And he said to them, If they come forth peaceably, take them alive; and if they come forth to war, take them alive;

Now therefore, I urge you, make an agreement with my lord the king of the Assyrians, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you shall be able on your part to set riders upon them.

How then will you turn away the face of one petty governor, from among the least of my master's servants, seeing that you trust on Egypt for chariots and horsemen for yourself.

And he said before his brothers (that is, the army of the Samaritans), [Is it true] that these Jews are building their city? Do they indeed offer sacrifices? Will they prevail? And will they this day restore the stones, after they have been burned and made a heap of rubbish?

Hear, O our God, for we have become a scorn; and return their reproach upon their own heads, and make them a scorn in a land of captivity,

Have pity upon us, O Lord, have pity upon us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

[Yea], our soul has been exceedingly filled [with it]: [let] the reproach [be] to them that are at ease, and contempt to the proud.

in labor and hardship, in sleepless nights often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness--

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I do not burn [with indignation]?

And Saul said to David, You will not in any way be able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are just a youth, and he [is] a man of war from his youth.

And he sent and fetched him. And he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes, and very good looking. And the Lord said to Samuel, Arise, and anoint David, for he is good.