Now there was a long war between Saul's people and David's people; and David became stronger and stronger, but those on Saul's side became more and more feeble.

And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

And while he was living in Jerusalem, David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters.

He did not make himself low before the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done, but went on sinning more and more.

I made my brother Hanani, and Hananiah, the ruler of the tower, responsible for the government of Jerusalem: for he was a man of good faith, fearing God more than most.

And Esther was more pleasing to the king than all the women, and to his eyes she was fairer and more full of grace than all the other virgins: so he put his crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

How much more those living in houses of earth, whose bases are in the dust! They are crushed more quickly than an insect;

He may be given forty blows, not more; for if more are given, your brother may be shamed before you.

Country towns were no more in Israel, *** were no more, till you, Deborah, came up, till you came up as a mother in Israel.

And they went on sinning against him even more, turning away from the Most High in the waste land;