The southern border extended from Bethel to Luz, and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth.

It then turned on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El.

The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.

The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.

The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.

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

Caleb said, “To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher I will give my daughter Acsah as a wife.”

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

You who ride on light-colored female donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, you who walk on the road, pay attention!

Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, sing a song! Get up, Barak! Capture your prisoners of war, son of Abinoam!

The men of Zebulun were not concerned about their lives; Naphtali charged on to the battlefields.

Now Gideon and his three hundred men had crossed over the Jordan River, and even though they were exhausted, they were still chasing the Midianites.

Then Jotham ran away to Beer and lived there to escape from Abimelech his half-brother.

Abimelech chased him, and Gaal ran from him. Many Shechemites fell wounded at the entrance of the gate.

The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group.

They surrounded the Benjaminites, chased them from Nohah, and annihilated them all the way to a spot east of Geba.

Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the Lord under the supervision of Eli the priest.

So the men did as instructed. They took two cows that had calves and harnessed them to a cart; they also removed their calves to their stalls.

But this request displeased Samuel, for they said, “Give us a king to lead us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord.

When you leave me today, you will find two men near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah on Benjamin’s border. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you have gone looking for have been found. Your father is no longer concerned about the donkeys but has become anxious about you two! He is asking, “What should I do about my son?”’