²³ And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.

² And you are to do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king: but their goods and their cattle you may take for yourselves: let a secret force be stationed to make a surprise attack on the town from the back.

⁷ Then you will get up from your secret position and take the town, for the Lord your God will give it up into your hands.

¹⁴ And David went for directions to God; and God said to him, You are not to go up after them; but, turning away from them, come face to face with them opposite the spice-trees.

²³ And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.

²⁴ And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.

²⁵ And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near.

²⁹ Then he put his hand on their eyes, saying, As your faith is, let it be done to you.

³⁰ And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.

⁶ Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes,

⁷ And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.