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J- Judges
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And then doth the judging of Eli begin, |
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13th Eli judges Israel 40 years. |
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And then do the Israelites want only sin. |
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The Israelites are delivered to |
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'Tis an era of sinning! An era of pain! |
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the Philistines 40 years. |
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In all of their battles the Philistines gain! |
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Then Samson was born in that time of despair! |
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14th Samson, the son of |
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XIII |
His mother's care tending the growth of his hair! |
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Manoah is born at Zorah, a |
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No scissor must cut it! No razor must shave! |
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Nazarite from birth. |
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In the length of that hair was his strength to the grave! |
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So strong was this Samson, a lion he slew! |
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Samson marries Timnah. |
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Propounding a riddle the Philistines knew! |
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Ay! knew it, when told it by Timnah his wife, |
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Timnah marries another. |
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Who married another, provoking his strife! |
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And then was the grain of the Philistines burned! |
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Samson burns the corn of the |
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When loose in their vineyards the foxes were turned! |
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Philistines with fire-brands |
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For blazing the brands, that he'd tied to their tails! |
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tied to the tails of foxes. |
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His vineyards demolished, each owner bewails! |
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And then when poor Timnah, they burn in return, |
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Samson’s wife and her father |
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Of the strength of this Samson the Philistines learn; |
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are burned by the Philistines. |
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As Samson repays them with terrible slaughter, |
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Samson smites them. |
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For burning the father, and burning the daughter! |
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And then when this Samson, permits them to bind him, |
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Samson is bound and |
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Then stronger than ever the Philistines find him. |
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delivered to them but kills a |
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His fetters are sundered! He ceases to feign! |
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thousand with the jaw-bone |
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A jaw-bone the weapon! A thousand the slain. |
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of an ass. |
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But Delilah deceived him and Samson believed! |
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While making sport for the |
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And long in the gloom of a prison he grieved. |
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Philistines, blind Samson pulls |
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His locks had she severed; when others had grown |
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down the Temple of Dagon. |
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His strength was regained and the Temple o'er thrown! |
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In his life, he the blood of the Philistines spilled, |
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He buries himself and |
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But in his death, were the multitudes killed. |
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multitudes in the ruins, killing |
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And yet were the Philistines later elated, |
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more in death than in life. |
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When Eli, the news of a battle awaited. |
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They told him that Hophni and Phinehas were dead! |
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The Ark is taken by the |
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That the Ark had been taken, the messenger said. |
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Philistines, and both sons of |
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And thus in one hour, two sons were denied, |
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Eli killed. |
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And Eli fell backwards, and speedily died. |
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Eli dies, aged 98. |
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J- Judges
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And when Eli was Judge (for 'tis thus "Judges" runs), |
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Hannah, according to her vow, |
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He had sinned through permitting the sins of his sons. |
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had presented Samuel to the |
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But he loved little Samuel and took him in charge, |
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Lord. And Eli had taken |
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Till Samuel was learned, and Samuel was large. |
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charge of him. |
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And his God called the boy, and he answered the call, |
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God calls Samuel and tells |
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And He told of the woe that would Eli befall. |
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him of the woe that will befall |
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VIII |
And yet when a Judge, and beloved of the tribes, |
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Eli. Samuel sins through his |
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He sinned through his sons, in permitting their bribes. |
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sons. |
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So the last judge was he, though the wisest, the best, |
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The Israelites demand a king. |
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The Israelites clamored, they gave him no rest! |
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Samuel their 15th judge, by |
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They said he was old, that they wanted a king, |
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God’s command anoints Saul. |
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Though he told of the evils a kingdom would bring. |
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K- Kings |
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So Saul was made King, but he would not obey, |
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Saul rashly sacrifices. |
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The word of the Lord, so he put him away. |
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David, son of Jesse, born. |
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Then David was chosen, of Jesse the son, |
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Saul spares Agag. |
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The youngest the humblest, the loveliest one. |
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Samuel anoints David. |
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Saul's son was his friend, and his daughter his wife, |
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David marries Abigail, |
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Yet Saul had no scruples concerning his life! |
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the daughter of Saul. |
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He witches consulted and David pursued! |
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Jonathan, her brother, |
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And all of his heart was with hatred imbued! |
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befriends David. |