Now when they saw him from a distance, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him.

Come now therefore, let us kill him and cast him into a pit; and we will say, Some evil beast has devoured him. And we shall see what will become of his dreams!

And they said to one another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us.

And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the boy; and you would not listen? Therefore behold, his blood is now required of us.

And David's two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widowed wife of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive.

Though evil is sweet in his mouth, and he hides it under his tongue,

yet his food in his stomach has churned up; it is serpent's venom within him.

They encourage themselves in an evil plan; they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them?

who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perversities of the wicked,

For they do not sleep unless they have done evil, and their sleep is taken away unless they cause someone to fall.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.