Now there was long war between the house of Sha'ul and the house of David: and David grew stronger and stronger, but the house of Sha'ul grew weaker and weaker.
You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.
Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Chevron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Achino'am the Yizre`elite; the second, Daniyel, of Avigayil the Karmelite;
Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, *If Mordekhai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against him, but you will surely fall before him.*
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.