And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary; ¹  the tabernacle was to be set up ²  before they arrived. ³ 

Now look, you are standing in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinners, to increase still further the fierce wrath of the Lord against the Israelites.

But your wives, children, and livestock (of which I know you have many) may remain in the cities I have given you.

If a virgin is engaged to a man and another man meets ¹  her in the city and has sexual relations with ²  her,

And today the Lord has declared you to be his special people (as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.

The Lord told Joshua, “See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, ¹  along with its king and its warriors.

Now Moses had assigned land ¹  to the two-and-a-half tribes east of the Jordan, but he assigned no land ²  to the Levites. ³ 

Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to war. The names of the ¹  three sons who went to war were Eliab, his firstborn, Abinadab, the second oldest, and Shammah, the third oldest.

Do I have a shortage of fools, that you have brought me this man to display his insanity in front of me? Should this man enter my house?”

Now look, I realize that you will in fact be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.

He said to me, ‘Stand over me and finish me off! ¹  I’m very dizzy, ²  even though I’m still alive.’ ³ 

Now Abner son of Ner, the general in command of Saul’s army, had taken Saul’s son Ish-bosheth ¹  and had brought him to Mahanaim.

He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high ¹  and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.

“Get up, go to Zarephath in Sidonian territory, and live there. I have already told ¹  a widow who lives there to provide for you.”

The king of Israel replied, “Tell him the one who puts on his battle gear should not boast like one who is taking it off.” ¹ 

They were absolutely terrified ¹  and said, “Look, two kings could not stop him! ²  How can we?” ³ 

(Now David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem. ¹ 

But Amaziah did not heed the warning, ¹  for God wanted to hand them over to Joash because they followed the gods of Edom. ² 

Then there were those who said, “We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king ¹  on our fields and our vineyards.

he wanders about – food for vultures; ¹  he knows that the day of darkness is at hand. ²