but if a priest buys a person with his own money, that person may eat the holy offerings, and those born in the priest’s own house may eat his food.

He then made Zabdi’s family approach man by man and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected.

So if you have shown loyalty and integrity to Jerub-Baal and his family today, then may Abimelech bring you happiness and may you bring him happiness!

The Danites went on their way; when Micah realized they were too strong to resist, he turned around and went home.

When he got home, he took a knife, grabbed his concubine, and carved her up into twelve pieces. Then he sent the pieces throughout Israel.

Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the Lord under the supervision of Eli the priest.

On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I spoke about his house – from start to finish!

Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged Israel there and built an altar to the Lord there.

David promised Saul this on oath. Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.

Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. He is such a wicked person that no one tells him anything!”

The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months. The Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his family.

So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,

Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s attendant, and said to him, “Everything that belonged to Saul and to his entire house I hereby give to your master’s grandson.

But Uriah stayed at the door of the palace with all the servants of his lord. He did not go down to his house.

Then David summoned him. He ate and drank with him, and got him drunk. But in the evening he went out to sleep on his bed with the servants of his lord; he did not go down to his own house.

Then Nathan went to his home. The Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and the child became very ill.

The elders of his house stood over him and tried to lift him from the ground, but he was unwilling, and refused to eat food with them.

So the king and all the members of his royal court set out on foot, though the king left behind ten concubines to attend to the palace.

Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him have the whole thing! My lord the king has returned safely to his house!”

So I am ready to burn up Baasha and his family, and make your family like the family of Jeroboam son of Nebat.