David&#8217;s power grew steadily, for the <sc>Lordsc> God<n id="1" /> who commands armies<n id="2" /> was with him.<n id="3" />p>

David&#8217;s power steadily grew, for the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies was with him.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Small and great are<n id="1" /> there,p> <p class="poetry">and the slave is free<n id="2" /> from his master.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">I said,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;There is no one like you, <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">You are great.p> <p class="poetry">And you are renowned for your power.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then the king said to his servants, &#8220;Do you not realize that a great leader<n id="1" /> has fallen this day in Israel?

Mordecai was of high rank<n id="1" /> in the king&#8217;s palace, and word about him was spreading throughout all the provinces. His influence<n id="2" /> continued to become greater and greater.p>

Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was the highest-ranking<n id="1" /> Jew, and he was admired by his numerous relatives.<n id="2" /> He worked enthusiastically<n id="3" /> for the good of his people and was an advocate for the welfare of<n id="4" /> all his descendants.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is slow to anger<n id="1" /> but great in power;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc> will certainly not<n id="3" /> allow the wicked<n id="4" /> to go unpunished.p><t /><p class="poetry">He marches out<n id="5" /> in the whirlwind and the raging storm;p> <p class="poetry">dark storm clouds billow like dust<n id="6" /> under his feet.<n id="7" />p>

<p class="bodytext">When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time<n id="1" /> and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing<n id="2" /> until morning&#8217;s light.