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And the princes, and the ancients mourned, and the virgins and the young men were made feeble, and the beauty of the women was changed.
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Every bridegroom took up lamentation: and the bride that set in the marriage bed, mourned:
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And the land was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion.
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And after two full years the king sent the chief collector of his tributes to the cities of Juda, and he came to Jerusalem with a great multitude.
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And he spoke to them peaceable words in deceit: and they believed him.
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And he fell upon the city suddenly, and struck it with a great slaughter, and destroyed much people in Israel.
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And he took the spoils of the city, and burnt it with fire, and threw down the houses thereof, and the walls thereof round about:
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And they took the women captive, and the children, and the cattle they possessed.
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And they built the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with strong towers, and made it a fortress for them:
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And they placed there a sinful nation, wicked men, and they fortified themselves therein: and they stored up armour, and victuals, and gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem;
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And laid them up there: and they became a great snare.