Samuel said to all Israel, “I have done everything you requested. I have given you a king.

He had bronze shin guards on his legs, and a bronze javelin was slung over his shoulders.

The next morning Jonathan, along with a young servant, went out to the field to meet David.

The length of time that David lived in the Philistine countryside was a year and four months.

The king replied to her, “What do you want?” She answered, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.

Absalom had three sons and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a very attractive woman.

He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me.

Your servant stands among your chosen people; they are a great nation that is too numerous to count or number.

As she went to get it, he called out to her, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”

Just before the Lord took Elijah up to heaven in a windstorm, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.

Elisha said, “Get me a new jar and put some salt in it.” So they got it.

Realize now that the Lord has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!”

He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him.

From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields,

The king ordered a chest to be made and placed outside the gate of the Lord’s temple.

A huge crowd assembled in Jerusalem to observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month.

So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them both day and night.

and a messenger came to Job, saying, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing beside them,

Or why was I not buried like a stillborn infant, like infants who have never seen the light?

“If someone should attempt a word with you, will you be impatient? But who can refrain from speaking?