<p class="bodytext">One time Acsah<n id="1" /> came and charmed her father<n id="2" /> so she could ask him for some land. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb said to her, &#8220;What would you like?&#8221;

but you must not make an agreement with the people who live in this land. You should tear down the altars where they worship.&#8217;<n id="1" /> But you have disobeyed me.<n id="2" /> Why would you do such a thing?<n id="3" />

<p class="poetry">Gilead stayed put<n id="1" /> beyond the Jordan River.p> <p class="poetry">As for Dan &#8211; why did he seek temporary employment in the shipyards?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Asher remained<n id="3" /> on the seacoast,p> <p class="poetry">he stayed<n id="4" /> by his harbors.<n id="5" />p>

Gideon<n id="1" /> said to him, &#8220;But Lord,<n id="2" /> how<n id="3" /> can I deliver Israel? Just look! My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my family.&#8221;<n id="4" />

and listen to what they are saying. Then you will be brave<n id="1" /> and attack the camp.&#8221; So he went down with Purah his servant to where the sentries were guarding the camp.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, &#8220;Why have<n id="1" /> you come against me to attack my land?&#8221;

The men of Judah said, &#8220;Why are you attacking<n id="1" /> us?&#8221; The Philistines<n id="2" /> said, &#8220;We have come up to take Samson prisoner so we can do to him what he has done to us.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Delilah said to Samson, &#8220;Look, you deceived<n id="1" /> me and told me lies! Now tell me how you can be subdued.&#8221;

When these men broke into Micah&#8217;s house and stole<n id="1" /> the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them, &#8220;What are you doing?&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe<n id="1" /> of Benjamin, saying, &#8220;How could such a wicked thing take place?<n id="2" />

They said, &#8220;Why, O <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel, has this happened in Israel?&#8221; An entire<n id="1" /> tribe has disappeared from Israel today!&#8221;p>

How can we find wives for those who are left?<n id="1" /> After all, we took an oath in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s name not to give them our daughters as wives.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">But Naomi replied, &#8220;Go back home, my daughters! There is no reason for you to return to Judah with me!<n id="1" /> I am no longer capable of giving birth to sons who might become your husbands!<n id="2" />

I left here full,<n id="1" /> but the <sc>Lordsc> has caused me to return empty-handed.<n id="2" /> Why do you call me &#8216;Naomi,&#8217; seeing that<n id="3" /> the <sc>Lordsc> has opposed me,<n id="4" /> and the Sovereign One<n id="5" /> has caused me to suffer?&#8221;<n id="6" />

He said to them, &#8220;Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these<n id="1" /> people.

Why are you<n id="1" /> scorning my sacrifice and my offering that I commanded for my dwelling place?<n id="2" /> You have honored your sons more than you have me by having made yourselves fat from the best parts of all the offerings of my people Israel.&#8217;p>

<p class="bodytext">When Eli heard the outcry,<n id="1" /> he said, &#8220;What is this commotion?&#8221;<n id="2" /> The man quickly came and told Eli.

<p class="bodytext">The man said to Eli, &#8220;I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!&#8221; Eli<n id="1" /> asked, &#8220;How did things go, my son?&#8221;

Why harden your hearts like the Egyptians and Pharaoh did?<n id="1" /> When God<n id="2" /> treated them harshly, didn&#8217;t the Egyptians send the Israelites on their way?<n id="3" />

But some wicked men<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;How can this man save us?&#8221; They despised him and did not even bring him a gift. But Saul said nothing about it.<n id="2" />p>