Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah – a total of sixteen cities and their towns.

Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.

When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),

When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

So the Lord delivered Israel that day, and the battle shifted over to Beth Aven.

David was going back and forth from Saul in order to care for his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

Saul retained David on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.

and called David’s enemies to account.” So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David.

Jonathan replied to Saul, “David urgently requested that he be allowed to go to Bethlehem.

But the king said, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!

David and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord, shouting and blowing trumpets.

He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All the members of Ziba’s household were Mephibosheth’s servants.

David was thirsty and said, “How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate!”

Included with the thirty were the following: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

Ben-Deker was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan.

Once the priests left the holy place, a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.

Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel.

So he started back on another road; he did not travel back on the same road he had taken to Bethel.

This sin caused Jeroboam’s dynasty to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.