“Listen, Israel! Today you are moving forward to do battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted. Do not fear and tremble or be terrified because of them,

<t /><p class="bodytext">Moses proclaimed to all Israel as follows: &#8220;You have seen all that the <sc>Lordsc> did<n id="1" /> in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, all his servants, and his land.

He said to them, &#8220;Today I am a hundred and twenty years old. I am no longer able to get about,<n id="1" /> and the <sc>Lordsc> has said to me, &#8216;You will not cross the Jordan.&#8217;

he said to them, &#8220;Keep in mind all the words I am solemnly proclaiming to you today; you must command your children to observe carefully all the words of this law.

<p class="bodytext">So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and instructed them, &#8220;Pick up the ark of the covenant, and seven priests must carry seven rams&#8217; horns in front of the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;

He said to them, &#8220;Follow me, for the <sc>Lordsc> is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites!&#8221;<n id="1" /> They followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan River<n id="2" /> opposite Moab,<n id="3" /> and did not let anyone cross.

The Danites sent out from their whole tribe five representatives,<n id="1" /> capable men<n id="2" /> from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them, &#8220;Go, explore the land.&#8221; They came to the Ephraimite hill country and spent the night at Micah&#8217;s house.<n id="3" />

The man who owned the house went outside and said to them, &#8220;No, my brothers! Don&#8217;t do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Don&#8217;t do such a disgraceful thing!

After the king had consulted with his advisers,<n id="1" /> he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people,<n id="2" /> &#8220;It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.&#8221;

So the king of Israel assembled about four hundred prophets and asked them, &#8220;Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?&#8221;<n id="1" /> They said, &#8220;Attack! The sovereign one<n id="2" /> will hand it over to the king.&#8221;

Ahaziah fell through a window lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria<n id="1" /> and was injured. He sent messengers with these orders,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Go, ask<n id="3" /> Baal Zebub,<n id="4" /> the god of Ekron, if I will survive this injury.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">But the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s angelic messenger told Elijah the Tishbite, &#8220;Get up, go to meet the messengers from the king of Samaria. Say this to them: &#8216;You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are on your way to seek an oracle from Baal Zebub the god of Ekron.<n id="1" />

Then Elisha said to them, &#8220;This is not the right road or city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man you&#8217;re looking for.&#8221; He led them to Samaria.<n id="1" />p>

So he sent a second horseman out to them<n id="1" /> and he said, &#8220;This is what the king says, &#8216;Is everything all right?&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" /> Jehu replied, &#8220;None of your business! Follow me.&#8221;

So King Jehoash summoned Jehoiada the priest along with the other priests, and said to them, &#8220;Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, take no more silver from your treasurers unless you intend to use it to repair the damage.&#8221;<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">The chief adviser said to them, &#8220;Tell Hezekiah: &#8216;This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: &#8220;What is your source of confidence?<n id="1" />

He asked them, &#8220;How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me, &#8216;Lessen the demands your father placed on us&#8217;?&#8221;<n id="1" />

The young advisers with whom Rehoboam<n id="1" /> had grown up said to him, &#8220;Say this to these people who have said to you, &#8216;Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden&#8217;<n id="2" /> &#8211; say this to them: &#8216;I am a lot harsher than my father!<n id="3" />

So the king of Israel assembled 400 prophets and asked them, &#8220;Should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?&#8221;<n id="1" /> They said, &#8220;Attack! God<n id="2" /> will hand it over to the king.&#8221;

Jehoiada the priest sent out the officers of the units of hundreds, who were in charge of the army, and ordered them, &#8220;Bring her outside the temple to the guards.<n id="1" /> Put the sword to anyone who follows her.&#8221; The priest gave this order because he had decided she should not be executed in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.<n id="2" />