Saulsaidto the Kenites,"Go,depart,godownfrom amongthe Amalekites,so that I do not destroyyou with them; for you showedkindnessto allthe sonsof Israelwhen they cameup from Egypt."So the Kenitesdepartedfrom amongthe Amalekites.
the Keniteand the Kenizziteand the Kadmonite
"Farbe it from You to dosucha thing,to slaythe righteouswith the wicked,so that the righteousand the wickedare [treated] alike. Farbe it from You! Shall not the Judgeof allthe earthdealjustly?"
The familiesof scribeswho livedat Jabez[were] the Tirathites,the Shimeathites[and] the Sucathites.Thoseare the Keniteswho camefrom Hammath,the fatherof the houseof Rechab.
"Nowlistento me: I will giveyou counsel,and Godbe with you. You be the people'srepresentative beforeGod,and you bringthe disputesto God,
"Forsake[your] follyand live,And proceedin the wayof understanding."
AllIsraelwho[were] aroundthem fledat their outcry,for they said,"The earthmay swallowus up!"
And with manyotherwordshe solemnly testifiedand kept on exhortingthem, saying,"Be savedfrom thisperversegeneration!"
"Therefore,COMEOUT FROM THEIR MIDSTAND BE SEPARATE,"saysthe Lord."AND DO NOT TOUCHWHAT IS UNCLEAN;And I will welcomeyou.
The Lordgrantmercyto the houseof Onesiphorus,for he oftenrefreshedme and was not ashamedof my chains;
"The fruityou longfor has gonefrom you, and allthings that were luxuriousand splendidhave passed awayfrom you and [men] will no longerfindthem.
The descendantsof the Kenite,Moses'father-in-law,wentup from the cityof palmswith the sonsof Judah,to the wildernessof Judahwhichis in the southof Arad;and they wentand livedwith the people.
Now Heberthe Kenitehad separatedhimself from the Kenites,from the sonsof Hobabthe father-in-lawof Moses,and had pitchedhis tentas faraway as the oakin Zaanannim,whichis nearKedesh.
"Most blessedof womenis Jael,The wifeof Heberthe Kenite;Most blessedis she of womenin the tent.
Saulcameto the cityof Amalekand setan ambushin the valley.
Now Achishsaid,"Wherehave you madea raidtoday?"And Davidsaid,"Againstthe Negevof Judahand againstthe Negevof the Jerahmeelitesand againstthe Negevof the Kenites."
and to those whowere in Racal,and to those whowere in the citiesof the Jerahmeelites,and to those whowere in the citiesof the Kenites,
