¹⁷ And the Lord sent great troubles on Pharaoh's house because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

²¹ He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

¹⁸ For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

²² Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place where this grain-floor is, so that I may put up an altar here to the Lord: let me have it for its full price; so that this disease may be stopped among the people.

¹⁹ Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

¹⁴ He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

¹⁵ Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.

⁴ Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.