The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banqueting hall, and the queen declared, “O king, live forever! Let not your thoughts alarm you or your color change.
They declared to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!
Then these high officials and satraps came by agreement to the king and said to him, “O King Darius, live forever!
Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”
Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever!
How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood.”
As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all.
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and paid homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
And about the time of her death the women attending her said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you have borne a son.” But she did not answer or pay attention. And she named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.”
And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for you have another son.” And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.
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