you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee.

Indeed, it was the very hand of the Lord that eliminated them from within the camp until they were all gone.

Suppose you should hear in one of your cities, which the Lord your God is giving you as a place to live, that

Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Pay attention to all the commandments I am giving you today.

When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it, Caleb gave him his daughter Acsah as a wife.

David realized that Saul had come out to seek his life; at that time David was in Horesh in the desert of Ziph.

When the two of them had made a covenant before the Lord, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.

Who has the king of Israel come out after? Who is it that you are pursuing? A dead dog? A single flea?

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

Then David called one of the soldiers and said, “Come here and strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.

Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very crafty man.

Abishai son of Zeruiah replied, “For this should not Shimei be put to death? After all, he cursed the Lord’s anointed!”

Then the king said to Amasa, “Call the men of Judah together for me in three days, and you be present here with them too.”

From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.

But he did not invite me – your servant – or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.

Hiram sent his fleet and some of his sailors, who were well acquainted with the sea, to serve with Solomon’s men.

His servants took his body back to Jerusalem and buried him in his tomb with his ancestors in the city of David.

His body was carried back by horses and he was buried in Jerusalem with his ancestors in the city of David.

Ahaz passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Hezekiah replaced him as king.

Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. Do you really think you will be rescued?