Then Samuel set out and went up from Gilgal ¹  to Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. ²  Saul mustered the army that remained with him; there were about six hundred men.

¹ Now as Saul watched David going out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the general in command of the army, “Whose son is this young man, Abner?” Abner replied, “As surely as you live, O king, I don’t know.”

When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, ¹  and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.

When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed ¹  king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. ²  When David heard about it, he marched out against ³  them.

After Josiah had done all this for the temple, ¹  King Necho of Egypt marched up to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River. ²  Josiah marched out to oppose him.

If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that when you assemble it does not lead to judgment. I will give directions about other matters when I come.

What should you do then, brothers and sisters? ¹  When you come together, each one has a song, has a lesson, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all these things be done for the strengthening of the church.

Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you – unless, indeed, you fail the test! ¹ 

(Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban.) ¹  Laban rushed out to meet the man at the spring.

So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah ¹  to come to the field ²  where his flocks were. ³ 

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

Now Dinah, Leah’s daughter whom she bore to Jacob, went to meet ¹  the young women ²  of the land.

When ¹  they blow ²  them both, all the community must come ³  to you to the entrance of the tent of meeting.

Instead, you must be sure to open your hand to him and generously lend ¹  him whatever he needs. ² 

When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them. ¹ 

Then the army marched out to the field to fight against Israel. The battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.

When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them. ¹ 

He brought in the priests and Levites and assembled them in the square on the east side.

A proclamation ¹  was circulated ²  throughout Judah and Jerusalem ³  that all the exiles were to be assembled in Jerusalem.

So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them ¹  both day and night.