There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open<n id="1" /> your hand to your fellow Israelites<n id="2" /> who are needy and poor in your land.p>

you must select without fail<n id="1" /> a king whom the <sc>Lordsc> your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens<n id="2" /> you must appoint a king &#8211; you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites.<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Run for safety, people of Benjamin!p> <p class="poetry">Get out of Jerusalem!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Sound the trumpet<n id="2" /> in Tekoa!p> <p class="poetry">Light the signal fires at Beth Hakkerem!p> <p class="poetry">For disaster lurks<n id="3" /> out of the north;p> <p class="poetry">it will bring great destruction.<n id="4" />p>