9
Old men sat in the streets; they all talked together of good things, and the youths put on splendid military attire.
10
He supplied the towns with food, and furnished them with the means of defense, until his renown spread to the ends of the earth.
11
He established peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy.
12
All the people sat under their own vines and fig trees, and there was none to make them afraid.
13
No one was left in the land to fight them, and the kings were crushed in those days.
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