Merari’s descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the Lord had instructed Moses.

The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim.

The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.

The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.

Not one of the Lord’s faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized.

They took the Canaanites’ daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; they worshiped their gods as well.

When Sisera heard that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,

But since you abandoned me and worshiped other gods, I will not deliver you again.

The remnant of Benjamin must be preserved. An entire Israelite tribe should not be wiped out.

But she replied to them, “Don’t call me ‘Naomi’! Call me ‘Mara’ because the Sovereign One has treated me very harshly.

This ought not to be, my sons! For the report that I hear circulating among the Lord’s people is not good.

(24:2) When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him, “Look, David is in the desert of En Gedi.”

So Ish-bosheth took her from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.

He instructed the messenger as follows: “When you finish giving the battle report to the king,

When David was told what Rizpah daughter of Aiah, Saul’s concubine, had done,

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

I wipe them out and beat them to death; they cannot get up; they fall at my feet.

I, the servant of my lord the king, give it all to the king!” Araunah also told the king, “May the Lord your God show you favor!”

When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had then returned,