then Sanballatand Geshemsent[a message] to me, saying,"Come,let us meettogetherat Chephirimin the plainof Ono."But they were planningto harmme.
Joabsaidto Amasa,"Is it wellwith you, my brother?"And JoabtookAmasaby the beardwith his righthandto kisshim.
So when Abnerreturnedto Hebron,Joabtookhim asideinto the middleof the gateto speakwith him privately,and therehe struckhim in the bellyso that he diedon account of the bloodof Asahelhis brother.
The sonsof Elpaal[were] Eber,Misham,and Shemed,whobuiltOnoand Lod,with its towns;
Lodand Ono,the valleyof craftsmen.
Afterhim the priests,the menof the valley,carriedout repairs.
So I sentmessengersto them, saying,"I am doinga greatworkand I cannotcomedown.Whyshould the workstopwhileI leaveit and comedownto you?"
They speakfalsehoodto oneanother;With flatteringlipsand with a doubleheartthey speak.
The wickedplotsagainst the righteousAnd gnashesat him with his teeth.
The wickedspiesupon the righteousAnd seeksto killhim.
I have seenthat everylaborand everyskillwhich is doneis [the result of] rivalrybetween a manand his neighbor.Thistoois vanityand strivingafter wind.
Ishmaelthe sonof Nethaniahand the tenmenwhowere with him aroseand struckdownGedaliahthe sonof Ahikam,the sonof Shaphan,with the swordand putto deaththe one whomthe kingof Babylonhad appointedover the land.
"They cometo you as peoplecome,and sitbeforeyou [as] My peopleand hearyour words,but they do not dothem, for they dothe lustfuldesires[expressed] by their mouth,[and] their heartgoesaftertheir gain.
