The people from Babylon made Succoth Benoth, the people from Cuth made Nergal, the people from Hamath made Ashima,

(Now the people of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the Lord.)

If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!

Those who are champions at drinking wine are as good as dead, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.

How can you men of Moab say, ‘We are heroes, men who are mighty in battle?’

Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, both of whom ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (This information is from ancient records.)

He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem.

They will report that the fords have been captured, the reed marshes have been burned, the soldiers are terrified.

Before they could lie down to sleep, all the men – both young and old, from every part of the city of Sodom – surrounded the house.

“You will be holy people to me; you must not eat any meat torn by animals in the field. You must throw it to the dogs.

Now the battle was very severe that day; Abner and the men of Israel were overcome by David’s soldiers.

We did not change clothes – not I, nor my relatives, nor my workers, nor the watchmen who were with me. Each had his weapon, even when getting a drink of water.

The godly perish, but no one cares. Honest people disappear, when no one minds that the godly disappear because of evil.

They will designate men to scout continually through the land, burying those who remain on the surface of the ground, in order to cleanse it. They will search for seven full months.

But then an old man passed by, returning at the end of the day from his work in the field. The man was from the Ephraimite hill country; he was living temporarily in Gibeah. (The residents of the town were Benjaminites.)

The Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the chest that was with it, which contained the gold objects. They placed them near the big stone. At that time the people of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the Lord.