So he called the name of that place Taberah because there the fire of the Lord burned among them.

So now, go back where you came from! I said that I would greatly honor you; but now the Lord has stood in the way of your honor.”

Balaam got up and departed and returned to his home, and Balak also went his way.

They did not see what he did to you in the desert before you reached this place,

Make sure you do not offer burnt offerings in any place you wish,

You and your household must eat them annually before the Lord your God in the place he chooses.

You must cook and eat it in the place the Lord your God chooses; you may return the next morning to your tents.

his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages he prefers; you must not oppress him.

When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they went home.

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

He said to his servant, “Come on, we will go into one of the other towns and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”

Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,

Then David crossed to the other side and stood on the top of the hill some distance away; there was a considerable distance between them.

and Hebron; and for those in whatever other places David and his men had traveled.

So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders.

He smashed the sacred pillars to bits, cut down the Asherah pole, and filled those shrines with human bones.

David constructed buildings in the City of David; he then prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

So David bought the place from Ornan for 600 pieces of gold.

“Now, my God, may you be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place.