"You have also deliveredme from the contentionsof my people;You have keptme as headof the nations;A peoplewhom I have not knownserveme.
Thus he turnedthe heartsof allthe menof Judahas oneman,so that they sent[word] to the king,[saying], "Return,you and allyour servants."
Allthe peoplewere quarrelingthroughout allthe tribesof Israel,saying,"The kingdeliveredus from the handof our enemiesand savedus from the handof the Philistines,but nowhe has fledout of the landfrom Absalom.
Then the womanwiselycameto allthe people.And they cutoffthe headof Shebathe sonof Bichriand threwit to Joab.So he blewthe trumpet,and they were dispersedfrom the city,eachto his tent.Joabalso returnedto the kingat Jerusalem.
Now there was a longwarbetweenthe houseof Sauland the houseof David;and Davidgrewsteadilystronger,but the houseof Saulgrewweakercontinually.
Then allthe tribesof Israelcameto Davidat Hebronand said,"Behold,we are your boneand your flesh.
He will judgeamong the nations,He will fill[them] with corpses,He will shatterthe chiefmenovera broadcountry.
You have deliveredme from the contentionsof the people;You have placedme as headof the nations;A peoplewhom I have not knownserveme.
Askof Me, and I will surely givethe nationsas Your inheritance,And the [very] endsof the earthas Your possession.
"Behold,I have madehim a witnessto the peoples,A leaderand commanderfor the peoples.
"Behold,you will calla nationyou do not know,And a nationwhich knowsyou not will runto you, Becauseof the LORDyour God,even the HolyOneof Israel;For He has glorifiedyou."
"For the nationand the kingdomwhichwill not serveyou will perish,And the nationswill be utterlyruined.
"I permitted Myself to be soughtby those who did not ask[for Me]; I permitted Myself to be foundby those who did not seekMe. I said,'Heream I, heream I,' To a nationwhich did not callon My name.
"And to Him was givendominion,Gloryand a kingdom,That allthe peoples,nationsand [men of every] languageMight serveHim. His dominionis an everlastingdominionWhichwill not passaway;And His kingdomis one Whichwill not be destroyed.
"I will sowher for Myself in the land.I will also havecompassionon her who had not obtainedcompassion,And I will sayto those who were not My people,'You are My people!'And they will say,'[You are] my God!'"
AgainIsaiahsays,"THERE SHALL COMETHE ROOTOF JESSE,AND HE WHO ARISESTO RULEOVER THE GENTILES,IN HIM SHALL THE GENTILESHOPE."
As He saysalsoin Hosea,"I WILL CALLTHOSEWHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE,'MY PEOPLE,'AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED,'BELOVED.'"
"The LORDwill makeyou the headand not the tail,and you onlywill be above,and you will not be underneath,ifyou listento the commandmentsof the LORDyour God,whichI chargeyou today,to observe[them] carefully,
Thenthe seventhangelsounded;and there were loudvoicesin heaven,saying,"The kingdomof the worldhas become[the kingdom] of our Lordand of His Christ;and He will reignforeverand ever."
