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- "And they cameª° and besiegedª°¹ him in Abel² of Bethmaachah,²¹ and they cast upª° a bankª against¹ the city,ª and it stoodª° in the trench:ª and all¹ the peopleª that¹ [were] with¹ Joabª batteredª° the wall,ª to throw it down.ª° ... Then the womanª wentª° unto¹ all¹ the peopleª in her wisdom.ª And they cut offª°¹ the headª of Shebaª the sonª of Bichri,ª and cast²° [it] out¹ to¹ Joab.ª And he blewª° a trumpet,ª and they retiredª° from¹¹ the city,ª every manª to his tent.ª And Joabª returnedª° to Jerusalemª unto¹ the king.ª" {2Sm 20:15-22} + "And it came to pass¹ after¹ this,²¹ that Benhadadª kingª of Syriaª gatheredª°¹ all¹ his host,ª and went up,ª° and besiegedª°¹ Samaria.ª ... And while he yet¹ talkedª° with¹ them, behold,¹ the messengerª came downª° unto¹ him: and he said,ª° Behold,¹ this¹ evilª [is] of¹¹ the LORD;ª what¹ should I waitª° for the LORDª any longer?¹" {2Kg 6:24-33} + "Then Elishaª said,ª° Hearª° ye the wordª of the LORD;ª Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª To morrowª about this timeª [shall] a measureª of fine flourª [be sold] for a shekel,ª and two measuresª of barleyª for a shekel,ª in the gateª of Samaria.ª ... And so¹ it fell out¹ unto him: for the peopleª trode²° upon¹ him in the gate,ª and he died.ª°" {2Kg 7:1-20}
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