Quotes About People

He chose the best land for himself, because a rulerís portion was reserved for him there. He came with the leaders of the people; he administered the LORDís justice and His ordinances for Israel.”

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:

and after everyone had finished crossing, the priests with the ark of the LORD crossed in the sight of the people.

On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.

And when there is a long blast of the ramís horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.”

After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven ramsí horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.

So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”

After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.

Then Gaal spoke up again, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by way of the Divinersí Oak.”

The next day the people of Shechem went out into the fields, and this was reported to Abimelech.

And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”

So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, tranquil and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.

So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.

The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of Godís people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords.

For when the people were counted, none of the residents of Jabesh-gilead were there.

and said, “Surely we will return with you to your people.”

No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORDís people.

So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”

Now the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyed at the sight.

So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you.”

And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.

So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.