<p class="poetry">He put him in charge of his palace,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and made him manager of all his property,p>

So he brought him to his house and fed the donkeys. They washed their feet and had a meal.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He returns no more to his house,p> <p class="poetry">nor does his place of residence<n id="1" /> know him<n id="2" /> any more.p>

Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.

When the two of them had made a covenant before the <sc>Lordsc>, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.p>

<p class="bodytext">Then all the people returned to their homes, and David went to pronounce a blessing on his family.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He does this so he can build his nest way up highp> <p class="poetry">and escape the clutches of disaster.<n id="2" />p>

Or who among you has planted a vineyard and not benefited from it? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else benefit from it.

Or who among you<n id="1" /> has become engaged to a woman but has not married her? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else marry her.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">All Israel rose up in unison<n id="1" /> and said, &#8220;Not one of us will go home!<n id="2" /> Not one of us will return<n id="3" /> to his house!

Moreover, the officers are to say to the troops,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Who among you<n id="2" /> has built a new house and not dedicated<n id="3" /> it? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else<n id="4" /> dedicate it.

In addition, the officers are to say to the troops, &#8220;Who among you is afraid and fainthearted? He may go home so that he will not make his fellow soldier&#8217;s<n id="1" /> heart as fearful<n id="2" /> as his own.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">When a man is newly married, he need not go into<n id="1" /> the army nor be obligated in any way; he must be free to stay at home for a full year and bring joy to<n id="2" /> the wife he has married.p>

<p class="bodytext">Then Samuel talked to the people about how the kingship would work.<n id="1" /> He wrote it all down on a scroll and set it before the <sc>Lordsc>. Then Samuel sent all the people away to their homes.

He then handed out to each member of the entire assembly of Israel,<n id="1" /> both men and women, a portion of bread, a date cake,<n id="2" /> and a raisin cake. Then all the people went home.<n id="3" />

and Solomon supplied Hiram annually with 20,000 cors<n id="1" /> of wheat as provision for his royal court,<n id="2" /> as well as 20,000 baths<n id="3" /> of pure<n id="4" /> olive oil.<n id="5" />

&#8216;The <sc>Lordsc> says this: &#8220;Do not attack and make war with your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.&#8221;&#8217;&#8221;<n id="1" /> They obeyed the <sc>Lordsc> and went home as the <sc>Lordsc> had ordered them to do.<n id="2" />p>

Micaiah<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the <sc>Lordsc> said, &#8216;They have no master. They should go home in peace.&#8217;&#8221;

&#8216;The <sc>Lordsc> says this: &#8220;Do not attack and make war with your brothers. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.&#8221;&#8217;&#8221;<n id="1" /> They obeyed the <sc>Lordsc> and called off the attack against Jeroboam.<n id="2" />p>

Micaiah<n id="1" /> replied, &#8220;I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the <sc>Lordsc> said, &#8216;They have no master. They should go home in peace.&#8217;&#8221;