They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people.

<p class="poetry">Give thanks to the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Call on his name!p> <p class="poetry">Make known his accomplishments among the nations!p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Give thanks to the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Call on his name!p> <p class="poetry">Make known his accomplishments among the nations!p>

<p class="poetry">They are regarded as &#8216;rejected silver&#8217;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">because the <sc>Lordsc> rejects them.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">There at home they will say, &#8216;Pharaoh king of Egypt is just a big noise!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He has let the most opportune moment pass by.&#8217;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Blow the trumpet<n id="1" /> in Zion.p> <p class="poetry">Announce a holy fast;p> <p class="poetry">proclaim a sacred assembly!p>

This is what she wrote:<n id="1" /> &#8220;Observe a time of fasting and seat Naboth in front of the people.

David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.

<p class="poetry">All those who behave wickedly<n id="1" /> do not understand &#8211; <n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">those who devour my people as if they were eating bread,p> <p class="poetry">and do not call out to the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">Their grave becomes their permanent residence,p> <p class="poetry">their eternal dwelling place.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They name their lands after themselves,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">All those who behave wickedly<n id="1" /> do not understand<n id="2" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">those who devour my people as if they were eating bread,p> <p class="poetry">and do not call out to God.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Ephraim has been like a dove,p> <p class="poetry">easily deceived and lacking discernment.p> <p class="poetry">They called to Egypt for help;p> <p class="poetry">they turned to Assyria for protection.p>

<p class="poetry">But the more I summoned<n id="1" /> them,p> <p class="poetry">the farther they departed from me.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">They sacrificed to the Baal idolsp> <p class="poetry">and burned incense to images.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Proclaim this among the nations:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Prepare for a holy war!p> <p class="poetry">Call out the warriors!p> <p class="poetry">Let all these fighting men approach and attack!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">So Saul stopped pursuing David and went to confront the Philistines. Therefore that place is called Sela Hammahlekoth.<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">King David responded,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Summon Bathsheba!&#8221;<n id="2" /> She came and stood before the king.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">King David said, &#8220;Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet,<n id="1" /> and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.&#8221; They came before the king,

<p class="poetry">Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">on the kingdoms that do not pray to you!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">At that time<n id="1" /> you will say:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Ask him for help!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Publicize his mighty acts among the nations!p> <p class="poetry">Make it known that he is unique!<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> said,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Announce<n id="2" /> this in Judah and proclaim it in Jerusalem:<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;Sound the trumpet<n id="4" /> throughout the land!&#8217;p> <p class="poetry">Shout out loudly,p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;Gather together! Let us flee into the fortified cities!&#8217;p>