Have you ¹  not made a hedge ²  around him and his household and all that he has on every side? You have blessed ³  the work of his hands, and his livestock ⁴  have increased ⁵  in the land.

So Jacob went on his way and the angels of God ¹  met him.

¹ A man from the household ²  of Levi married ³  a woman who was a descendant of Levi. ⁴ 

Now the leader ¹  of the clan ²  of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

Now the leader of the clan of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

“Take a census ¹  of the Kohathites from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans,

“Also take a census of the Gershonites, by their clans and by their families.

“As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans.

Those numbered from the families of the Merarites, by their families, by their clans,

David was told, ¹  “The Lord has blessed the family of Obed-Edom and everything he owns because of the ark of God.” So David went and joyfully brought the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David.

This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to bring disaster on you ¹  from inside your own household! ²  Right before your eyes I will take your wives and hand them over to your companion. ³  He will have sexual relations with ⁴  your wives in broad daylight! ⁵ 

When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and returned to his house in his hometown. After setting his household in order, he hanged himself. So he died and was buried in the grave ¹  of his father.

Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was the leader of the family. ¹ 

The wicked are overthrown ¹  and perish, ²  but the righteous household ³  will stand.

The household ¹  of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent ²  of the upright will flourish.

Madmenah flees, the residents of Gebim have hidden.

The Lord told me to say ¹  to the royal court ²  of Judah, “Listen to what the Lord says,

By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard ¹  constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Show hospitality ¹  to one another without complaining.

Now the Lord said ¹  to Abram, ²  “Go out ³  from your country, your relatives, and your father’s household to the land that I will show you. ⁴