- The bands:
- or, The companies, "The wickedª have waitedª° for me to destroyª° me: [but] I will considerª° thy testimonies.ª" {Psa 119:95} + "[[A Psalmª of David,ª when he fledª° fromª¹ Absalomª his son.]]ª LORD,ª how¹ are they increasedª° that troubleª me! manyª [are] they that rise upª° against¹ me." {Psa 3:1} + "So Davidª and his men²¹ cameª° to¹ the city,ª and, behold,¹ [it was] burnedª° with fire;ª and their wives,ª and their sons,ª and their daughters,ª were taken captives.ª° ... And David'sª twoª wivesª were taken captives,ª° Ahinoamª the Jezreelitess,ª and Abigailª the wifeª of Nabalª the Carmelite.ª" {1Sm 30:3-5} + "While he¹ [was] yet¹ speaking,ª° there cameª° also another,¹ and said,ª° The Chaldeansª made¹ out²° threeª bands,ª and fellª° upon¹ the camels,ª and have carried them away,ª° yea, and slainª° the servantsª with the edgeª of the sword;ª and I¹ only¹ am escapedª° alone¹ to tellª° thee." {Job 1:17} + "And as troops² of robbers¹ waitª° for a man,ª [so] the companyª of priestsª murderª° in the wayª by consent:ª°² for¹ they commitª° lewdness.ª" {Hsa 6:9}
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