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Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?
Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God.
