You must not make gods of silver alongside me, nor make gods of gold for yourselves.

David said to him, “If you leave with me you will be a burden to me.

So the king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I will take care of you while you are with me in Jerusalem.”

Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin,

The king then said to the prophet, “Come home with me and have something to eat. I’d like to give a present.”

She said, “Did I ask my master for a son? Didn’t I say, ‘Don’t mislead me?’”

Jehu said, “Come with me and see how zealous I am for the Lord’s cause.” So he took him along in his chariot.

My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see.

For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

O sovereign Lord, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!

The one who vindicates me is close by. Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! Who is my accuser? Let him challenge me!

They will surround Jerusalem like men guarding a field because they have rebelled against me,” says the Lord.

He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The Lord says, ‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’

He brought me to the entrance of the court, and as I watched, I noticed a hole in the wall.

Then he brought me back by way of the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces east, but it was shut.

Can a person rob God? You indeed are robbing me, but you say, ‘How are we robbing you?’ In tithes and contributions!

He stretched out the form of a hand and grabbed me by a lock of hair on my head. Then a wind lifted me up between the earth and sky and brought me to Jerusalem by means of divine visions, to the door of the inner gate which faces north where the statue which provokes to jealousy was located.

A wind lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the Lord’s temple that faces the east. There, at the entrance of the gate, I noticed twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, officials of the people.

Look! You are driving me off the land today, and I must hide from your presence. I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth; whoever finds me will kill me.”

I will take nothing except compensation for what the young men have eaten. As for the share of the men who went with me – Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre – let them take their share.”