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Speaker 1: Explain podcast and happy September. Today we're going to discuss

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Speaker 1: First Chronicles nineteen, the entire chapter and see how the

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Speaker 1: Ammonites insult the Israelites so badly that the Israelites are

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Speaker 1: for that discussion. So I hope you guys had a

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Speaker 1: lovely Labor Day. I actually did not labor on Labor

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Speaker 1: Day like I thought I would. I labored the day before.

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Speaker 1: Labor Day is like my yearly day of going outside

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Speaker 1: there's things that I can do on Labor Day that

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Speaker 1: that the day before. On Labor Day, I went to

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Speaker 1: you guys had a wonderful Labor Day as well, and

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Speaker 1: Labor Day. You can contact me My email is listed

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Speaker 1: in the description of this episode, but for now, let's

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Speaker 1: go ahead and read First Chronicles nineteen the entire thing.

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Speaker 1: I've got my cup of coffee right here with me,

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Speaker 1: and I hope you guys have one as well to

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Speaker 1: share with me. As we read this chapter. As usual,

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Speaker 1: read from the version that you prefer. This morning. Once again,

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Speaker 1: this is First Chronicles nineteen. After this, Nahash, the king

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Speaker 1: So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father.

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Speaker 1: Ammon to Hanoon to comfort him. But the princes of

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Speaker 1: children of Amon sent one thousand talons of silver to

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Speaker 1: When David heard of it, he sent Joab with all

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Speaker 1: But na Hash and David kind of seem like they're

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