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And Alammelech, and Amad , and Mishal ; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor –libnath;

And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek , therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day.

But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David 's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

And Amminadab begat Nahshon , and Nahshon begat Salmon ,

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

And Saul came to a city of Amalek , and laid wait in the valley.

For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

Then came Amalek , and fought with Israel in Rephidim .

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

Absalom and the Israelites made their camp in the land of Gilead . Absalom had made Amasa the new captain of the army. He took Joab’s place. Amasa was the son of Ithra the Ishmaelite. His mother was Abigail , the daughter of Nahash, the sister of Joab’s mother, Zeruiah .

But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod , and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.

And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites , and fight against them until they be consumed.

And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab , reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith .

And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab , reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith .

But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon ;

Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

Then the spirit came upon Amasai , who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David , and on thy side, thou son of Jesse : peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

For Haman, the son of Hammedatha of Agag lineage, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and to destroy them. And he had cast Pur, which in our language means the lot.

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

For the whole world beside was enlightened with clear light, And was occupied with unhindered works;

And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.