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Phinehas our father, because he was deeply zealous, received the covenant of everlasting priesthood.
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Joshua, because he fulfilled the command, became a judge in Israel.
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Caleb, because he testified in the assembly, received an inheritance in the land.
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David, because he was merciful, inherited the throne of the kingdom for ever.
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Elijah because of great zeal for the law was taken up into heaven.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.