They answered Joshua, "We will do everything you have told us and will go anywhere you send us.

Whoever questions your authority or disobeys any of your orders will be put to death. Be determined and confident!"

The LORD said to Joshua, "What I do today will make all the people of Israel begin to honor you as a great man, and they will realize that I am with you as I was with Moses.

In the cloud and in the sea they were all baptized as followers of Moses.

When the Israelites saw the great power with which the LORD had defeated the Egyptians, they stood in awe of the LORD; and they had faith in the LORD and in his servant Moses.

So Samuel prayed, and on that same day the LORD sent thunder and rain. Then all the people became afraid of the LORD and of Samuel,

When the people of Israel heard of Solomon's decision, they were all filled with deep respect for him, because they knew then that God had given him the wisdom to settle disputes fairly.

God was also at work in Judah and united the people in their determination to obey his will by following the commands of the king and his officials.

Have reverence for the LORD, my child, and honor the king. Have nothing to do with people who rebel against them;

because they are God's servants working for your own good. But if you do evil, then be afraid of them, because their power to punish is real. They are God's servants and carry out God's punishment on those who do evil.