Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey.”

But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.”

The Lord replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book.

That is why the Book of the Wars of the Lord says: “. . . Zahab in Suphah and the ravines, the Arnon

If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law, which are written in this book, and do not revere this glorious and awesome name—the Lord your God—

The Lord will also bring on you every kind of sickness and disaster not recorded in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed.

The Lord will never be willing to forgive them; his wrath and zeal will burn against them. All the curses written in this book will fall on them, and the Lord will blot out their names from under heaven.

The Lord will single them out from all the tribes of Israel for disaster, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law.

Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against this land, so that he brought on it all the curses written in this book.

if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law and turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

After Moses finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,

“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. There it will remain as a witness against you.

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses—an altar of uncut stones, on which no iron tool had been used. On it they offered to the Lord burnt offerings and sacrificed fellowship offerings.

Afterward, Joshua read all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—just as it is written in the Book of the Law.

So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.

“Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left.

And Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak near the holy place of the Lord.

and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):

Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.

Solomon’s Death

As for the other events of Solomon’s reign—all he did and the wisdom he displayed—are they not written in the book of the annals of Solomon?

The other events of Jeroboam’s reign, his wars and how he ruled, are written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel.

As for the other events of Rehoboam’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

As for the other events of Abijah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

As for all the other events of Asa’s reign, all his achievements, all he did and the cities he built, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? In his old age, however, his feet became diseased.