveredª° [him] with sackcloth,ª and satª° in¹ ashes.ª" {Jna 3:5-6} + "Andª I will giveª° [power] unto myª twoª witnesses,ª andª they shall prophesyª° a thousand² two hundred² [and] threescoreª¹¹ days,ª clothed¹ in²° sackcloth.ª" {Rev 11:3}
peradventure:
"If¹ we say,ª° We will enterª° into the city,ª then the famineª [is] in the city,ª and we shall dieª° there:¹ and if¹ we sit¹ still²° here,¹ we dieª° also. Now¹ therefore come,²°¹ and let us fallª° unto¹ the hostª of the Syrians:ª if¹ they save us alive,ª° we shall live;ª° and if¹ they killª° us, we shall but die.ª°" {2Kg 7:4} + "Go,²°¹ gather togetherª°¹ all¹ the Jewsª that are presentª° in Shushan,ª and fastª° ye for¹ me, and neither¹ eatª° nor¹ drinkª° threeª days,ª nightª or day:ª I¹ also¹ and my maidensª will fastª° likewise;¹ and soª will I go²° in¹ unto¹ the king,ª which¹ [is] not¹ according to the law:ª and if¹ I perish,ª° I perish.ª°" {Est 4:16} + "And Satanª answeredª°¹ the LORD,ª and said,ª° Skin² for skin,ª¹ yea, all¹ that¹ a manª hath will he giveª° for¹ his life.ª" {Job 2:4} + "Andª fearª°² notª¹ them which² killª° the¹ body,ª butª are²° notª ableª° to killª° the¹ soul:ª butª ratherª fearª° him which² is ableª° to destroyª° bothª soulª andª bodyª inª hell.ª" {Mtt 10:28}

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