Answer a fool according to his folly, ¹  lest he be wise in his own estimation. ² 

I will make you pass under ¹  the shepherd’s staff, ²  and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.

This was according to ¹  the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

Yet the one these things are spoken about belongs to ¹  a different tribe, and no one from that tribe ²  has ever officiated at the altar.

Ben Hadad ¹  said, “I will return the cities my father took from your father. You may set up markets ²  in Damascus, just as my father did in Samaria.” ³  Ahab then said, “I want to make a treaty with you before I dismiss you.” ⁴  So he made a treaty with him and then dismissed him.

His intention ¹  will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. ²  He will give the king of the south ³  a daughter ⁴  in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.

Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep ¹  the covenantal requirement ²  I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

Early in the morning the men made a treaty with each other. ¹  Isaac sent them off; they separated on good terms. ² 

So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, ¹  you and I, and it will be ²  proof that we have made peace.” ³ 

But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him kindness. ¹  He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden. ² 

I also established my covenant with them ¹  to give them the land of Canaan, where they were living as resident foreigners. ² 

You are to put the atonement lid on top of the ark, and in the ark you are to put the testimony I am giving you.

The Lord said to Moses, “Write down ¹  these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.”

He took the testimony and put it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark, and then put the atonement lid on the ark.

collect ¹  five shekels for each ²  one individually; you are to collect ³  this amount ⁴  in the currency of the sanctuary shekel (this shekel is twenty gerahs). ⁵ 

From the firstborn males of the Israelites he collected the money, 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

‘Cursed is the one who refuses to keep the words of this law.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

She said, “I agree to these conditions.” ¹  She sent them on their way ²  and then tied the red rope in the window.

When the messengers went to Gibeah (where Saul lived) ¹  and informed the people of these matters, all the people wept loudly. ² 

The men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you ¹  and you can do with us whatever you wish.” ²