The right thigh you must give as a contribution offering to the priest from your peace offering sacrifices.

for the people who were in the land before you have done all these abominations, and the land has become unclean.

“Number the Levites by their clans and their families; every male from a month old and upward you are to number.”

But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must receive possessions among you in Canaan.”

you must not fear them. You must carefully recall what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt,

Then, when the officers have finished speaking, they must appoint unit commanders to lead the troops.

Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.

That day they killed about ten thousand Moabites – all strong, capable warriors; not one escaped.

my father fought for you; he risked his life and delivered you from Midian’s power.

The Ammonites assembled and camped in Gilead; the Israelites gathered together and camped in Mizpah.

They took all the Amorite territory from the Arnon River on the south to the Jabbok River on the north, from the desert in the east to the Jordan in the west.

They worshiped Micah’s carved image the whole time God’s authorized shrine was in Shiloh.

The Israelites attacked the Benjaminites the next day; they took their positions against Gibeah just as they had done before.

So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the Lord.

When Samuel came to him, Saul said to him, “May the Lord bless you! I have done what the Lord said.”

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

They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

Shaharaim fathered sons in Moab after he divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.

From Naphtali there were 1,000 officers, along with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears.

David said to Solomon: “My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the Lord my God.