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They were there with their sons, their wives, and their livestock because troubles pressed heavily on them.
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The king's officers and the troops in Jerusalem, David's City, learned that those who had rejected the king's command had gone down to hiding places in the wilderness.
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Many pursued and overtook them. The king's military forces camped opposite them and prepared for battle against them on the Sabbath.
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They said to them: "Enough of this! Come out and do what the king commands, and you will live."
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But the Israelites replied: "We won't come out, and we won't do what the king commands and so violate the Sabbath."