Deborahsaidto Barak,"Arise!For thisis the dayin whichthe LORDhas givenSiserainto your hands;behold,the LORDhas goneout beforeyou." So Barakwentdownfrom MountTaborwith tenthousandmenfollowinghim.
Lotwentout and spoketo his sons-in-law,who were to marryhis daughters,and said,"Up, getout of thisplace,for the LORDwill destroythe city."But he appearedto his sons-in-lawto be jesting.
They had [just] goneout of the city,[and] were not faroff, when Josephsaidto his housesteward,"Up, followthe men;and when you overtakethem, sayto them, 'Whyhave you repaidevilfor good?
"It shall be, when you hearthe soundof marchingin the topsof the balsamtrees,thenyou shall actpromptly,for thenthe LORDwill have goneout beforeyou to strikethe armyof the Philistines."
But you will not goout in haste,Norwill you goas fugitives;For the LORDwill gobeforeyou, And the Godof Israel[will be] your rearguard.
"The breakergoesup beforethem; They breakout, passthroughthe gateand goout by it. So their kinggoeson beforethem, And the LORDat their head."
"Knowtherefore todaythat it is the LORDyour Godwho is crossingoverbeforeyou as a consumingfire.He will destroythem and He will subduethem beforeyou, so that you may drivethem out and destroythem quickly,justas the LORDhas spokento you.
The LORDsaidto Joshua,"Do not fearthem, for I have giventhem into your hands;not oneof them shall standbeforeyou."
"Riseup! Consecratethe peopleand say,'Consecrateyourselves for tomorrow,for thusthe LORD,the Godof Israel,has said,"There are thingsunderthe banin your midst,O Israel.You cannotstandbeforeyour enemiesuntilyou have removedthe thingsunderthe banfrom your midst."
He saidto her, "Getup and let us go,"but therewas noanswer.Then he placedher on the donkey;and the manaroseand wentto his home.
BarakcalledZebulunand Naphtalitogetherto Kedesh,and tenthousandmenwentup with him; Deborahalso wentup with him.
Now the samenightit cameabout that the LORDsaidto him, "Arise,godownagainst the camp,for I have givenit into your hands.
And they aroseearly;and at daybreakSamuelcalledto Saulon the roof,saying,"Getup, that I may sendyou away."So Saularose,and bothhe and Samuelwentout into the street.
