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And
Micah said unto him, Dwell
with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of
apparel, and thy
victuals. So the
Levite went in.
“Stay
with me,”
Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the
Levite went in
And the
Levite was content to dwell
with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
and agreed to stay
with him, and the young man became like a son to
Micah.
And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth
Micah with me, and hath
hired me, and I am his priest.
“
Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has
hired me to be his priest.”
Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.
So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians,
tranquil and
unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no
oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance
with anyone.
And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.
So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.
And the six hundred men appointed
with their weapons of war, which were of the children of
Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.
The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.
And the five men that went to
spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the
graven image, and the
ephod, and the
teraphim, and the
molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate
with the six hundred men that were appointed
with weapons of war.
And the five men who had gone to
spy out the land went inside and took the
graven image, the
ephod, the household idols, and the
molten idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate
with the six hundred armed men.
And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”
And the priest’s heart was
glad, and he took the
ephod, and the
teraphim, and the
graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
So the priest was
glad and took the
ephod, the household idols, and the
graven image, and went
with the people.
And they
cried unto the children of
Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto
Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest
with such a company?
When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to
Micah, “What is the matter
with you that you have called out such a company?”
And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?
He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”
And the children of
Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest
angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life,
with the lives of thy household.
The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or
angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
And they took the things which
Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they
smote them
with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city
with fire.
After they had taken
Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a
tranquil and
unsuspecting people, and they struck them
with their swords and burned down the city.
And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.
There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from
Sidon and had no alliance
with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.
And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant
with him, and a couple of
asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the
damsel saw him, he
rejoiced to meet him.
her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking his servant and a pair of
donkeys. So the
girl brought him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he
gladly welcomed him.
And his father in law, the
damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode
with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and
lodged there.
His father-in-law, the
girl’s father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained
with him three days, eating, drinking, and
lodging there.
And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the
damsel’s father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart
with a
morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.
On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the
girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart
with a
morsel of bread, and then you can go.”
And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his
concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the
damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you
tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end,
lodge here, that thine heart may be
merry; and to
morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
When the man got up to depart
with his
concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the
girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please
spend the night. See, the day is almost over.
Spend the night here, that your heart may be
merry. Then you can get up early
tomorrow for your journey home.”
But the man would not
tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against
Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were
with him two
asses saddled, his
concubine also was
with him.
But the man was unwilling to
spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite
Jebus (that is, Jerusalem),
with his two
saddled donkeys and his
concubine.
Yet there is both straw and
provender for our
asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy
handmaid, and for the young man which is
with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.
even though there is both straw and feed for our
donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the
maidservant and young man
with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”
And the old man said, Peace be
with thee;
howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only
lodge not in the street.
“Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not
spend the night in the square.”
Now as they were making their hearts
merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of
Belial,
beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”
Behold, here is my daughter a
maiden, and his
concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do
with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so
vile a thing.
Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s
concubine, and you can use them and do
with them as you wish. But do not do such a
vile thing to this man.”
And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his
concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the
threshold.
In the morning, when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey, there was his
concubine,
collapsed in the
doorway of the house,
with her hands on the
threshold.
And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his
concubine, and divided her, together
with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.
When he reached his house, he
picked up a knife, took hold of his
concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba,
with the land of
Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
Then all the Israelites from
Dan to
Beersheba and from the land of
Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at
Mizpah.
And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand
footmen that drew sword.
The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords.
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could
sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could
sling a stone at a hair
without missing.
And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.
That same day the Benjamites came out against them from Gibeah and cut down another 18,000 Israelites, all of them armed with swords.
And the LORD
smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.
The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and on that day the Israelites slaughtered 25,100 Benjamites, all armed with swords.
And the liers in wait hasted, and
rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and
smote all the city
with the edge of the sword.
The men in
ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.
Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.
The men of Israel had arranged a signal
with the men in
ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,
But when the flame began to arise up out of the city
with a
pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.
But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke.
Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and
chased them, and
trode them down
with ease over against Gibeah toward the
sunrising.
They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.
And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and
smote them
with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.
And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.
And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that
anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at
Mizpah would surely be put to death.
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and
smite the inhabitants of
Jabesh-
gilead with the edge of the sword,
with the women and the children.
So the congregation sent 12,000 of their most
valiant men and commanded them: “Go and put to the sword those living in
Jabesh-
gilead, including women and children.
And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath
lain by man.
This is what you are to do:
Devote to destruction every male, as well as every female who has had relations
with a man.”
And they found among the inhabitants of
Jabesh-
gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying
with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to
Shiloh, which is in the land of
Canaan.
So they found among the inhabitants of
Jabesh-
gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations
with a man, and they brought them to the camp at
Shiloh in the land of
Canaan.
Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to
sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from
Bethlehem in Judah,
with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.
And Elimelech
Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
Then
Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left
with her two sons,
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and
Naomi was left
without her two sons and
without her husband.
Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
When
Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them
with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab.
Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.
Accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah.
And
Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly
with you, as ye have dealt
with the dead, and
with me.
Then
Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me.
And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
and said, “Surely we will return with you to your people.”
And
Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go
with me? are there yet any more sons in my
womb, that they may be your husbands?
But
Naomi replied, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you go
with me? Are there still sons in my
womb to become your husbands?
When she saw that she was
stedfastly minded to go
with her, then she left speaking unto her.
When
Naomi saw that
Ruth was determined to go
with her, she stopped trying to
persuade her.
And she said unto them, Call me not
Naomi, call me
Mara: for the
Almighty hath dealt very bitterly
with me.
“Do not call me
Naomi,” she replied. “Call me
Mara, because the
Almighty has dealt quite bitterly
with me.
So
Naomi returned, and
Ruth the
Moabitess, her daughter in law,
with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to
Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
So
Naomi returned from the land of Moab
with her daughter-in-law
Ruth the
Moabitess. And they arrived in
Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
And behold, Boaz came from
Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be
with you. And they answered him, The LORD
bless thee.
Just then Boaz arrived from
Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be
with you.” “The LORD
bless you,” they replied.
And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the
Moabitish damsel that came back
with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou
gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law
with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name
with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you
glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked
with today is Boaz,” she said.
And
Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And
Naomi said unto her, The man is near of
kin unto us, one of our next
kinsmen.
Then
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not
withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.”
Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our
kinsman-redeemers.”
And
Ruth the
Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
Then
Ruth the
Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay
with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”
And
Naomi said unto
Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out
with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
And
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law
Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work
with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”
So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to
glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt
with her mother in law.
So
Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to
glean grain until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived
with her mother-in-law.
Then
Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well
with thee?
One day
Ruth’s mother-in-law
Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well
with you?
And now is not Boaz of our kindred,
with whose maidens thou
wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
Now is not Boaz,
with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact,
tonight he is
winnowing barley on the
threshing floor.
So Boaz took
Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.
So Boaz took
Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations
with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
And the women said unto
Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day
without a
kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
Then the women said to
Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day
without a
kinsman-
redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and
wept sore.
In her bitter distress,
Hannah prayed to the LORD and
wept with many tears.
And she said, Let thine
handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more
sad.
“May your
maidservant find favor
with you,” said
Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began eating again, and her face was no longer
downcast.
And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to
Ramah: and Elkanah knew
Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
The next morning Elkanah and
Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to
Ramah. And Elkanah had relations
with his wife
Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
And when she had
weaned him, she took him up
with her,
with three bullocks, and one
ephah of flour, and a
bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in
Shiloh: and the child was young.
Once she had
weaned him,
Hannah took the boy
with her, along
with a three-year-old bull, an
ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at
Shiloh.
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that
stumbled are
girded with strength.
The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are
equipped with strength.
And the priest’s custom
with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in
seething,
with a
fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
or for the custom of the priests
with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come
with a three-
pronged meat
fork while the meat was boiling
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men
abhorred the offering of the LORD.
Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child,
girded with a linen
ephod.
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen
ephod.
Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Each year his mother would make him a little
robe and bring it to him when she went
with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
Now
Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay
with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Now
Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping
with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
And the boy Samuel continued to grow in
stature and in favor
with the LORD and
with man.
Wherefore
kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my
habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make
yourselves fat
with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
Why then do you
kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by
fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’
And therefore I have
sworn unto the house of
Eli, that the iniquity of
Eli’s house shall not be
purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
Therefore I have
sworn to the house of
Eli, ‘The iniquity of
Eli’s house shall never be
atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD
smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us
fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of
Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines
today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from
Shiloh, so that it may go
with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”
So the people sent to
Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of
Eli,
Hophni and
Phinehas, were there
with the ark of the covenant of God.
So the people sent men to
Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the
cherubim. And the two sons of
Eli,
Hophni and
Phinehas, were there
with the ark of the covenant of God.
And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel
shouted with a great
shout, so that the earth
rang again.
When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great
shout that it
shook the ground.
Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that
smote the Egyptians
with all the plagues in the wilderness.
Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians
with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to
Shiloh the same day
with his clothes rent, and
with earth upon his head.
That same day a
Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to
Shiloh,
with his clothes
torn and
dirt on his head.
And his daughter in law,
Phinehas’ wife, was
with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the
tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and
travailed; for her pains came upon her.
Now
Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of
Phinehas, was
pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she
collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.
And when they arose early on the
morrow morning, behold,
Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of
Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the
threshold; only the
stump of
Dagon was left to him.
But when they got up early the next morning, there was
Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD,
with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the
threshold. Only the
torso remained.
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of
Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and
smote them
with emerods, even
Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of
Ashdod and its vicinity,
ravaging them and
afflicting them
with tumors.
And when the men of
Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not
abide with us: for his hand is
sore upon us, and upon
Dagon our god.
And when the men of
Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here
with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god
Dagon.”
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do
with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto
Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do
with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to
Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city
with a very great destruction: and he
smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had
emerods in their secret parts.
But after they had moved the ark to
Gath, the LORD’s hand was also against that city, throwing it into great confusion and
afflicting the men of the city, both young and old,
with an outbreak of tumors.
And the men that died not were
smitten with the
emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
Those who did not die were
afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.
And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us
wherewith we shall send it to his place.
the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place.”
And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a
trespass offering: then ye shall be
healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.
They replied, “If you return the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means return it to Him
with a guilt offering. Then you will be
healed, and you will understand why His hand has not been lifted from you.”
Now therefore make a new
cart, and take two
milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and
tie the
kine to the
cart, and bring their
calves home from them:
Now, therefore, prepare one new
cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked.
Hitch the cows to the
cart, but take their
calves away and pen them up.
And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the
cart, and the
coffer with the
mice of gold and the images of their
emerods.
Then they put the ark of the LORD on the
cart, along
with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors.
And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the
coffer that was
with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.
And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold objects, and they placed them on the large rock. That day the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD.
And he
smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he
smote of the people fifty thousand and
threescore and ten men: and the people
lamented, because the LORD had
smitten many of the people
with a great slaughter.
But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people
mourned because the LORD had struck them
with a great slaughter.
And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and
fetch it up to you.
So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you.”
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD
with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and
Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD
with all your hearts, then rid
yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD
thundered with a great
thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and
discomfited them; and they were
smitten before Israel.
As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD
thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.
And the
asses of
Kish Saul’s father were lost. And
Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants
with thee, and arise, go seek the
asses.
And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was
with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the
asses, and take thought for us.
When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop
worrying about the
donkeys and start
worrying about us.”
