The Book of Judges
1: Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?2: And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.3: And Judah said unto Simeon his...

The Book of Ruth
1: Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in theland. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.2: And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his...

The Book of 1 Samuel
1: Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, anEphrathite:2: And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah:and Peninnah had children,...

The Book of 2 Samuel
1: Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from theslaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;2: It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothesrent, and earth upon his head: and so it...

The Book of 1 Kings
1: Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.2: Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the kinga young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my...

The Book of 2 Kings
1: Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.2: And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.3: But the...