Your strength will be used up in vain, your land will not give its yield, and the trees of the land ¹  will not produce their fruit.

You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you, ¹ 

The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused, ¹ 

A man who was from there replied, “And who is their father?” Therefore this became a proverb: “Is even Saul among the prophets?”

But Saul swore an oath to her by the Lord, “As surely as the Lord lives, you will not incur guilt in this matter!”

“Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?

Nonetheless, because you have treated the Lord with such contempt ¹  in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die.”

Then the woman said, “Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter.” He replied, “Tell me.”

If I had acted at risk of my own life ¹  – and nothing is hidden from the king! – you would have abandoned me.” ² 

and had warned him about this very thing, so that he would not follow other gods. ¹  But he did not obey ²  the Lord’s command.

This sin caused Jeroboam’s dynasty ¹  to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.

The jar of flour was never empty and the jug of oil never ran out, just as the Lord had promised ¹  through Elijah.

Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, “Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?”

“Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: “You must not build me a house in which to live.

The priests left the holy place. ¹  All the priests who participated had consecrated themselves, no matter which division they represented. ² 

Anyone who would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be executed, whether they were young or old, ¹  male or female.

Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah were ¹  against this, assisted by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite.

Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, one of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah, was an adviser to the king ¹  in every matter pertaining to the people.

Let the young woman whom the king finds most attractive ¹  become queen in place of Vashti.” This seemed like a good idea to the king, ²  so he acted accordingly.

Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek ¹  me, but they will not find me.