No! Go, you men only, and serve the Lord, for that is what you want.” Then Moses and Aaron were driven out of Pharaoh’s presence.

Moses inspected all the work – and they had done it just as the Lord had commanded – they had done it exactly – and Moses blessed them.

I spoke to you, but you did not listen. Instead you rebelled against the Lord and recklessly went up to the hill country.

Those nations that you are about to dispossess listen to omen readers and diviners, but the Lord your God has not given you permission to do such things.

Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place west of Ai, between Bethel and Ai. Joshua spent that night with the army.

The men journeyed through the land and mapped it and its cities out into seven regions on a scroll. Then they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.

He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely.

Since the Lord God of Israel has driven out the Amorites before his people Israel, do you think you can just take it from them?

Then the Benjaminites saw they were defeated. The Israelites retreated before Benjamin, because they had confidence in the men they had hid in ambush outside Gibeah.

In fact, days are coming when I will remove your strength and the strength of your father’s house. There will not be an old man in your house!

All the people and all Israel realized on that day that the killing of Abner son of Ner was not done at the king’s instigation.

David left Asaph and his colleagues there before the ark of the Lord’s covenant to serve before the ark regularly and fulfill each day’s requirements,

Now Jeroboam had sent some men to ambush the Judahite army from behind. The main army was in front of the Judahite army; the ambushers were behind it.

There was a great celebration in Jerusalem, unlike anything that had occurred in Jerusalem since the time of King Solomon son of David of Israel.

They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.

They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.

The couriers who were riding the royal horses went forth with the king’s edict without delay. And the law was presented in Susa the citadel as well.

for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

Why do you constantly go about changing your political allegiances? You will get no help from Egypt just as you got no help from Assyria.

“Do you really think anyone can hide himself where I cannot see him?” the Lord asks. “Do you not know that I am everywhere?” the Lord asks.