There were narrow windows and decorative palm trees on either side of the side walls of the porch; this is what the side chambers of the temple and the canopies were like.

Indeed, he will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed in splendor, sitting as king on his throne. Moreover, there will be a priest with him on his throne and they will see eye to eye on everything.

Yet when I reflected on everything I had accomplished and on all the effort that I had expended to accomplish it, I concluded: “All these achievements and possessions are ultimately profitless – like chasing the wind! There is nothing gained from them on earth.”

She saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Lead on. Do not stop unless I say so.”

“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.

On the third day David and his men came to Ziklag. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They attacked Ziklag and burned it.

When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom. (Now Abraham was walking with them to see them on their way.)

Then the Lord rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord.

‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I lifted you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.

“You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it the way a seal is engraved: “Holiness to the Lord.”

Aaron is to burn sweet incense on it morning by morning; when he attends to the lamps he is to burn incense.

So Balak did just as Balaam had said. Balak and Balaam then offered on each altar a bull and a ram.

You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you will be ceremonially clean, and afterward you may enter the camp.’”

But Israel did not burn any of the cities located on mounds, except for Hazor; it was the only one Joshua burned.

(The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah, located on the border of Manasseh, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.)

and said to her servants, “Go on ahead of me. I will come after you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

Then David prayed to God for the child and fasted. He would even go and spend the night lying on the ground.

Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.

Then Joab got up and came to Absalom’s house. He said to him, “Why did your servants set my portion of field on fire?”