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¶ The sonnes of Reuben, and the Gadites, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to beare buckler and sword, and to shoote with bow, and skilfull in warre, were foure and fourtie thousand, seuen hundred and threescore, that went out to the warre.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sons of valour.

They were armed with bowes, and could vse both the right hand and the left, in hurling stones, and shooting arrowes out of a bow, euen of Sauls brethren of Beniamin.

And of Beniamin, Eliada a mightie man of valour, and with him, armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.

And a certaine man drew a bowe at a venture, and smote the king of Israel betweene the ioints of the harnesse: therefore hee sayd to his charetman, Turne thine hand, that thou mayest carie me out of the hoste, for I am wounded.

1611 marginal noteHeb. in his simplicitie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. betweene the ioints and betweene the brestplate.

1611 marginal noteHeb. made sicke.

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steele shall strike him through.

My glory was fresh in mee, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

1611 marginal noteHeb. new.

1611 marginal noteHeb. changed.

Then let my wife grind vnto another, and let others bow downe vpon her.

They bowe themselues, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrowes.

If he turne not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bowe, and made it ready.

For loe, the wicked bende their bow, they make ready their arrow vpon the string: that they may priuily shoote at the vpright in heart.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in darknesse.