Judah has become disloyal, and unspeakable sins have been committed in Israel and Jerusalem.<n id="1" /> For Judah has profaned<n id="2" /> the holy things that the <sc>Lordsc> loves and has turned to a foreign god!<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">These are the names of David&#8217;s warriors:p> <p class="bodytext">Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was head of the officers.<n id="1" /> He killed eight hundred men with his spear in one battle.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was head of the three.<n id="1" /> He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame among the three.<n id="2" />

This is the list of David&#8217;s warriors:<n id="1" />p> <p class="bodytext">Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers.<n id="2" /> He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1489; (<i>Beti>)p> <p class="poetry">The Lord<n id="1" /> destroyed<n id="2" /> mercilessly<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">all the homes of Jacob&#8217;s descendants.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">In his anger he tore downp> <p class="poetry">the fortified cities<n id="5" /> of Daughter Judah.p> <p class="poetry">He knocked to the ground and humiliatedp> <p class="poetry">the kingdom and its rulers.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;And you, son of man, prophesy,p> <p class="poetry">and clap your hands together.p> <p class="poetry">Let the sword strike twice, even three times!p> <p class="poetry">It is a sword for slaughter,p> <p class="poetry">a sword for the great slaughter surrounding them.p>

<p class="poetry">They trample<n id="1" /> on the dirt-covered heads of the poor;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they push the destitute away.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">A man and his father go to the same girl;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">in this way they show disrespect<n id="5" /> for my moral purity.<n id="6" />p>