13 He took one of the royal family(A) and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath.(B) Then he took away the leading men of the land, 14 so that the kingdom would be humble and not exalt itself(C) but would keep his covenant in order to endure. 15 However, this king revolted against him(D) by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army.(E) Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still escape?

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