- They shall run:
- In their progress, says Dr. Shaw, "they kept their ranks like men of war; climbing over every tree or wall that was in their way. Nay, they entered into our very houses and bedchambers, like so many thieves. Every effort of the inhabitants to stop them was unavailing; the trenches they had dug were quickly filled up, and the fires they had kindled extinguished, by infinite swarms succeeding each other." "Saulª and Jonathanª [were] lovelyª° and pleasantª in their lives,ª and in their deathª they were not¹ divided:ª° they were swifterª° than eagles,ª¹ they were strongerª° than lions.ª¹" {2Sm 1:23} + "And there¹ were¹ threeª sonsª of Zeruiahª there, Joab,ª and Abishai,ª and Asahel:ª and Asahelª [was as] lightª of footª as aª wildª¹ roe.ª ... And Asahelª pursuedª° afterª Abner;ª and in going²°¹ he turnedª° not¹ to¹ the right¹ hand² nor to¹ the leftª from followingª¹ Abner.ª" {2Sm 2:18-19} + "Which¹ [is] as a bridegroomª coming outª° of his chamber,ª¹ [and] rejoicethª° as a strong manª to runª° a race.ª" {Psa 19:5} + "And he will lift upª° an ensignª to the nationsª from far,ª¹ and will hissª° unto them from the endª¹ of the earth:ª and, behold,¹ they shall comeª° with speedª swiftly:ª ... Their roaringª [shall be] like a lion,ª they shall roarª°°° like young lions:ª yea, they shall roar,ª° and lay holdª° of the prey,ª and shall carry [it] away safe,ª° and none¹ shall deliverª° [it]." {Isa 5:26-29}
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