Divide it into seven regions. Judah will stay in its territory in the south, and the family of Joseph in its territory in the north.

and told them: “You have carried out all the instructions of Moses the Lord’s servant, and you have obeyed all I have told you.

Hear, O kings! Pay attention, O rulers! I will sing to the Lord! I will sing to the Lord God of Israel!

They said to one another, “Who did this?” They investigated the matter thoroughly and concluded that Gideon son of Joash had done it.

He said to them, “Watch me and do as I do. Watch closely! I am going to the edge of the camp. Do as I do!

They did not treat the family of Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) fairly in return for all the good he had done for Israel.

They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.

Now as she and her two daughters-in-law began to leave the place where she had been living to return to the land of Judah,

She said, “He gave me these sixty pounds of barley, for he said to me, ‘Do not go to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

Then the spirit of the Lord will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.

A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, “This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.”

Now Saul was sitting under a pomegranate tree in Migron, on the outskirts of Gibeah. The army that was with him numbered about six hundred men.

Then Jonathan said, “My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed when I tasted just a little of this honey.

The Preeminent One of Israel does not go back on his word or change his mind, for he is not a human being who changes his mind.”

So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat and sent them to Saul with his son David.

So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. The Spirit of God came upon him as well, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the desert of Paran.

So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines, but the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

Now Joab returned from chasing Abner and assembled all the people. Nineteen of David’s soldiers were missing, in addition to Asahel.

Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall and some of the king’s soldiers died. Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.”