If only this people were under my command! Then I would get rid of him. I would say to Abimelek,‘ Call out your whole army!’”

惟愿这民归我的手下，我就除掉亚比米勒。”迦勒又对亚比米勒说：“增添你的军兵出来吧。”

惟愿这民归到我的手下，我就除掉亚比米勒。”他就对亚比米勒说：“增加你的军兵，出来吧！”

惟愿这民归到我的手下，我就除掉亚比米勒。”他就对亚比米勒说：“增加你的军兵，出来吧！”

要是这百姓归我领导就好了！我会除掉亚比米勒，我会挑战他召集全军来战。”

但愿这些人民都归在我手下，我好把亚比米勒除掉。”迦勒又对亚比米勒说：“增添你的军队出来吧！”

惟願這民歸我的手下，我就除掉亞比米勒。」迦勒又對亞比米勒說：「增添你的軍兵出來吧。」

惟願這民歸到我的手下，我就除掉亞比米勒。」他就對亞比米勒說：「增加你的軍兵，出來吧！」

惟願這民歸到我的手下，我就除掉亞比米勒。」他就對亞比米勒說：「增加你的軍兵，出來吧！」

要是這百姓歸我領導就好了！我會除掉亞比米勒，我會挑戰他召集全軍來戰。」

但願這些人民都歸在我手下，我好把亞比米勒除掉。”迦勒又對亞比米勒說：“增添你的軍隊出來吧！”

巴不得這人民都交在我手中才好呢！我就把亞比米勒除掉。我倒要對亞比米勒說：加多你的軍隊出來吧！』

願斯民歸我掌握、我必除亞比米勒、又告亞比米勒曰、增益爾軍而出、

願斯民歸我掌握、我必除亞庇米力。又告亞庇米力曰、當益爾軍而出。

願斯民歸我掌握、我必除亞比米勒、又告亞比米勒曰、當增爾軍而出、

I wish these people were under my command. Then I would get rid of Abimelek. I would say to him,‘ Call out your whole army!’ ”

Would that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech. I would say to Abimelech,‘ Increase your army, and come out.’”

If I were in charge here, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say to him,‘ Get some soldiers, and come out and fight!’”

If only these people were in my power, I would remove Abimelech.” So he said to Abimelech,“ Gather your army and come out.”

If only this people were under my authority! Then I would do away with Abimelech.” And he said to Abimelech,“ Enlarge your army and come out!”

If only this people were under my authority! Then I would remove Abimelech.” So he said to Abimelech,“ Increase your army and come out!”

And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

If only these people were in my power, I would remove Abimelech.” So he said to Abimelech,“ Gather your army and come out.”

And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

If only these men were under my command, I would get rid of Abimelech!” He challenged Abimelech,“ Muster your army and come out for battle!”

I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech,“ Increase your army and come out!”

And Absalom would add,“ If only I were appointed judge in the land! Then everyone who has a complaint or case could come to me and I would see that they receive justice.”

“‘ Come now, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses— if you can put riders on them!

slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.

“‘ Come now, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses— if you can put riders on them!How then can you repulse one officer of the least of my master’s officials, even though you are depending on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, with the challenge:“ Come, let us face each other in battle.”

Then Abner said to Joab,“ Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.”“ All right, let them do it,” Joab said.So they stood up and were counted off— twelve men for Benjamin and Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David’s men.

He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.

The king of Israel answered,“ Tell him:‘ One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off.’”