But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will become great. In spite of this, his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will become a multitude ¹  of nations.”

But Asahel ¹  refused to turn aside. So Abner struck him in the abdomen with the back end of his ²  spear. The spear came out his back; Asahel ³  collapsed on the spot and died there right before Abner. ⁴  Everyone who now comes to the place where Asahel fell dead pauses in respect. ⁵ 

But the older son ¹  became angry ²  and refused ³  to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,

and with every kind of evil deception directed against ¹  those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth ²  so as to be saved.

and women received back their dead raised to life. ¹  But others were tortured, not accepting release, to obtain resurrection to a better life. ² 

If it does not accept terms of peace but makes war with you, then you are to lay siege to it.

He will not consider ¹  any compensation; ²  he will not be willing, even if you multiply the compensation. ³ 

The one who puts up security for a stranger ¹  will surely have trouble, ²  but whoever avoids ³  shaking hands ⁴  will be secure.

The one who spares his rod ¹  hates ²  his child, ³  but the one who loves his child ⁴  is diligent ⁵  in disciplining ⁶  him.

Your ancestors, ¹  however, did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They stubbornly refused ²  to pay attention or to respond to any discipline.’

He sent his slaves ¹  to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.

but the villagers ¹  refused to welcome ²  him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem. ³ 

Our ¹  ancestors ²  were unwilling to obey ³  him, but pushed him aside ⁴  and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,

For every creation of God is good and no food ¹  is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.

But reject foolish and ignorant ¹  controversies, because you know they breed infighting. ² 

I ¹  have given her time to repent, but ²  she is not willing to repent of her sexual immorality.

“The Lord God of Israel who rules over all ¹  says, ‘I will soon bring on this city and all the towns surrounding it ²  all the disaster I threatened to do to it. I will do so because they have stubbornly refused ³  to pay any attention to what I have said!’”

my ¹  lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper ²  no deceit.

But if they refuse to listen, they pass over the river of death, ¹  and expire without knowledge.

They were destroyed at Endor; ¹  their corpses were like manure ²  on the ground.