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And the
city shall be
accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only
Rahab the
harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she
hid the messengers that we sent.
Now the
city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only
Rahab the
prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she
hid the
spies we sent.
So the people
shouted when the priests
blew with the
trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the
trumpet, and the people
shouted with a great
shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the
city, every man straight before him, and they took the
city.
So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people
shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great
shout, and the wall
collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the
city and captured it.
And they utterly destroyed all that was in the
city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and
ass, with the edge of the sword.
At the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the
city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and
donkeys.
And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.
Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house.
And Joshua
adjured them at that time, saying,
Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this
city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his
firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
At that time Joshua
invoked this solemn oath: “
Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this
city,
Jericho; at the cost of his
firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to
Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of
Ai, and his people, and his
city, and his land:
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack
Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of
Ai, his people, his
city, and his land.
And thou shalt do to
Ai and her king as thou
didst unto
Jericho and her king: only the
spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto
yourselves: lay thee an
ambush for the
city behind it.
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in
ambush behind the
city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.
And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the
city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will
flee before them,
Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the
city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will
flee from them.
(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the
city; for they will say, They
flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will
flee before them.
They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the
city, for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ So as we
flee from them,
Then ye shall rise up from the
ambush, and seize upon the
city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
you are to rise from the
ambush and seize the
city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.
And when you have taken the city, set it on fire. Do as the LORD has commanded! See, I have given you orders.”
And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew
nigh, and came before the
city, and pitched on the north side of
Ai: now there was a valley between them and
Ai.
Then all the troops who were with him marched up and approached the
city. They arrived in front of
Ai and camped to the north of it, with the valley between them and the
city.
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in
ambush between
Bethel and
Ai, on the west side of the
city.
Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an
ambush between
Bethel and
Ai, to the west of the
city.
And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
So the forces were stationed with the main camp to the north of the city and the rear guard to the west of the city. And that night Joshua went into the valley.
And it came to pass, when the king of
Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the
city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he
wist not that there were liers in
ambush against him behind the
city.
When the king of
Ai saw the Israelites, he
hurried out early in the morning with the men of the
city to
engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an
ambush had been set up against him behind the
city.
And all the people that were in
Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the
city.
Then all the men of
Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the
city.
And there was not a man left in
Ai or
Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the
city open, and pursued after Israel.
Not a man was left in
Ai or
Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the
city wide open while they pursued Israel.
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the
spear that is in thy hand toward
Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the
spear that he had in his hand toward the
city.
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Hold out your battle
lance toward
Ai, for into your hand I will deliver the
city.” So Joshua held out his battle
lance toward
Ai,
And the
ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the
city, and took it, and hasted and set the
city on fire.
and as soon as he did so, the men in
ambush rose quickly from their position. They
rushed forward, entered the
city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.
And when the men of
Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the
city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to
flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
When the men of
Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the
city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers.
And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the
ambush had taken the
city, and that the smoke of the
city ascended, then they turned again, and
slew the men of
Ai.
When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in
ambush had captured the
city and that smoke was rising from it, they turned around and struck down the men of
Ai.
And the other issued out of the
city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they
smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
Meanwhile, those in the
ambush came out of the
city against them, and the men of
Ai were
trapped between the
Israelite forces on both sides. So Israel struck them down until no
survivor or
fugitive remained.
Only the cattle and the
spoil of that
city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.
Israel took for themselves only the cattle and
plunder of that
city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.
And the king of
Ai he
hanged on a tree until
eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his
carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the
city, and raise
thereon a great
heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
He hung the king of
Ai on a tree until evening, and at
sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the
city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.
That they feared greatly, because
Gibeon was a great
city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than
Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly
alarmed, because
Gibeon was a great
city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than
Ai, and all its men were mighty.
And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of
Jericho.
On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction
everyone in the
city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of
Jericho.
And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he
smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of
Jericho.
And the LORD also delivered that
city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of
Libnah as he had done to the king of
Jericho.
And they took it on that day, and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to
Lachish.
That day they captured
Eglon and put it to the sword, and Joshua devoted to destruction
everyone in the
city, just as he had done to
Lachish.
And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they
smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to
Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to
Libnah, and to her king.
And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction
everyone in the
city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to
Hebron and as he had done to
Libnah and its king.
There was not a
city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the
Hivites the inhabitants of
Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
No
city made peace with the Israelites except the
Hivites living in
Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.
From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river
Arnon, and the
city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
The area from Aroer on the
rim of the
Arnon Valley, along with the
city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,
And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river
Arnon, and the
city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
The territory from Aroer on the
rim of the
Arnon Valley, along with the
city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba,
And unto
Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the
city of Arba the father of
Anak, which
city is
Hebron.
According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave
Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is,
Hebron. (Arba was the
forefather of
Anak.)
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of
Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
So Othniel son of
Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the
city, and
Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.
And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at
Shiloh.
So the men departed and went throughout the land,
mapping it
city by
city into seven portions. Then they returned with the document to Joshua at the camp in
Shiloh.
And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-
baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a
city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-
baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a
city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
And then the coast turneth to
Ramah, and to the strong
city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to
Achzib:
The border then turned back toward
Ramah as far as the fortified
city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of
Achzib,
According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.
And when he that
doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the
city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that
city, they shall take him into the
city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.
And he shall dwell in that
city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the
slayer return, and come unto his own
city, and unto his own house, unto the
city from whence he fled.
He is to stay in that
city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time. Then the
manslayer may return to his own home in the
city from which he fled.”
And they gave them the
city of Arba the father of
Anak, which
city is
Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is,
Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of
Anak.)
But the fields of the
city, and the villages thereof, gave they to
Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
But they had given the fields and villages around the
city to
Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest
Hebron with her suburbs, to be a
city of refuge for the
slayer; and
Libnah with her suburbs,
So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands:
Hebron, a
city of refuge for the
manslayer,
Libnah,
For they gave them
Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a
city of refuge for the
slayer; and
Gezer with her suburbs,
From the tribe of Ephraim they were given
Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a
city of refuge for the
manslayer),
Gezer,
And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of
Manasseh they gave Golan in
Bashan with her suburbs, to be a
city of refuge for the
slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.
This is what the
Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of
Manasseh they were given Golan in
Bashan, a
city of refuge for the
manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
And out of the tribe of
Naphtali, Kedesh in
Galilee with her suburbs, to be a
city of refuge for the
slayer; and Hammoth-
dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
And from the tribe of
Naphtali they were given Kedesh in
Galilee (a
city of refuge for the
manslayer), Hammoth-
dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and
smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the
city on fire.
Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
And Othniel the son of Kenaz,
Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
So Othniel son of
Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the
city, and
Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the
city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of
Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the
City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near
Arad. They went to live among the people.
And Judah went with
Simeon his brother, and they
slew the
Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the
city was called Hormah.
Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the
Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the
city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
And the house of Joseph sent to
descry Bethel. (Now the name of the
city before was
Luz.)
And the
spies saw a man come forth out of the
city, and they said unto him,
Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the
city, and we will
shew thee mercy.
and when the
spies saw a man coming out of the
city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the
city, and we will treat you kindly.”
And when he shewed them the entrance into the
city, they
smote the
city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family.
And the man went into the land of the
Hittites, and built a
city, and called the name thereof
Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
And the man went to the land of the
Hittites, built a
city, and called it
Luz, which is its name to this day.
And he gathered unto him the children of
Ammon and Amalek, and went and
smote Israel, and possessed the
city of palm trees.
Then
Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the
city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
So
Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had told him. But because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the
city, he did it by night rather than in the
daytime.
And when the men of the
city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of
Baal was cast down, and the
grove was cut down that was by it, and the second
bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
When the men of the
city got up in the morning, there was
Baal’s altar
torn down, with the Asherah pole cut down beside it and the second bull offered up on the newly built altar.
Then the men of the
city said unto
Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of
Baal, and because he hath cut down the
grove that was by it.
Then the men of the
city said to
Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has
torn down
Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.
And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and
slew the men of the
city.
He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
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.
From all this
Gideon made an
ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel
prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a
snare to
Gideon and his household.
And when Zebul the ruler of the
city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was
kindled.
When Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.
And he sent messengers unto
Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to
Shechem; and, behold, they
fortify the
city against thee.
And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
And in the morning at
sunrise, get up and advance against the
city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, do to them whatever you are able.”
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the
city: and
Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
Now Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the
city gate just as
Abimelech and his men came out from their hiding places.
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the
city; and he rose up against them, and
smote them.
So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.
And
Abimelech, and the company that was with him,
rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the
city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and
slew them.
Then
Abimelech and the companies with him
rushed forward and took their stand at the entrance of the
city gate. The other two companies
rushed against all who were in the fields and struck them down.
And
Abimelech fought against the
city all that day; and he took the
city, and
slew the people that was therein, and beat down the
city, and
sowed it with salt.
And all that day
Abimelech fought against the
city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he
demolished the
city and
sowed it with salt.
But there was a strong tower within the
city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the
city, and shut it to them, and
gat them up to the top of the tower.
But there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women, and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower.
And the men of the
city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not
plowed with my
heifer, ye had not found out my
riddle.
Before
sunset on the seventh day, the men of the
city said to
Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not
plowed with my
heifer, you would not have
solved my
riddle!”
And it was told the Gazites, saying,
Samson is come
hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the
city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.
When the Gazites heard that
Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the
city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until
dawn; then we will kill him.”
And
Samson lay till
midnight, and arose at
midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the
city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before
Hebron.
But
Samson lay there only until
midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the
city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking
Hebron.
And the man departed out of the
city from Bethlehemjudah to
sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of
Micah, as he journeyed.
This man left the
city of
Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to
Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
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 they called the name of the
city Dan, after the name of
Dan their father, who was born unto Israel:
howbeit the name of the
city was Laish at the first.
They named it
Dan, after their
forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the
city was formerly named Laish.
And when they were by
Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this
city of the Jebusites, and
lodge in it.
When they were near
Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Please, let us stop at this Jebusite
city and
spend the night here.”
And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside
hither into the
city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.
But his master replied, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.”
And they turned aside thither, to go in and to
lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the
city: for there was no man that took them into his house to
lodging.
They stopped to go in and
lodge in Gibeah. The
Levite went in and sat down in the
city square, but no one would take them into his home for the night.
And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a
wayfaring man in the street of the
city: and the old man said,
Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”
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!”
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the
city,
knit together as one man.
So all the men of Israel gathered as one man, united against the city.
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the
city; and they began to
smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the
highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the
city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to
Bethel and the other to Gibeah.
And the children of Benjamin said, They are
smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us
flee, and draw them from the
city unto the
highways.
“We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the
city onto the roads.”
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.
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.
So they two went until they came to
Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to
Bethlehem, that all the
city was moved about them, and they said, Is this
Naomi?
And she took it up, and went into the
city: and her mother in law saw what she had
gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
She
picked up the grain and went into the town, where her mother-in-law saw what she had
gleaned. And she brought out what she had saved from her meal and gave it to
Naomi.
And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the
city of my people
doth know that thou art a
virtuous woman.
And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.
Also he said, Bring the
vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the
city.
And he told her, “Bring the
shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he
shoveled six measures of barley into her
shawl. Then he went into the
city.
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.
And this man went up out of his
city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in
Shiloh. And the two sons of
Eli,
Hophni and
Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
Year after year Elkanah would go up from his
city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at
Shiloh, where
Eli’s two sons,
Hophni and
Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
And when he came, lo,
Eli sat upon a seat by the
wayside watching: for his heart
trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the
city, and told it, all the
city cried out.
When he arrived, there was
Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart
trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the
city to give a report, the whole
city cried out.
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck
brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
As soon as the ark of God was mentioned,
Eli fell backward from his chair by the
city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And
Eli had judged Israel forty years.
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.
