"Ifyou dothisthingand God[so] commandsyou, then you will be ableto endure,and allthesepeoplealsowill goto their placein peace."
As soonas He had finishedspeakingto Abrahamthe LORDdeparted,and Abrahamreturnedto his place.
Now it cameabout whenRachelhad borneJoseph,that Jacobsaidto Laban,"Sendme away,that I may goto my own placeand to my own country.
But the peoplesaid,"You should not goout; for ifwe indeedflee,they will not careaboutus; even ifhalfof us die,they will not careaboutus. But you are worth tenthousandof us; therefore nowit is betterthat you [be ready] to helpus from the city."
Allthe peoplecrossedoverthe Jordanand the kingcrossedtoo. The kingthen kissedBarzillaiand blessedhim, and he returnedto his place.
But Abishaithe sonof Zeruiahhelpedhim, and struckthe Philistineand killedhim. Thenthe menof Davidsworeto him, saying,"You shall not goout againwith us to battle,sothat you do not extinguishthe lampof Israel."
"See,the LORDhas givenyou the sabbath;thereforeHe givesyou breadfor two dayson the sixthday.Remaineverymanin his place;let nomangoout of his placeon the seventhday."
"You will surelywearout, bothyourselfand thesepeoplewhoare with you, for the taskis tooheavyfor you; you cannotdoit alone.
"Let them judgethe peopleat alltimes;and let it be that everymajordisputethey will bringto you, but everyminordisputethey themselves will judge.So it will be easierfor you, and they will bear[the burden] with you.
So Moseslistenedto his father-in-lawand didallthat he had said.
And when Pauland Barnabashadgreatdissensionand debatewith them, [the brethren] determinedthat Pauland Barnabasand someothersof them should goup to Jerusalemto the apostlesand eldersconcerningthisissue.
It was becauseof a revelationthat I wentup; and I submittedto them the gospelwhichI preachamongthe Gentiles,but [I did so] in privateto thosewho were of reputation,for fearthat I might be running,orhad run,in vain.
The LORDsaidto Samuel,"Listento their voiceand appointthem a king."So Samuelsaidto the menof Israel,"Goeverymanto his city."
