He had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. Once Hagar realized she was pregnant, she despised Sarai.

The Lord did as Moses asked – the frogs died out of the houses, the villages, and the fields.

“Whoever kidnaps someone and sells him, or is caught still holding him, must surely be put to death.

So you must keep his commandments, live according to his standards, and revere him.

“You will take much seed to the field but gather little harvest, because locusts will consume it.

Now Jericho was shut tightly because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter.

He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai.

These are the land assignments made by Moses on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho.

“El, God, the Lord! El, God, the Lord! He knows the truth! Israel must also know! If we have rebelled or disobeyed the Lord, don’t spare us today!

The Israelites did evil before the Lord by worshiping the Baals.

Go and cry for help to the gods you have chosen! Let them deliver you from trouble!”

But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.

His armor bearer said to him, “Do everything that is on your mind. Do as you’re inclined. I’m with you all the way!”

Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying, “Let David be my servant, for I really like him.”

After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, he stayed at Ziklag for two days.

The king settled into his palace, for the Lord gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides.

When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans.

So the king got up and sat at the city gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the city gate, they all came before him.But the Israelite soldiers had all fled to their own homes.

He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me.

The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.