so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce the daily quota of your bricks.”

“Set apart to me every firstborn male – the first offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it is mine.”

The priest who offers it for sin is to eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the Meeting Tent.

The one from Aaron’s sons who presents the blood of the peace offering and fat will have the right thigh as his share,

However, Moses did not assign land as an inheritance to the Levites; their inheritance is the Lord God of Israel, as he instructed them.

All the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo assembled and then went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.

The leaders of the assembly said, “How can we find wives for those who are left? After all, the Benjaminite women have been wiped out.

Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines. His name was Goliath; he was from Gath. He was close to seven feet tall.

The Lord was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him on the spot for his negligence. He died right there beside the ark of God.

The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s men. The slaughter there was great that day – 20,000 soldiers were killed.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He followed in his father’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.

Now the Lord energized Elijah with power; he tucked his robe into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son.

So they started toward the Syrian camp at dusk. When they reached the edge of the Syrian camp, there was no one there.

Elisha traveled to Damascus while King Ben Hadad of Syria was sick. The king was told, “The prophet has come here.”

He joined Ahab’s son Joram in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab’s family in Jezreel, and all his nobles, close friends, and priests. He left no survivors.

At the same time they worshiped the Lord. They appointed some of their own people to serve as priests in the shrines on the high places.