God has promised this by his holiness:“ I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.

神已经指着他的圣洁说：“我要欢乐；我要分开示剑，丈量疏割谷。

上帝在他的圣所说：“我要欢乐；要划分示剑，丈量疏割谷。

神在他的圣所说：“我要欢乐；要划分示剑，丈量疏割谷。

上帝在祂的圣所说：“我要欢然划分示剑，丈量疏割谷。

神在自己的圣所（“神在自己的圣所”或译：“神指着自己的圣洁”）说：“我必夸胜，我必分开示剑，我必量度疏割谷。

神在他的圣所中说：“我要欢跃，我要分割示剑，我要测量疏割谷。

神已經指着他的聖潔說：我要歡樂；我要分開示劍，丈量疏割谷。

上帝在他的聖所說：「我要歡樂；要劃分示劍，丈量疏割谷。

神在他的聖所說：「我要歡樂；要劃分示劍，丈量疏割谷。

上帝在祂的聖所說：「我要歡然劃分示劍，丈量疏割谷。

神在自己的聖所（“神在自己的聖所”或譯：“神指著自己的聖潔”）說：“我必誇勝，我必分開示劍，我必量度疏割谷。

上帝在他的聖所中應許說：『我要歡躍；我要分示劍，測量疏割谷。

神在他的聖所中說：「我要歡躍，我要分割示劍，我要測量疏割谷。

上帝以其聖而言曰、我必歡欣、分割示劍、勘丈疏割谷兮、

上帝至聖、曾有應許、余聞之而竊喜兮、余將分封示劍、量度數割兮、

天主發聖言應許我、我必得喜樂、使我分示劍量疎割之平原、

祈爾賜佑。祈爾垂聽。引手拯拔。爾之所親。

God has spoken from his sanctuary:“ In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.

God has spoken from his temple. He has said,“ I will win the battle. Then I will divide up the land around Shechem. I will divide up the Valley of Sukkoth.

God has promised in his holiness:“ With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Valley of Succoth.

God has spoken in his sanctuary:“ I will celebrate! I will divide up Shechem. I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.

God has spoken in His holiness:“ I will triumph, I will divide up Shechem, And measure out the Valley of Succoth.

God has spoken in His holiness:“ I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem And measure out the Valley of Succoth.

God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

God has spoken in His sanctuary:“ I will triumph! I will divide up Shechem. I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

God has spoken in his sanctuary:“ I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem, the valley of Succoth I will measure off.

God has spoken from his sanctuary:“ In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.

The Sovereign Lord has sworn this by his holiness:“ The time will come when you will be led away with hooks in your noses. Every last one of you will be dragged away like a fish on a hook!

Then Joshua summoned all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, including their elders, leaders, judges, and officers. So they came and presented themselves to God.

No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety.For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave.You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.

“ What more can I say to you? You know what your servant is really like, Sovereign Lord.Because of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have made them known to your servant.“ How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you!What other nation on earth is like your people Israel? What other nation, O God, have you redeemed from slavery to be your own people? You made a great name for yourself when you redeemed your people from Egypt. You performed awesome miracles and drove out the nations and gods that stood in their way.You made Israel your very own people forever, and you, O Lord, became their God.“ And now, O Lord God, I am your servant; do as you have promised concerning me and my family. Confirm it as a promise that will last forever.And may your name be honored forever so that everyone will say,‘ The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is God over Israel!’ And may the house of your servant David continue before you forever.“ O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, God of Israel, I have been bold enough to pray this prayer to you because you have revealed all this to your servant, saying,‘ I will build a house for you— a dynasty of kings!’For you are God, O Sovereign Lord. Your words are truth, and you have promised these good things to your servant.And now, may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you have spoken, and when you grant a blessing to your servant, O Sovereign Lord, it is an eternal blessing!”

The following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Kedesh of Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Kiriath arba( that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah.

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation,

I have sworn an oath to David, and in my holiness I cannot lie:His dynasty will go on forever; his kingdom will endure as the sun.

By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.

You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.

When they reached Succoth, Gideon asked the leaders of the town,“ Please give my warriors some food. They are very tired. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”But the officials of Succoth replied,“ Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your army.”

The boundary of the tribe of Manasseh extended from the border of Asher to Micmethath, near Shechem. Then the boundary went south from Micmethath to the settlement near the spring of Tappuah.

Jacob, on the other hand, traveled on to Succoth. There he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Succoth( which means“ shelters”).