As he was speaking with them, the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines. He spoke the way he usually did,<n id="1" /> and David heard it.

Saul and his men went to look for him.<n id="1" /> But David was informed and went down to the rock and stayed in the desert of Maon. When Saul heard about it, he pursued David in the desert of Maon.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the desert of Paran.<n id="1" />p>

Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household.<n id="1" /> He is such a wicked person<n id="2" /> that no one tells him anything!&#8221;p>

So Saul arose andp> <p class="bodytext">went down to the desert of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the desert of Ziph.

As he was still speaking, Jonathan<n id="1" /> son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, &#8220;Come in, for<n id="2" /> an important man like you must be bringing good news.&#8221;<n id="3" />

He was still talking to them when<n id="1" /> the messenger approached<n id="2" /> and said, &#8220;Look, the <sc>Lordsc> is responsible for this disaster!<n id="3" /> Why should I continue to wait for the <sc>Lordsc> to help?&#8221;

Now the king was talking to Gehazi, the prophet&#8217;s<n id="1" /> servant, and said, &#8220;Tell me all the great things which Elisha has done.&#8221;

Tomorrow march down against them as<n id="1" /> they come up the Ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the ravine in front of the Desert of Jeruel.

<p class="bodytext">While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, &#8220;Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother&#8217;s house,

<p class="poetry">I will make streams flow down the slopesp> <p class="poetry">and produce springs in the middle of the valleys.p> <p class="poetry">I will turn the desert into a pool of waterp> <p class="poetry">and the arid land into springs.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Who is this who comes from Edom,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">dressed in bright red, coming from Bozrah?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Who<n id="3" /> is this one wearing royal attire,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">who marches confidently<n id="5" /> because of his great strength?p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;It is I, the one who announces vindication,p> <p class="poetry">and who is able to deliver!&#8221;<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness.p> <p class="poetry">In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">No one can hold her back when she is in heat.p> <p class="poetry">None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her.p> <p class="poetry">At mating time she is easy to find.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For the land is full of people unfaithful to him.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They live wicked lives and they misuse their power.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">So the land is dried up<n id="3" /> because it is under his curse.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">The pastures in the wilderness are withered.p>

<p class="bodytext">The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah say these things in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.

As he spoke to me,<n id="1" /> a wind<n id="2" /> came into me and stood me on my feet, and I heard the one speaking to me.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">While I was still speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my request before the <sc>LORDsc> my God concerning his holy mountain<n id="1" /> &#8211;

yes, while I was still praying,<n id="1" /> the man Gabriel, whom I had seen previously<n id="2" /> in a vision, was approaching me in my state of extreme weariness,<n id="3" /> around the time of the evening offering.

<p class="poetry">To you, O <sc>Lordsc>, I call out for help,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for fire<n id="2" /> has burned up<n id="3" /> the grassy pastures,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">flames have razed<n id="5" /> all the trees in the fields.p>

<p class="poetry">Like fire they devour everything in their path;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">a flame blazes behind them.p> <p class="poetry">The land looks like the Garden of Eden<n id="2" /> before them,p> <p class="poetry">but behind them there is only a desolate wilderness &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">for nothing escapes them!<n id="3" />p>