266 verses contain “throughout” (in the KJV: 175, in the BSB: 148) — showing 1–100
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Behold, there come seven years of great
plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
And the seven years of
dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the
dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.
So now it was not you that sent me
hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler
throughout all the land of Egypt.
Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the
asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.
So they brought their
livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their flocks and herds, and their
donkeys.
Throughout that year he provided them with food in exchange for all their
livestock.
So the people were scattered abroad
throughout all the land of Egypt to gather
stubble instead of straw.
So the people scattered all over the land of Egypt to gather
stubble for straw.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.”
And the fish that was in the river died; and the river
stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood
throughout all the land of Egypt.
The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and
smite the dust of the land, that it may become
lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”
And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and
smote the dust of the earth, and it became
lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became
lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
This they did, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, gnats came upon man and beast. All the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout the land of Egypt.
And the LORD did so; and there came a
grievous swarm of
flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the
swarm of
flies.
And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of
flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials.
Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of
flies.
And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a
boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast,
throughout all the land of Egypt.
It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and
festering boils will break out on man and beast
throughout the land.”
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to
shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared
throughout all the earth.
But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be
hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every
herb of the field,
throughout the land of Egypt.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that
hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field
throughout the land of Egypt.”
And the
hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the
hail smote every
herb of the field, and
brake every tree of the field.
Throughout the land of Egypt, the
hail struck down everything in the field, both man and beast; it beat down every plant of the field and
stripped every tree.
And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and throughout that day and night the LORD sent an east wind across the land. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts.
And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About
midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:
So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About
midnight I will go
throughout Egypt,
And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.
And this day shall be unto you for a
memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD
throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an
ordinance for ever.
And this day will be a
memorial for you, and you are to
celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee.
For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.
And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
When Aaron sets up the lamps at
twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.
And Aaron shall make an
atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make
atonement upon it
throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.
Once a year Aaron shall make
atonement on the horns of the altar.
Throughout your generations he shall make
atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of
atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”
So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.
Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy
anointing oil unto me
throughout your generations.
And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred
anointing oil for the generations to come.
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying,
Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you
throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that
doth sanctify you.
“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
The Israelites must keep the Sabbath,
celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come.
And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate
throughout the camp, and
slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.
He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to
fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and
slay his brother, his friend, and his
neighbor.’”
And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.
No one may go up with you; in fact, no one may be seen
anywhere on the mountain—not even the flocks or herds may
graze in front of the mountain.”
Ye shall
kindle no fire
throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”
And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.
After Moses had given an order, they sent a
proclamation throughout the camp: “No man or woman should make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing more,
Three
bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a
knop and a flower; and three
bowls made like almonds in another branch, a
knop and a flower: so
throughout the six branches going out of the
candlestick.
There were three cups shaped like
almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.
And thou shalt
anoint them, as thou
didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their
anointing shall surely be an
everlasting priesthood
throughout their generations.
Anoint them just as you
anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their
anointing will
qualify them for a permanent priesthood
throughout their generations.”
For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.
It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
Which the LORD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he
anointed them, by a statute for ever
throughout their generations.
On the day they were
anointed, the LORD commanded that this be given them by the sons of Israel. It is a permanent portion for the generations to come.
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.
And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a
whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them
throughout their generations.
They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have
prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’
And ye shall eat neither bread, nor
parched corn, nor green ears, until the
selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever
throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
You must not eat any bread or
roasted or new grain until the very day you have brought this offering to your God. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.
And ye shall
proclaim on the
selfsame day, that it may be an holy
convocation unto you: ye shall do no
servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings
throughout your generations.
On that same day you are to
proclaim a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live for the generations to come.
Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
You are not to do any work at all. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.
Then shalt thou cause the
trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of
atonement shall ye make the
trumpet sound
throughout all your land.
Then you are to sound the horn far and wide on the tenth day of the seventh month, the Day of
Atonement. You shall sound it
throughout your land.
And ye shall
hallow the
fiftieth year, and
proclaim liberty
throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
So you are to
consecrate the
fiftieth year and
proclaim liberty in the land for all its inhabitants. It shall be your
Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan.
And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.
If it is not redeemed by the end of a full year, then the house in the walled city is permanently transferred to its
buyer and his descendants. It is not to be released in the
Jubilee.
Of the children of
Naphtali,
throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the sons of
Naphtali, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.
The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man in his own camp and under his own standard.
And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch
throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of
Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
On the east side, toward the
sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:
All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and
fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred,
throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.
All that were numbered in the camp of
Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty,
throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of
Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.
All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.
The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.
These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.
All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.
The total number of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted by their clans at the LORD’s command, including all the males a month old or more, was 22,000.
Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
“Take a census of the Gershonites as well, by their families and clans,
And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
Then the Gershonites were numbered by their clans and families,
Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
And those numbered by their clans and families totaled 2,630.
And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
And the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families,
All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.
Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body.
All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD.
Throughout the time of his separation, he is holy to the LORD.
And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the
trumpets; and they shall be to you for an
ordinance for ever
throughout your generations.
The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the
trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.
And the standard of the camp of the children of
Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps
throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Finally, the divisions of the camp of
Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
Then Moses heard the people
weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was
kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
Then Moses heard the people of family after family
weeping at the entrances to their tents, and the anger of the LORD was
kindled greatly, and Moses was also displeased.
Of the first of your
dough ye shall give unto the LORD an
heave offering in your generations.
Throughout your generations, you are to give the LORD an offering from the first of your
dough.
Speak unto the children of Israel, and
bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments
throughout their generations, and that they put upon the
fringe of the borders a
ribband of blue:
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that
throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each
tassel.
But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.
Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers’ house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.
“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”
And their drink offerings shall be half an
hin of wine unto a
bullock, and the third part of an
hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an
hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month
throughout the months of the year.
Their drink offerings shall be half a
hin of wine with each bull, a third of a
hin with the ram, and a quarter
hin with each lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon
throughout the year.
A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
and a tenth of an
ephah with each of the seven lambs.
After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
Offer the same food each day for seven days as an offering made by fire, a pleasing
aroma to the LORD. It is to be offered with its drink offering and the regular burnt offering.
A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs;
and a tenth of an
ephah with each of the seven lambs.
And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
and a tenth of an
ephah with each of the seven male lambs.
A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
and a tenth of an
ephah with each of the seven lambs.
Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.”
So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
This will be a
statutory ordinance for you for the generations to come, wherever you live.
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
You are to
appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
And if a
Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he
sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;
Now if a
Levite moves from any town of residence
throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,
For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.
For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.
Thou shalt have olive trees
throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not
anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
You will have olive trees
throughout your territory but will never
anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.
And he shall
besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and
fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst,
throughout all thy land: and he shall
besiege thee in all thy gates
throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
They will
besiege all the cities
throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will
besiege all your cities
throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.
And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
So the
spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.
And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were
dipped in the
brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,
So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.
So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.
And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by
Jericho, unto the water of
Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from
Jericho throughout mount
Bethel,
The
allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at
Jericho to the waters of
Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from
Jericho into the hill country of
Bethel.
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 with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.
With him they sent ten chiefs—one family leader from each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family among the clans of Israel.
And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him
throughout all the land of
Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of
Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,
For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of
bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.
And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.
Israel had served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced all the works that the LORD had done for Israel.
And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.
And the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.
And it came to pass, when he was come, that he
blew a
trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.
On arriving in Seirah, he
blew the ram’s horn
throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.
And he sent messengers
throughout all
Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto
Zebulun, and unto
Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
And the three hundred
blew the
trumpets, and the LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow, even
throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth-
shittah in Zererath, and to the border of
Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath.
And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-
shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of
Abel-meholah near Tabbath.
And
Gideon sent messengers
throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan.
Gideon sent messengers
throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan
ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth-barah.
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.”
But the men would not
hearken to him: so the man took his
concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and
abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
But the men would not
listen to him. So the
Levite took his
concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and
abused her
throughout the night, and at
dawn they let her go.
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.
And I took my
concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her
throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed
lewdness and folly in Israel.
Then I took my
concubine, cut her into pieces, and sent her
throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance, because they had committed a
lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.
And we will take ten men of an hundred
throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to
fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.
We will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to
punish them for the
atrocity they have committed in Israel.”
And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?
And the tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that has occurred among you?
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it
slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction
throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had
pervaded the city; the hand of God was heavy upon it.
And the elders of
Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
“Hold off for seven days,” replied the elders of
Jabesh, “and let us send messengers
throughout Israel. If there is no one to save us, we will surrender to you.”
And he took a yoke of oxen, and
hewed them in pieces, and sent them
throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying,
Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers
throughout the land of Israel,
proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of
anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they turned out as one man.