The man among you who is by nature tender and sensitive will turn against his brother, his beloved wife, and his remaining children.

Now write down for yourselves the following song and teach it to the Israelites. Put it into their very mouths so that this song may serve as my witness against the Israelites!

The leaders then added, “Let them live.” So they became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had decided.

Ekron and its surrounding towns and settlements;

The Reubenites and Gadites named the altar, “Surely it is a Reminder to us that the Lord is God.”

He said to her, “Stand watch at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes along and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say ‘No.’”

He divided the three hundred men into three units. He gave them all trumpets and empty jars with torches inside them.

Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, “Why have you come against me to attack my land?”

When he got home, he told his father and mother, “A Philistine girl in Timnah has caught my eye. Now get her for my wife.”

Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

He brought the holy items that he and his father had made into the Lord’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles.

Jehu approached Jezreel. When Jezebel heard the news, she put on some eye liner, fixed up her hair, and leaned out the window.

Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

They worked hard and made the repairs. They followed the measurements specified for God’s temple and restored it.

Throughout that night the king was unable to sleep, so he asked for the book containing the historical records to be brought. As the records were being read in the king’s presence,

Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver.”

Remember, O Lord, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. They said, “Tear it down, tear it down, right to its very foundation!”

Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.

At that time the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.