The rules you impose are just, and absolutely reliable.

The king gave this order to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai: “For my sake deal gently with the young man Absalom.” Now the entire army was listening when the king gave all the leaders this order concerning Absalom.

Then Moses gave a ruling to the Israelites by the word of the Lord: “What the tribe of the Josephites is saying is right.

I spoke to you, but you did not listen. Instead you rebelled against the Lord and recklessly went up to the hill country.

I repeat, be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.”

If you follow my instructions by obeying my rules and regulations, just as your father David did, then I will grant you long life.”

Just as the Lord had announced, he rejected Judah because of all the sins which Manasseh had committed.

“But if you people ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods,

The couriers who were riding the royal horses went forth with the king’s edict without delay. And the law was presented in Susa the citadel as well.

But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

When Samuel came to him, Saul said to him, “May the Lord bless you! I have done what the Lord said.”

Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Lord’s temple. When this was done,

Preparations were made, and the priests stood at their posts and the Levites in their divisions as prescribed by the king.

“Remember the law of my servant Moses, to whom at Horeb I gave rules and regulations for all Israel to obey.

So I chose as your tribal leaders wise and well-known men, placing them over you as administrators of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and also as other tribal officials.

Absalom instructed his servants, “Look! When Amnon is drunk and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!”

So the sons of Israel did as he said. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he gave them provisions for the journey.

“Instruct the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. You must also give the Levites grazing land around the towns.

in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The Lord told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle.”

The Lord was furious with Israel. He said, “This nation has violated the terms of the agreement I made with their ancestors by disobeying me.