“Since, I, the Lord, do not go back on my promises, ¹  you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.

He ¹  said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry –

Moreover, ¹  you have not brought us into a land that flows with milk and honey, nor given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you think you can blind ²  these men? We will not come up.”

We have behaved corruptly against you, not obeying the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments that you commanded your servant Moses.

He answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female, ¹ 

So Samson’s bride cried on his shoulder ¹  and said, “You must ²  hate me; you do not love me! You told the young men ³  a riddle, but you have not told me the solution.” He said to her, “Look, I have not even told my father or mother. Do you really expect me to tell you?” ⁴ 

So they informed David, “Uriah has not gone down to his house.” So David said to Uriah, “Haven’t you just arrived from a journey? Why haven’t you gone down to your house?”

Why haven’t you obeyed ¹  the Lord? Instead you have greedily rushed upon the plunder! You have done what is wrong in the Lord’s estimation.” ² 

I still have left in Israel seven thousand followers who have not bowed their knees to Baal or kissed the images of him.” ¹ 

Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?

And the landowner ¹  replied to one of them, ²  ‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage? ³ 

He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry –

Simon ¹  answered, ²  “Master, ³  we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word ⁴  I will lower ⁵  the nets.”

Jesus ¹  answered them, ²  “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry –

And even if I am unskilled ¹  in speaking, yet I am certainly not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this plain to you in everything in every way.

Mankind does not know its place; ¹  it cannot be found in the land of the living.

I do not turn aside from your regulations, for you teach me.

I almost ¹  came to complete ruin ²  in the midst of the whole congregation!” ³ 

“We ¹  have blatantly rebelled; ²  you ³  have not forgiven.”

But I told you ¹  that you have seen me ²  and still do not believe.