They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

Even youngsters have scorned me; when I get up, they scoff at me.

They insulted God, saying, “Is God really able to give us food in the wilderness?

So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city,

So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

So David’s servants went and spoke all these words to Nabal in David’s name. Then they paused.

They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

They captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where he passed sentence on him.

They sent for him and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth.

The wise men replied to the king: [What follows is in Aramaic] “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will disclose its interpretation.”

Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully when they spoke because Shechem had violated their sister Dinah.

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fee for divination in their hand. They came to Balaam and reported to him the words of Balak.

in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The Lord told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle.”

They went to the land of Gilead to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said to them:

The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the Israelite clans:

The entire assembly sent messengers to the Benjaminites at the cliff of Rimmon and assured them they would not be harmed.

When the messengers went to Gibeah (where Saul lived) and informed the people of these matters, all the people wept loudly.

So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately to David. David replied, “Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!”

So the servants of David went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her, “David has sent us to you to bring you back to be his wife.”