Then I sent messengers from the Kedemoth ¹  Desert to King Sihon of Heshbon with an offer of peace:

You must inscribe on the stones all the words of this law, making them clear.”

When Moses finished writing on a scroll the words of this law in their entirety,

Then Moses recited the words of this song from start to finish in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel.

Joshua told the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God!”

When Zebul, the city commissioner, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he was furious. ¹ 

But the Ammonite king disregarded ¹  the message sent by Jephthah. ² 

So Samuel spoke all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king.

So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the Lord. ¹ 

When Saul and all the Israelites ¹  heard these words of the Philistine, they were upset and very afraid.

He instructed the messenger as follows: “When you finish giving the battle report to the king,

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

When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including his deeds and sayings, ¹  are recorded in the writings of the prophet Iddo.

The events of Asa’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel. ¹ 

The rest of the events of Uzziah’s reign, from start to finish, were recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. ¹ 

When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.

But because it is heavier ¹  than the sand ²  of the sea, that is why my words have been wild. ³ 

then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat, and in place of barley, weeds!” ¹  The words of Job are ended.

You destroy ¹  liars; ²  the Lord despises ³  violent and deceitful people. ⁴