³ “If you follow my statutes and keep my commandments and observe them faithfully,^(A)

⁷ You shall give chase to your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

² “Who are you, Achior and you mercenaries of Ephraim, to prophesy among us as you have done today and tell us not to make war against the people of Israel because their God will defend them? What god is there except Nebuchadnezzar? He will send his forces and destroy them from the face of the earth. Their God will not save them;^(A)

¹⁰ Therefore, lord and master, do not disregard what he said, but keep it in your mind, for it is true. Indeed, our people cannot be punished nor can the sword prevail against them unless they sin against their God.^(A)