Therefore, every one of you , who judges is without excuse. For when you judge another, you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, do the same things.
And there was a lot of murmuring about him among the crowds. Some were saying, ‘He’s a good man.’ Others were saying, ‘No, on the contrary, he’s deceiving the people.’
until I come and take you away to a land like your own land #– #a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey #– #so that you may live and not die. But don’t listen to Hezekiah when he misleads you, saying, ‘The Lord will rescue us.’
the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun their lord, ‘Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn’t David sent his emissaries in order to scout out the city, spy on it, and demolish it? ’
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside to the middle of the city gate, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died in revenge for the death of Asahel, Joab’s brother.
who will go out before them and come back in before them, and who will bring them out and bring them in, so that the Lord’s community won’t be like sheep without a shepherd.’
Send one from among you to get your brother. The rest of you will be imprisoned so that your words can be tested to see if they are true. If they are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies! ’