Then the priest will burn them on the altar as food, a fire offering for a pleasing aroma. "All fat belongs to the LORD.

"Tell the Israelites: You are not to eat any fat of an ox, a sheep, or a goat.

If anyone eats animal fat from a fire offering presented to the LORD, the person who eats [it] must be cut off from his people.

The Danites said to him, "Don't raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives."

The governors who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking food and wine from them, as well as a pound of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but I didn't do this, because of the fear of God.

Woe to those who dream up wickedness and prepare evil [plans] on their beds! At morning light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.

They covet fields and seize them; they also take houses. They deprive a man of his home, a person of his inheritance.

This is what the LORD says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who proclaim peace when they have [food] to sink their teeth into but declare war against the one who puts nothing in their mouths.

shepherd God's flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God's [will]; not for the money but eagerly;

not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.