He is the Lord our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth.

When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him.

The descendants of Gad lived near them in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah.

saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be happy! Let the nations say, ‘The Lord reigns!’

Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.

Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and worshiped instead the gods of the native peoples whom God had destroyed before them.

They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands.

David and the whole Israelite army advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). (The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.)

So David became famous in all the lands; the Lord caused all the nations to fear him.

Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Announce every day how he delivers!

Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is established, it cannot be moved.

Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth!

He told them, “The Lord your God is with you! He has made you secure on every side, for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region and the region is subdued before the Lord and his people.

Two sons were born to Eber: the first was named Peleg, for during his lifetime the earth was divided; his brother’s name was Joktan.

These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

They found fertile and rich pasture; the land was very broad, undisturbed and peaceful. Indeed some Hamites had been living there prior to that.

In the east they settled as far as the entrance to the desert that stretches to the Euphrates River, for their cattle had increased in numbers in the land of Gilead.

The half-tribe of Manasseh settled in the land from Bashan as far as Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They grew in number.