The judge<n id="1" /> may sentence him to forty blows,<n id="2" /> but no more. If he is struck with more than these, you might view your fellow Israelite<n id="3" /> with contempt.p>

So Saul&#8217;s servants spoke these words privately<n id="1" /> to David. David replied, &#8220;Is becoming the king&#8217;s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I&#8217;m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!&#8221;p>

Now the <sc>Lordsc> makes this announcement: &#8220;Within exactly three years<n id="1" /> Moab&#8217;s splendor will disappear, along with all her many people; there will be just a few, insignificant survivors left.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>