<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;During those days the Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-Yaaqan<n id="1" /> to Moserah.<n id="2" /> There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar became priest in his place.

They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel&#8217;s sons.<n id="1" /> But the city&#8217;s name used to be Laish.

So her sons<n id="1" /> married<n id="2" /> Moabite women. (One was named Orpah and the other Ruth.)<n id="3" /> And they continued to live there about ten years.

Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged<n id="1" /> Israel there and built an altar to the <sc>Lordsc> there.p>

The <sc>Lordsc> was so furious with Uzzah,<n id="1" /> he<n id="2" /> killed him on the spot<n id="3" /> for his negligence.<n id="4" /> He died right there beside the ark of God.p>

The army of Israel was defeated there by David&#8217;s men.<n id="1" /> The slaughter there was great that day &#8211; 20,000 soldiers were killed.

and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the <sc>Lordsc> made with our ancestors<n id="1" /> when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.&#8221;p>

&#8220;Get up, go to Zarephath in Sidonian territory, and live there. I have already told<n id="1" /> a widow who lives there to provide for you.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">He went into a cave there and spent the night. All of a sudden the <sc>Lordsc> spoke to him, &#8220;Why are you here, Elijah?&#8221;

Let&#8217;s go to the Jordan. Each of us will get a log from there and we will build a meeting place for ourselves there.&#8221; He said, &#8220;Go.&#8221;

and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the <sc>Lordsc> made with the Israelites.&#8221;p>

Now I have chosen and consecrated this temple by making it my permanent home;<n id="1" /> I will be constantly present there.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">I had them assemble<n id="1" /> at the canal<n id="2" /> that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I observed that the people and the priests were present, but I found no Levites there.

<p class="poetry">No one will live there again;p> <p class="poetry">no one will ever reside there again.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">No bedouin<n id="2" /> will camp<n id="3" /> there,p> <p class="poetry">no shepherds will rest their flocks<n id="4" /> there.p>

<p class="poetry">Indeed, they will hear meaningless gibberish,p> <p class="poetry">senseless babbling,p> <p class="poetry">a syllable here, a syllable there.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">No lions will be there,p> <p class="poetry">no ferocious wild animals will be on it<n id="1" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">they will not be found there.p> <p class="poetry">Those delivered from bondage will travel on it,p>

But when they arrived in the nations where they went, they profaned my holy name. It was said of them, &#8216;These are the people of the <sc>Lordsc>, yet they have departed from his land.&#8217;

(The gold of that land is pure;<n id="1" /> pearls<n id="2" /> and lapis lazuli<n id="3" /> are also there).

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Shem were Elam,<n id="1" /> Asshur,<n id="2" /> Arphaxad,<n id="3" /> Lud,<n id="4" /> and Aram.<n id="5" />

These are the sons of Shem according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and according to their nations.p>