Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

His acts are characterized by faithfulness and justice; all his precepts are reliable.

Then I will summon as my reliable witnesses Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”

This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.

I gave instructions that Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a certain Levite named Pedaiah be put in charge of the storerooms, and that Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, be their assistant, for they were regarded as trustworthy. It was then their responsibility to oversee the distribution to their colleagues.