- We are thy servants:
- "And Hezekiahª kingª of Judahª sentª° to¹ the kingª of Assyriaª to Lachish,ª saying,ª° I have offended;ª° returnª° from¹¹ me:¹ that which¹ thou puttestª° on¹ me will I bear.ª° And the kingª of Assyriaª appointedª° unto¹ Hezekiahª kingª of Judahª threeª hundredª talentsª of silverª and thirtyª talentsª of gold.ª" {2Kg 18:14} + "Wherefore our eldersª and all¹ the inhabitantsª° of our countryª spakeª° to¹ us, saying,ª° Takeª° victualsª with youª for the journey,ª and go²°¹ to meetª° them, and sayª° unto¹ them, We¹ [are] your servants:ª therefore now¹ makeª° ye a leagueª with us." {Jsh 9:11} + "And they answeredª°¹ Joshua,ª and said,ª° Because¹ it was certainly²° toldª° thy servants,ª¹ how that¹ the LORDª thy Godª commandedª° his servantª¹ Mosesª to giveª° you all¹ the land,ª and to destroyª°¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª° of the landª from beforeª¹ you, therefore we were soreª afraidª° of our livesª because² of¹¹ you, and have doneª°¹ this¹ thing.ª ... And now,¹ behold,¹ we² [are] in thine hand:ª as it seemeth² goodª and rightª unto thee¹ to doª° unto us, do.ª°" {Jsh 9:24-25} + "And the kingª of Israelª answeredª° and said,ª° My lord,ª O king,ª according to thy saying,ª I¹ [am] thine, and all¹ that¹ I have." {1Kg 20:4} + "So they girdedª° sackclothª on their loins,ª and [put] ropesª on their heads,ª and cameª° to¹ the kingª of Israel,ª and said,ª° Thy servantª Benhadadª saith,ª° I pray thee,¹ let me¹ live.ª°² And he said,ª° [Is] he yet¹ alive?ª he¹ [is] my brother.ª" {1Kg 20:32} + "And all¹ nationsª shall serveª° him, and his son,ª and his son'sª son,ª until¹ the very timeª of his landª come:ª° and then¹ manyª nationsª and greatª kingsª shall serveª° themselves of him.¹ ... And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] the nationª and kingdomª which¹ will not¹ serveª° the same¹ Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª and that¹ will not¹ putª°¹ their neckª under the yokeª of the kingª of Babylon,ª that¹ nationª will I punish,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª with the sword,ª and with the famine,ª and with the pestilence,ª until¹ I have consumedª° them by his hand.ª" {Jer 27:7-8} + "Hearkenª° not¹ unto¹ them; serveª°¹ the kingª of Babylon,ª and live:ª° wherefore¹ should this¹ cityª be¹ laid waste?ª" {Jer 27:17} + "Ifª any manª serveª° me,ª let him followª° me;ª andª whereª Iª am,ª° thereª shall²° alsoª myª servantª be:ªª° ifª any manª serveª° me,ª himª will²° [my] Fatherª honour.ª°" {Jhn 12:26}
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