Be careful not to overlook the Levites as long as you live in the land.

Furthermore, remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and so be careful to observe these statutes.

When you go out as an army against your enemies, guard yourselves against anything impure.

Whatever you vow, you must be careful to do what you have promised, such as what you have vowed to the Lord your God as a freewill offering.

Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.

Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean.

The Lord’s messenger told Manoah, “Your wife should pay attention to everything I told her.

As she continued praying to the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.

He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one’s own strength that one prevails.

You rescue me from a hostile army; you preserve me as a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.

Why then have you broken the oath you made before the Lord and disobeyed the order I gave you?”

May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing.”

Another third of you will be stationed at the Foundation Gate. Still another third of you will be stationed at the gate behind the royal guard. You will take turns guarding the palace.

He was loyal to the Lord and did not abandon him. He obeyed the commandments which the Lord had given to Moses.

And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates – 172.

Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who were guarding the storerooms at the gates.

They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and his son Solomon.

So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life.”

And you put my feet in the stocks and you watch all my movements; you put marks on the soles of my feet.

And the eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight, thinking, ‘No eye can see me,’ and covers his face with a mask.