Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-04-12
Kibg S0lomln ben David aai ih3
Players at the Chess,

lOu Co peace was mighty p.aEer ~ TIC
chess before the Lord. And he sea; unto
Vaphres Kjng Of Egypt, aud Na5onassAr'
Kiay Of Babylon, and Nhalmanasar, Ming
Of Assyra, and unto others OF the Nlns5
rov-d about. whether they were friends or
whether they were enemies; Haled, h'ns
Of EJon Hiram. King Of Tyre; and Resoa,
KING Of Damascus. Who alone Of the P.tu-
ces Of S,ria refused to bend the knee to the
Ming of lsrael. saying Greeting from my
lord Solomon. King Of Israel, who desireth
TO play with thee at the chess. And whose
ever among We is minded TO play With ME AZ
the chess. either | will come unto hun. or
Otherwise. If he aill he shall come unto me
AZ the House OF Milo. in Jerusalem; and 1t
he win o. me a game he shall have ten OF
tie cities of Israel Of them thg. are Di{hes;
his osa borders. 0ut an If he lose, he shall
forfeit me ten cities Of those OF his oTn
cour:ry tha. are highest the land Of ISRAEL
And King yuphres, which is Pharoah, and
the other Ein,s played VITA King solomon,
and the Lord gave Ming Nolom0n the upper
mos, hand Of them all 50 thai he g: t!,y
walled ciies beyoud The borders Of Israel
from the River L"Yhrates unto iNe '-'-1 u
E-yp;. so that he ruled all the kingdoms, Is
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And it came TO pass after q time that
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there was no man SO oo'i 'nS! &c lNES- @'
venture % play Ming solomon al the chess
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such al one 90 tbog play me a. 'hc clcss,
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"lu the game OF me "'I S''e ''e7 s''-
meut OF bro;dered work Of Uind worth q
thousand pieces Of gold. or o sword OF tae
steel or Ca,bay with the hilt wrought Of q
sipuIe emerald. such as no King hath in his
tr.asurv or a CHARGER of the colts Of the
dams Of Arabia by the steeds OF the sell
30 thew playei AZ the chess with tho King
and when he had won the game Of any Of
hem then wound he lauph and say, BE
EoIJ / Leave thee tbv robe for il is no.
,nse, Cor a Eirg 10 take augbt of his ser
yan,s and he fll him with wine tina. he
nipbt FORGET the bitterness OF his heart.
Bpt airer time II came 10 pass that the
Eirg was weary oc PLAYING with his yiziars
and tho roots and musicians of the Temple,
and his Judges. and the Captains Of his
Guard and would fam find out others whose
manner of play he knew not. 10 play against
him al The chess But the dread o: the
Ming was sore in the hearts of them tia.
he called TO play agaius, him, and he said,
Behold thew are all daunted by the terror
OF nv wisdom. and have no glory of al
nv skill: though the gaelic be ieeyer of
foot than the leopard vet ever the leopard
leapeth on the neck OF the gaelic. Now
therefore will | disguise my couutenance,
and they thst play against me s9sH no,
know that they play against Ming solomon.
so he called unto him his ch'et y'Ae7,
Iabud ben Ma, the hing trIendand at even
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