The side chambers surrounding the temple were wider at each successive story; for the structure surrounding the temple went up story by story all around the temple. For this reason the width of the temple increased as it went up, and one went up from the lowest story to the highest by the way of the middle story.

They invade like lumberjacks swinging their axes in a thick forest.

The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit.

Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, for the Lord his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

“Ask for a confirming sign from the Lord your God. You can even ask for something miraculous.”

Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit.

The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

and then the border will turn from the south to the Scorpion Ascent, continue to Zin, and then its direction will be from the south to Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and pass over to Azmon.

extended south of the Scorpion Ascent, crossed to Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, crossed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka.

David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah, the oldest. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.

Now, to show my commitment to the temple of my God, I donate my personal treasure of gold and silver to the temple of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for this holy temple.

In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a foot disease. Though his disease was severe, he did not seek the Lord, but only the doctors.

Then some Levites, from the Kohathites and Korahites, got up and loudly praised the Lord God of Israel.

The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.

I prayed, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.

Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?