“‘Every native-born person must do these things in this way to present an offering made by fire as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say. ¹ 

Absalom acted this way toward everyone in Israel who came to the king for justice. In this way Absalom won the loyalty ¹  of the citizens ²  of Israel.

They were worshiping ¹  the Lord and at the same time serving their own gods in accordance with the practices of the nations from which they had been deported.

The mandrakes ¹  send out their fragrance; over our door is every delicacy, ²  both new and old, which I have stored up for you, my lover.

I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.

You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside ¹  the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,

Since all these things are to melt away ¹  in this manner, ²  what sort of people must we ³  be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness, ⁴ 

Later the older daughter said ¹  to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man anywhere nearby ²  to have sexual relations with us, ³  according to the way of all the world.

In this manner you must offer daily throughout the seven days the food of the sacrifice made by fire as a sweet aroma to the Lord. It is to be offered in addition to the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.

The Lord said, ‘Who will deceive King Ahab of Israel, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die there?’ One said this and another that.

Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; ¹  Sarah had long since passed menopause.) ² 

and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

He has filled him with the Spirit of God – with skill, with understanding, with knowledge, and in all kinds of work,

and in cutting stones for their setting, ¹  and in cutting wood, to do work in every artistic craft. ² 

The soldiers ¹  told him what had been promised, saying, ²  “This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down.”

He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.

the pure gold lampstands and their lamps which burned as specified at the entrance to the inner sanctuary,

The fifth time that Sanballat sent his assistant to me in this way, he had an open letter in his hand.

They lost their appetite for all food, ¹  and they drew near the gates of death.