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

They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.

You saw everything the Lord your God did to all these nations on your behalf, for the Lord your God fights for you.

After all this Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of one hundred ten.

When the Lord’s messenger finished speaking these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.

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.’”

He said to them, “Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these people.

Too bad for us! Who can deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all sorts of plagues in the desert!

Year after year he used to travel the circuit of Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; he used to judge Israel in all of these places.

“When these signs have taken place, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God will be with you.

As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. All these signs happened on that very day.

Also take these ten portions of cheese to their commanding officer. Find out how your brothers are doing and bring back their pledge that they received the goods.

As he was speaking with them, the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines. He spoke the way he usually did, and David heard it.

So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately to David. David replied, “Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!”

So his servants told David these things and David agreed to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired

David thought about what they said and was very afraid of King Achish of Gath.

So David asked the Lord, “Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The Lord said to David, “Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”

In the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these matters. He had a stroke and was paralyzed.

Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! May the Lord punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!”

Joab replied, “I will not wait around like this for you!” He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the middle of Absalom while he was still alive in the middle of the oak tree.