Here’s what Moses said about Benjamin.“ Let the one the Lord loves rest safely in him. The Lord guards him all day long. The one the Lord loves rests in his arms.”

“论便雅悯说：耶和华所亲爱的必同耶和华安然居住；耶和华终日遮蔽他，也住在他两肩之中。

关于便雅悯，他说：‘耶和华所亲爱的必同耶和华安然居住，耶和华终日庇护他，他也住在耶和华两肩之中。’

关于便雅悯，他说：‘耶和华所亲爱的必同耶和华安然居住，耶和华终日庇护他，他也住在耶和华两肩之中。’

摩西祝福便雅悯支派说：“耶和华所爱的人，安居在祂身边，安居在祂怀中，终日蒙祂庇护。”

论到便雅悯，他说：“耶和华所爱的，必在耶和华身边安然居住；耶和华终日庇护他，也必住在他的两肩之间。”

論便雅憫說：耶和華所親愛的必同耶和華安然居住；耶和華終日遮蔽他，也住在他兩肩之中。

關於便雅憫，他說：『耶和華所親愛的必同耶和華安然居住，耶和華終日庇護他，他也住在耶和華兩肩之中。』

關於便雅憫，他說：『耶和華所親愛的必同耶和華安然居住，耶和華終日庇護他，他也住在耶和華兩肩之中。』

摩西祝福便雅憫支派說：「耶和華所愛的人，安居在祂身邊，安居在祂懷中，終日蒙祂庇護。」

論到便雅憫，他說：“耶和華所愛的，必在耶和華身邊安然居住；耶和華終日庇護他，也必住在他的兩肩之間。”

論便雅憫是說：『永恆主所愛的人必在永恆主身邊安然居住；永恆主終日蔽護他，他住在他兩肩之中。』

論便雅憫則曰、耶和華所眷愛者、將安居其側、耶和華終日庇護之、使處兩肩之間、○

其論便雅憫則曰、彼為耶和華所眷愛、當安居焉、至高者恆庇護之、彼必攝於二山之間。

論便雅憫則曰、主所眷愛者、安居於主所、主終日護庇之、居其山脊山脊原文作肩之間、○

About Benjamin he said:“ Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.”

Of Benjamin he said,“ The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety. The High God surrounds him all day long, and dwells between his shoulders.”

Moses said this about the tribe of Benjamin:“ The people of Benjamin are loved by the Lord and live in safety beside him. He surrounds them continuously and preserves them from every harm.”

He said about Benjamin: The LORD’s beloved rests securely on him. He shields him all day long, and he rests on his shoulders.

Of Benjamin he said,“ May the beloved of the Lord live in security beside Him Who shields him all the day long, And he lives between His shoulders.”

Of Benjamin he said:“ The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him, Who shelters him all the day long; And he shall dwell between His shoulders.”

Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah shall dwell in safety by him; He covereth him all the day long, And he dwelleth between his shoulders.

He said about Benjamin: The Lord’s beloved rests securely on Him. He shields him all day long, and he rests on His shoulders.

[ And] of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him;[ and the LORD] shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of the LORD will live safely by him; he protects him all the time, and the LORD places him on his chest.

About Benjamin he said,“ The beloved of Yahweh will dwell in safety by him. He covers him all day long. He dwells between his shoulders.”

Azariah went out to meet Asa. He said to him,“ Asa and all you people of Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you really look for him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will desert you.

“ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and throw stones in order to kill those who are sent to you. Many times I have wanted to gather your people together. I have wanted to be like a hen who gathers her chicks under her wings. And you would not let me!

But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day they live there with the people of Benjamin.

God lives forever! You can run to him for safety. His powerful arms are always there to carry you. He will drive out your enemies to make room for you. He’ll say to you,‘ Destroy them!’So Israel will live in safety. Jacob will live secure in a land that has grain and fresh wine. There the heavens drop their dew.Israel, how blessed you are! Who is like you? The Lord has saved you. He keeps you safe. He helps you. He’s like a glorious sword to you. Your enemies will bow down to you in fear. You will walk on the highest places of their lands.”

Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem. He brought together 180,000 capable young men from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. He had decided to go to war against Israel. He wanted his fighting men to get the kingdom of Israel back for him.

So here is the message the Lord has spoken against him. The Lord is telling him,“‘ “You will not win the battle over Zion. Its people hate you and make fun of you. The people of Jerusalem lift up their heads proudly as you run away.

Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem. He brought together 180,000 capable young men from Judah and the tribe of Benjamin. He had decided to go to war against Israel. Solomon’s son Rehoboam wanted his fighting men to get the kingdom of Israel back for him.

He has said,“ This will be my resting place for ever and ever. Here I will sit on my throne, because that’s what I want.

‘ I will guard this city and save it. I will do it for myself. And I will do it for my servant David.’ ”

But first you will go across the Jordan River. You will settle in the land he’s giving you. It will belong to you as your share. He will give you peace and rest from all your enemies around you. You will live in safety.

He will cover you with his wings. Under the feathers of his wings you will find safety. He is faithful. He will keep you safe like a shield or a tower.

I have put my words in your mouth. I have kept you safe in the palm of my hand. I set the heavens in place. I laid the foundations of the earth. I say to Zion,‘ You are my people.’ ”

Connect them to the shoulder straps of the linen apron. The stones will stand for the sons of Israel. Aaron must carry the names on his shoulders as a constant reminder while he is serving the Lord.

The first lot drawn out was for the tribe of Benjamin, according to its family groups. The territory they were given was located between the tribes of the people of Judah and the people of Joseph. Here are the borders of Benjamin’s territory.On the north side their border started at the Jordan River. It went past the north slope of Jericho. Then it headed west into the central hill country. It came to an end at the Desert of Beth Aven.From there the border crossed to the south slope of Bethel. Then it went down to Ataroth Addar on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.From the hill that faces Beth Horon on the south the border turned south. Then the border went along the west side of the hill. It came to an end at Kiriath Jearim. That town belongs to the people of Judah. That was the border on the west.The border on the south side started at the west edge of Kiriath Jearim. It came to an end at the springs of Nephtoah.It went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben Hinnom. The hill is north of the Valley of Rephaim. The border continued down the Hinnom Valley. It went along the south slope of Jerusalem, where the people of Jebus live. It continued on to En Rogel.Then it curved north. It went to En Shemesh. It continued on to Geliloth. Geliloth faces the Pass of Adummim. The border ran down to the Stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben.It continued to the north slope of Beth Arabah. It went on down into the Arabah Valley.From there it went to the north slope of Beth Hoglah. It came to an end at the north bay of the Dead Sea. That’s where the Jordan River flows into the Dead Sea. That was the border on the south.The Jordan River formed the border on the east side. Those were the borders that marked out on all sides the land the family groups of Benjamin received as their share.Here is a list of towns given to the tribe of Benjamin, according to its family groups. Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,Kephar Ammoni, Ophni and Geba. The total number of towns and their villages was 12.Here is another list of towns given to Benjamin. Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,Zelah, Haeleph, Jerusalem, Gibeah and Kiriath. The total number of towns and their villages was 14. That was the share of land the family groups of Benjamin received.

From Benjamin there were also commanders. One of them was Eliada. He was a brave soldier. He commanded 200,000 men. They were armed with bows and shields.Another was Jehozabad. He commanded 180,000 men. They were prepared for battle.These were the men who served the king. He stationed some other men in the cities all through Judah. The cities had high walls around them.