<n id="1" /><p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies makes this solemn vow:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Be sure of this:p> <p class="poetry">Just as I have intended, so it will be;p> <p class="poetry">just as I have planned, it will happen.p>

My advice therefore is this: Let all Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba &#8211; in number like the sand by the sea! &#8211; be mustered to you, and you lead them personally into battle.

<p class="bodytext">Then Hushai reported to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, &#8220;Here is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the leaders<n id="1" /> of Israel to do, and here is what I have advised.