"Ifwe say,'We will enterthe city,'then the famineis in the cityand we will diethere;and ifwe sithere,we diealso. Nowtherefore come,and let us gooverto the campof the Arameans.Ifthey spareus, we will live;and ifthey killus, we will but die."
"For we will surelydieand are like waterspilledon the groundwhichcannotbe gatheredup again. Yet Goddoes not takeaway life,but planswaysso that the banishedonewill not be castout from him.
Now it cameabout afterthis,that Ben-hadadkingof Aramgatheredallhis armyand wentup and besiegedSamaria.
They aroseat twilightto goto the campof the Arameans;when they cameto the outskirtsof the campof the Arameans,behold,therewas noonethere.
From Manassehalso somedefectedto Davidwhen he was about to goto battlewith the PhilistinesagainstSaul.But they did not helpthem, for the lordsof the Philistinesafter consultationsenthim away,saying,"At [the cost of] our headshe may defectto his masterSaul."
"Go,assembleallthe Jewswho are foundin Susa,and fastfor me; do not eator drinkfor threedays,nightor day.I and my maidensalsowill fastin the sameway.And thusI will goin to the king,whichis not according to the law;and ifI perish,I perish."
IfI goout to the country,Behold,those slainwith the sword!Or ifI enterthe city,Behold,diseasesof famine!For bothprophetand priestHave gone rovingaboutin the landthat they do not know.'"
Whyare we sittingstill?Assembleyourselves, and let us gointo the fortifiedcitiesAnd let us perishthere,Becausethe LORDour Godhas doomedus And givenus poisonedwaterto drink,For we have sinnedagainst the LORD.
"Whoknows,Godmay turnand relentand withdrawHis burningangerso that we will not perish."
And inasmuchas it is appointedfor mento dieonceand afterthis[comes] judgment,
