Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
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If the Lord has stirred you up - The meaning is clear from the preceding history. An “evil spirit from God troubling him” was the beginning …

Let him accept an offering. The words here are difficult ones from a theological point of view. If, however, we are content to int…

Now therefore, I pray you, let my lord the king hear the
words of his servant
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