His brothers were jealous ¹  of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said. ² 

For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent ¹  to the Lord your God.

Boaz chose ten of the village leaders ¹  and said, “Sit down here!” So they sat down.

But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is established, it cannot be moved.

Now I am sending you Huram Abi, ¹  a skilled and capable man,

He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem. ¹ 

Get up, for this matter concerns you. We are with you, so be strong and act decisively!”

But even if it were ¹  true that I have erred, ²  my error ³  remains solely my concern!

Certainly ¹  the Lord is just; ²  he rewards godly deeds; ³  the upright will experience his favor. ⁴ 

for you live among them. ¹  You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.

Then I said, “I am sickened by the thought that the sovereign One ¹  might become inactive. ² 

He has taken a bag of money with him; ¹  he will not return until ²  the end of the month.” ³ 

One who has isolated himself ¹  seeks his own desires; ²  he rejects ³  all sound judgment.

A king sitting on the throne to judge ¹  separates out ²  all evil with his eyes. ³ 

Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build ¹  your house. ² 

I have seen another ¹  misfortune ²  on the earth: ³  It is an error a ruler makes. ⁴ 

Who comprehends ¹  the mind ²  of the Lord, or gives him instruction as his counselor? ³ 

How awful that day will be! ¹  For the day of the Lord is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer. ² 

But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” ¹