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So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.

When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’

“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.”

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 came out together as one man.

…another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.

David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”

And they answered the king, “As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us to exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel,

Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.

And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.

In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory

This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.

At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.

He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.

Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:

And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:

…between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”

He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.

Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam.

…so you can lead it back to its border? Do you know the paths to its home?

He brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand had acquired.

You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.

He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.

He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.

He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.

The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.

Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.

Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.

In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD near her border.

I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.

No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.

Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders.

O My mountain in the countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, because of the sin of your high places, within all your borders.

So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.

You will fall by the sword, and I will judge you even to the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

The city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat within it. I will judge you even to the borders of Israel.

Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.

…therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush.

In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high, and the gate chambers were six cubits square.

This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.

These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a cubit and a handbreadth): Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this is the height of the altar:

The ledge shall also be square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, with a rim of half a cubit and a gutter of a cubit all around it. The steps of the altar shall face east.”

You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it.

“When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy.

Now the prince will have the area bordering each side of the area formed by the holy district and the property of the city, extending westward from the western side and eastward from the eastern side, running lengthwise from the western boundary to the eastern boundary and parallel to one of the tribal portions.