Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom<n id="1" /> in Israel.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">When you go to war against your enemies and see chariotry<n id="1" /> and troops<n id="2" /> who outnumber you, do not be afraid of them, for the <sc>Lordsc> your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.

you must bring the two of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death, the young woman because she did not cry out though in the city and the man because he violated<n id="1" /> his neighbor&#8217;s fiancée;<n id="2" /> in this way you will purge<n id="3" /> evil from among you.

So when the <sc>Lordsc> your God gives you relief from all the enemies who surround you in the land he<n id="1" /> is giving you as an inheritance,<n id="2" /> you must wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven<n id="3" /> &#8211; do not forget!<n id="4" />p>

Then you shall say before the <sc>Lordsc> your God, &#8220;I have removed the sacred offering<n id="1" /> from my house and given it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows just as you have commanded me.<n id="2" /> I have not violated or forgotten your commandments.

I have not eaten anything when I was in mourning, or removed any of it while ceremonially unclean, or offered any of it to the dead;<n id="1" /> I have obeyed you<n id="2" /> and have done everything you have commanded me.

Your ox will be slaughtered before your very eyes but you will not eat of it. Your donkey will be stolen from you as you watch and will not be returned to you. Your flock of sheep will be given to your enemies and there will be no one to save you.

What<n id="1" /> I am commanding you today is to love the <sc>Lordsc> your God, to walk in his ways, and to obey his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and become numerous and the <sc>Lordsc> your God will bless you in the land which you are about to possess.<n id="2" />

Then Moses called out to Joshua<n id="1" /> in the presence of all Israel, &#8220;Be strong and courageous, for you will accompany these people to the land that the <sc>Lordsc> promised to give their ancestors,<n id="2" /> and you will enable them to inherit it.

Then the <sc>Lordsc> said to Moses, &#8220;You are about to die,<n id="1" /> and then these people will begin to prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land into which they<n id="2" /> are going. They<n id="3" /> will reject<n id="4" /> me and break my covenant that I have made with them.<n id="5" />