then you must cut off her hand – do not pity her.

Joshua attacked them by surprise after marching all night from Gilgal.

That day Joshua captured Makkedah and put the sword to it and its king. He annihilated everyone who lived in it; he left no survivors. He did to its king what he had done to the king of Jericho.

the waters of Jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory in front of Joppa.

Watch yourselves carefully! Love the Lord your God!

So he brought the men down to the water. Then the Lord said to Gideon, “Separate those who lap the water as a dog laps from those who kneel to drink.”

So Gaal led the leaders of Shechem out and fought Abimelech.

It was some time after this when the Ammonites fought with Israel.

His hair began to grow back after it had been shaved off.

The Levite said to him, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. That’s where I’m from. I had business in Bethlehem in Judah, but now I’m heading home. But no one has invited me into their home.

So the Israelites marched toward the Benjaminites the next day.

As she continued praying to the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.

The gold mice corresponded in number to all the Philistine cities of the five leaders, from the fortified cities to hamlet villages, to greater Abel, where they positioned the ark of the Lord until this very day in the field of Joshua who was from Beth Shemesh.

The next day Saul placed the people in three groups. They went to the Ammonite camp during the morning watch and struck them down until the hottest part of the day. The survivors scattered; no two of them remained together.

After about ten days the Lord struck Nabal down and he died.

The Lord has punished you for all the spilled blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you rule. Now the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. Disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of bloodshed!”

When they were near the big rock that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire and had a dagger in its sheath belted to his waist. When he advanced, it fell out.

The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.

They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me.

The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.