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and covenant with them, that they shall live according to their laws as they did before; for they are therefore displeased, and have done all these things because we abolished their laws."
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Therefore he went in all haste and said to the king and the captains of the host and the company, "We decay daily, and our victuals are but small, and the place we lay siege against is strong, and the affairs of the kingdom lie upon us.
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Now therefore let us be friends with these men, and make peace with them and with all their nation,
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and covenant with them, that they shall live according to their laws as they did before; for they are therefore displeased, and have done all these things because we abolished their laws."
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So the king and the princes were content. Therefore he sent unto them to make peace, and they accepted thereof.
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Also the king and the princes made an oath unto them, whereupon they went out of the stronghold.
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