Balak again sent princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first.

When the Lord heard you, he became angry and made this vow:

When she has left him she may go and become someone else’s wife.

Then when many disasters and distresses overcome them this song will testify against them, for their descendants will not forget it. I know the intentions they have in mind today, even before I bring them to the land I have promised.”

This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful.

“Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.

He must remain in that city until his case is decided by the assembly and the high priest dies. Then the one who committed manslaughter may return home to the city from which he escaped.”

Saul replied, “May you be blessed by the Lord, for you have had compassion on me.

Then Joab sent a full battle report to David.

This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to bring disaster on you from inside your own household! Right before your eyes I will take your wives and hand them over to your companion. He will have sexual relations with your wives in broad daylight!

So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come on! Let’s escape! Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring disaster on us and kill the city’s residents with the sword.”

So David went up as Gad instructed him to do, according to the Lord’s instructions.

He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

The water has been pure to this very day, just as Elisha prophesied.

So the young prophet went to Ramoth Gilead.

I will not make Israel again leave the land I gave to their ancestors, provided that they carefully obey all I commanded them, the whole law my servant Moses ordered them to obey.”

his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath,

The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides – east, west, north, and south.

The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;

the Ammonite officials said to Hanun, “Do you really think David is trying to honor your father by sending these messengers to express his sympathy? No, his servants have come to you so they can get information and spy out the land!”