But Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among<n id="1" /> the men who went to investigate the land, lived.

&#8220;These are the names of the men who are to allocate the land to you as an inheritance:<n id="1" /> Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

then both parties to the controversy must stand before the <sc>Lordsc>, that is, before the priests and judges<n id="1" /> who will be in office in those days.

When it was time to shut the city gate for the night, the men left.<n id="1" /> I don&#8217;t know where they were heading. Chase after them quickly, for you have time to catch them!&#8221;

Then the two men returned &#8211; they came down from the hills, crossed the river,<n id="1" /> came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered.

The men journeyed<n id="1" /> through the land and mapped it and its cities out into seven regions on a scroll. Then they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.

<p class="bodytext">He said to Zebah and Zalmunna, &#8220;Describe for me<n id="1" /> the men you killed at Tabor.&#8221; They said, &#8220;They were like you. Each one looked like a king&#8217;s son.&#8221;<n id="2" />

Now the temple<n id="1" /> was filled with men and women, and all the rulers of the Philistines were there. There were three thousand men and women on the roof watching Samson entertain.

<p class="bodytext">The sin of these young men was very great in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s sight, for they<n id="1" /> treated the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s offering with contempt.p>

<p class="bodytext">So the men did as instructed.<n id="1" /> They took two cows that had calves and harnessed them to a cart; they also removed their calves to their stalls.

Messengers<n id="1" /> told David what had happened,<n id="2" /> so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, &#8220;Stay in Jericho<n id="3" /> until your beards have grown again; then you may come back.&#8221;p>

The messenger said to David, &#8220;The men overpowered us and attacked us<n id="1" /> in the field. But we forced them to retreat all the way<n id="2" /> to the door of the city gate.

and said, &#8220;O <sc>Lordsc>, I will not do this!<n id="1" /> It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going.&#8221;<n id="2" /> So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.<n id="3" />p>

They did not audit the treasurers who disbursed<n id="1" /> the funds to the foremen, for they were honest.<n id="2" />

&#8220;They will go out and observe the corpses of those who rebelled against me, for the maggots that eat them will not die,<n id="1" /> and the fire that consumes them will not die out.<n id="2" /> All people will find the sight abhorrent.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

But I will rescue you when it happens.<n id="1" /> I, the <sc>Lordsc>, affirm it!<n id="2" /> You will not be handed over to those whom you fear.<n id="3" />

So they took all their troops and went to fight against Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They caught up with him near the large pool<n id="1" /> at Gibeon.

The <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> said to me, &#8220;Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked advice in this city.

&#8220;Son of man, these men have erected their idols in their hearts and placed the obstacle leading to their iniquity<n id="1" /> right before their faces. Should I really allow them to seek<n id="2" /> me?

Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel,<n id="1" /> and Job, were in it, they would save only their own lives by their righteousness, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.p>