And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel, “Though the number of the children ¹  of Israel are as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved,

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; 300 measures ¹  of gold were used for each of those shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest. ² 

Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin who carried small shields and were adept archers; they were all skilled warriors.

“‘Then those who live in the cities of Israel will go out and use the weapons for kindling ¹  – the shields, ²  bows and arrows, war clubs and spears – they will burn them for seven years.

So ¹  the Lord replied, ²  “If ³  you had faith the size of ⁴  a mustard seed, you could say to this black mulberry ⁵  tree, ‘Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea,’ ⁶  and it would obey ⁷  you.

So he made a whip of cords ¹  and drove them all out of the temple courts, ²  with the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers ³  and overturned their tables.

(But the city’s land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.)

When they were few in number, just a very few, and foreign residents within it,

Grab your small shield and large shield, ¹  and rise up to help me!

The wild goats live in the high mountains; ¹  the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs.

When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident aliens within it,

you animals and all you cattle, you creeping things and birds,

for all the large ships, ¹  for all the impressive ²  ships. ³ 

He called a child, had him stand among them,

For many are called, but few are chosen.”

and they picked up the broken pieces and fish that were left over, twelve baskets full.

and they went on to another village.

The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake ¹  realized that only one small boat ²  had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded ³  it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

However, ¹  Paul ²  shook ³  the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.

For this is no idle word for you – it is your life! By this word you will live a long time in the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.”