- Whose hatred is covered by deceit:
- or, Hatred is covered in secret, "And Cainª talkedª° withª Abelª his brother:ª and it came to pass,¹ when they were¹ in the field,ª that Cainª rose upª° againstª Abelª his brother,ª and slew¹ him.²°" {Gen 4:8} + "And Saulª saidª° to¹ David,ª Behold¹ my elderª daughterª Merab,ª her will I giveª° thee to wife:ª only¹ be¹ thou valiantªª for me, and fightª° the LORD'Sª battles.ª For Saulª said,ª° Let not¹ mine handª be¹ upon him, but let the handª of the Philistinesª be¹ upon him." {1Sm 18:17} + "And Saulª said,ª° I will giveª° him her, that she may be¹ a snareª to him, and that the handª of the Philistinesª may be¹ against him. Wherefore Saulª saidª° to¹ David,ª Thou shalt this dayª be my son in law²°¹ in [the one of] the twain.ª" {1Sm 18:21} + "And when Abnerª was returnedª° to Hebron,ª Joabª took him asideª° inªª the gateª to speakª° with¹ him quietly,ª and smoteª° him there¹ under the fifthª [rib], that he died,ª° for the bloodª of Asahelª his brother.ª ... So Joabª and Abishaiª his brotherª slewª° Abner,ª because¹¹ he had slainª° their brotherª¹ Asahelª at Gibeonª in the battle.ª" {2Sm 3:27-30} + "And Absalomª spakeª° unto¹ his brother Amnonª neither¹ goodª nor¹ bad:ª¹ for¹ Absalomª hatedª°¹ Amnon,ª becauseª¹¹ he had forcedª°¹ his sisterª Tamar.ª ... Now Absalomª had commandedª°¹ his servants,ª saying,ª° Markª° ye now¹ when Amnon'sª heartª is merry²¹ with wine,ª and when I sayª° unto¹ you, Smiteª°¹ Amnon;ª then killª° him, fearª° not:¹ have not¹ I¹ commandedª° you? be courageous,ª° and be¹ valiant.ªª" {2Sm 13:22-28} + "[The words] of his mouthª were smootherª° than butter,ª but warª [was] in his heart:ª his wordsª were softerª° than oil,ª¹ yet [were] they¹ drawn swords.ª ... But thou,¹ O God,ª shalt bring them downª° into the pitª of destruction:ª bloodyª and deceitfulª men²¹ shall not¹ live out halfª° their days;ª but I¹ will trustª° in thee." {Psa 55:21-23}
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