亚伯拉罕说，我以为这地方的人总不惧怕神，必为我妻子的缘故杀我。
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
亚比米勒又说，看哪，我的地都在你面前，你可以随意居住。
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
因耶和华为亚伯拉罕的妻子撒拉的缘故，已经使亚比米勒家中的妇人不能生育。
For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
以色列人出来，要与便雅悯人打仗，就在基比亚前摆阵。
And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.
有以色列人中的一万精兵，来到基比亚前接战，势派甚是凶猛。便雅悯人却不知道灾祸临近了。
And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.
亚玛撒就去招聚犹大人，却耽延过了王所限的日期。
So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.
过了一年，到列王出战的时候，约押率领军兵毁坏亚扪人的地，围攻拉巴。大卫仍住在耶路撒冷。约押攻打拉巴，将城倾覆。
And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
智慧的王，簸散恶人，用碌碡辊轧他们。
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
次日，巴施户珥将耶利米开枷释放。于是耶利米对他说，耶和华不是叫你的名为巴施户珥，乃是叫你玛歌珥米撒毕（就是四面惊吓的意思）。
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib.
试验义人，察看人肺腑心肠的万军之耶和华阿，求你容我见你在他们身上报仇，因我将我的案件向你禀明了。
But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.