Joshua said, &#8220;Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.<n id="1" />

<p class="poetry">Shave your heads bald as you mourn for the children you love;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">shave your foreheads as bald<n id="2" /> as an eagle,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">for they are taken from you into exile.p>

<p class="bodytext">Now it was reported to Saul, &#8220;Look, the army is sinning against the <sc>Lordsc> by eating even the blood.&#8221; He said, &#8220;All of you have broken the covenant!<n id="1" /> Roll a large stone over here to me.&#8221;

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1504; (<i>Nuni>)p> <p class="poetry">Your prophets saw visions for youp> <p class="poetry">that were worthless lies.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They failed to expose your sinp> <p class="poetry">so as to restore your fortunes.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">They saw oracles for youp> <p class="poetry">that were worthless<n id="3" /> lies.p>

They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and killed her with the sword. She became notorious<n id="1" /> among women, and they executed judgments against her.p>

The nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile due to their iniquity,<n id="1" /> for they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies; all of them died by the sword.

Then the king said to the messengers<n id="1" /> who were stationed beside him, &#8220;Turn and kill the priests of the <sc>Lordsc>, for they too have sided<n id="2" /> with David! They knew he was fleeing, but they did not inform me.&#8221; But the king&#8217;s servants refused to harm<n id="3" /> the priests of the <sc>Lordsc>.p>