⁵ “I will do whatever you say,”^(A) Ruth answered.

⁷ Samson said to them, “Since you’ve acted like this, I swear that I won’t stop until I get my revenge on you.”

David’s Plans for the Temple

28 David summoned^(A) all the officials^(B) of Israel to assemble at Jerusalem: the officers over the tribes, the commanders of the divisions in the service of the king, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the warriors and all the brave fighting men.

Submission to Governing Authorities

13 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities,^(A) for there is no authority except that which God has established.^(B) The authorities that exist have been established by God.

¹⁷ If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver^(A) us from it, and he will deliver^(B) us^[a] from Your Majesty’s hand.

⁴ They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.^(A)

²⁶ and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord.