But the Israelites did not conquer the Geshurites and Maacathites; Geshur and Maacah live among Israel to this very day.

Joshua asked God to empower Caleb son of Jephunneh and assigned him Hebron.

When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),

Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them.

Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,

When the Ammonites attacked, the leaders of Gilead asked Jephthah to come back from the land of Tob.

The Lord’s messenger told Manoah, “Your wife should pay attention to everything I told her.

Manoah’s wife gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew and the Lord empowered him.

When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone down and named that place Ramath Lehi.

He told them what Micah had done for him, saying, “He hired me and I became his priest.”

The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group.

The sin of these young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.

He said to them, “Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these people.

As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. All these signs happened on that very day.

Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.

His armor bearer said to him, “Do everything that is on your mind. Do as you’re inclined. I’m with you all the way!”

David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him a great deal, and he became his armor bearer.

Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice and took an oath, “As surely as the Lord lives, he will not be put to death.”

While I am still alive, extend to me the loyalty of the Lord, or else I will die!

It’s like the old proverb says: ‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.