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CAP. XXI.

[verse 1] Forsothe there is doon hungre in the dais of Dauid, thre ȝeer contynueli. And Dauid counseilde the heuenli answere of the Lord; and the Lord seide, For Saul, and the hows of hym, and the blood, for he slewȝ Gabanytes. [verse 2] Thanne the Gaban|ytis clepid, the kyng seide to hem; for|sothe Gabanytis ben not of the sonys of Irael, but the relikis of Ammoreis; for|sothe the sonys of Yrael hadden sworn to hem, that thei shulen not slee hem, and Saul wolde smyte hem bi enuye, as for the sonys of Irael and of Juda; [verse 3] thanne Dauid seide to Gabanitis, What shal I doo to ȝou, and what shal be ȝoure amendys, that ȝe blissen to the heritage of the Lord? [verse 4] And Gabanytis seiden to hym, There is no questioun to vs vpon gold and siluer, but aȝens Saul, and the hows of hym; and we wolen not, that there be slayn a man of Irael. To whom the kyng seith, What thanne wolen ȝe, that I doo to ȝow? [verse 5] The whiche seiden to the kyng, The man that hath defowlid vs, and oppressid wickidli, so we owen to doon awey, ne oon forsothe be laft of the lynage of hym in alle the coostis of Yrael. [verse 6] Be there ȝouun to vs seuen men of the sonys of hem, that we crucifien hem to the Lord in Gabaa of Saul, sum|tyme

the chosen of the Lord. And the kyng seith, I shal ȝeue. [verse 7] And the kyng sparide to Myphibosech, the sone of Jonathan, the sone of Saul, for the ooth of the Lord, that was betwix Dauid and Jonathan, the sone of Saul. [verse 8] And so the kyng took two sonys of Respha, the dowȝter of Ahia, whom she bare to Saul, Armoony, and Myphibosech; and `of Mychol fyue sones, of the [the fiue sones of Michol, the E pr. m.] douȝter of Saul, whom she gat to Adriel, the sone of Berzellay, that was of Demolati. [verse 9] And he ȝaf hem into the hoondis of Gaban|ytis, the which crucifieden hem in the hil before the Lord; and thes seuen slayn togidir fellen in the dais of the fyrst rijp, begynnynge the repynge of barli. [verse 10] Forsothe takynge Respha, the douȝter of Ahia, spradde abrood an heyre to hire on a stoon, fro the bigyn|nynge of the ryp to the tyme that watir droppide vpon hem fro heuene; and she suffride not breddis to teren hem bi the day, ne beestis [the beestis A.] bi the nyȝt. [verse 11] And these thingis ben toold to Dauid, the whiche dide Respha, the douȝter of Ahia, the secoundarye wijf of Saul. [verse 12] And Dauid ȝede, and took the boonus of Saul, and the boonus of Jonathan, his sone, of [fro BCEFH.] the men of Jabes Galaad; `the which [that C pr. m.] hadden stoln hem fro the streete of Bethsan, in the which Philisteis hadden hongid hem, whanne thei slewen Saul in Gelboe. [verse 13] And bare a wey thens the boonus of Saul, and the boonus of Jonathan, his sone; and thei gederynge togidir the boonus of hem that weren piȝt [piȝt to E pr. m.] , birieden hem with the boonus of Saul and Jonathan, his sone, in the loond of Beniamyn, in the side in the sepulcre of Cys, his fader. [verse 14] And thei diden alle thingis, that the kyng comaundide; and the Lord dide mercy aȝen to the loond after thes

thingis. [verse 15] Forsothe there is doon eft bateil of the Philisteis aȝens Irael; and Dauid cam doun, and his seruauntis with hym, and thei fauȝten aȝens Phi|listeis. [verse 16] Forsothe Dauid failynge, Jesbi|denob, that was of the kynrede of Arapha, whose yren of the speere peiside thre hundrid vnncis, and he was gird with a newe swerd, `enforside [he is seen E pr. m.] to smyte Dauid. [verse 17] And Abisay, the sone of Saruye, was to hym a [to BCEFH.] socour; and the Philistee smyten he slewȝ. Thanne the men sworen to Dauid, seiynge, Now thow shalt not goo out with vs in to bateil, lest thou quenche the lanterne of Yrael. [verse 18] The secounde bateil forsothe [Om. A.] was in Gob aȝens Philisteis [the Philisteis BCEFH.] ; thanne he smoot Sobochai of Huzachizaph, of the lynage of Arapha, of the kynrede of geauntis. [verse 19] The thridde bateil forsothe was in Gob aȝens the Philisteis; in the which Adeo|datis, the sone of the wijlde wode, leyer of dyuerse colours, Bethlamyte, smoot Goliath Gethee, whos shaft of the speere was as a beem of websters. [verse 20] The ferthe bateyl was in Geth; in the which was an heeȝ [heis A.] man, that hadde sexe fyngris in the hoondis and feet, that is, foure and twenti; [verse 21] and he was of the kyn of Arapha; and he blasphemyde in [to CE.] Yrael; forsothe Jona|than, the sone of Samaa, the brother of Dauid, smoot hym. [verse 22] These foure ben born of Arapha in Jeth, and thei fellen in the hoond of Dauid, and of his ser|uauntis.