31
Now when it was told the king's servants, and the host that was at Jerusalem, in the city of David, that certain men, who had broken the king's commandment, were gone down into the secret places in the wilderness,
29
Then many that sought after justice and judgment went down into the wilderness, to dwell there:
30
Both they, and their children, and their wives; and their cattle; because afflictions increased sore upon them.
31
Now when it was told the king's servants, and the host that was at Jerusalem, in the city of David, that certain men, who had broken the king's commandment, were gone down into the secret places in the wilderness,
32
They pursued after them a great number, and having overtaken them, they camped against them, and made war against them on the sabbath day.
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And they said unto them, Let that which ye have done hitherto suffice; come forth, and do according to the commandment of the king, and ye shall live.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.