Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, “Mark, now, and see how this man is seeking trouble, for he sent to me for my wives and my children, and for my silver and my gold, and I did not refuse him.”
And when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.”
“Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive.” “The venom of asps is under their lips.” “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; in their paths are ruin and misery, and the way of peace they have not known.”
And as for the two kings, their hearts shall be bent on doing evil. They shall speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for the end is yet to be at the time appointed.
for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.
Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord;
who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually.
How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
He plots trouble while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not reject evil.
Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies.
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil, and their womb prepares deceit.”
David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king, the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, the stewards of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the seasoned warriors.
David consulted with the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with every leader.
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
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