Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanently uninhabited mound (it remains that way to this very day).

But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been to this very day.

He also threatened the men of Penuel, warning, “When I return victoriously, I will tear down this tower.”

I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him.

“So now, take your positions and watch this great thing that the Lord is about to do in your sight.

Samuel replied, “If that is the case, then what is this sound of sheep in my ears and the sound of cattle that I hear?”

The soldiers told him what had been promised, saying, “This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down.”

Then David said to Abigail, “Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you this day to meet me!

But Saul swore an oath to her by the Lord, “As surely as the Lord lives, you will not incur guilt in this matter!”

From that time onward it was a binding ordinance for Israel, right up to the present time.

for the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have remained there as resident foreigners until the present time.)

Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.

Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say.

Perhaps the Lord will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”

The Lord was pleased that Solomon made this request.

May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing.”

This caused Israel to sin; the people went to Bethel and Dan to worship the calves.

This sin caused Jeroboam’s dynasty to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.

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

The water has been pure to this very day, just as Elisha prophesied.