That is why the rains have been withheld, and the spring rains have not come. Yet in spite of this you are obstinate as a prostitute. You refuse to be ashamed of what you have done.

The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.

Ira the Jairite was David’s personal priest.

From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

Your silver has become scum, your beer is diluted with water.

Panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction.

Now in all Israel everyone acknowledged that there was no man as handsome as Absalom. From the sole of his feet to the top of his head he was perfect in appearance.

The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

The Lord told my father David, ‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.

Is there anything about which someone can say, “Look at this! It is new!”? It was already done long ago, before our time.

I purchased male and female slaves, and I owned slaves who were born in my house; I also possessed more livestock – both herds and flocks – than any of my predecessors in Jerusalem.

Our holy temple, our pride and joy, the place where our ancestors praised you, has been burned with fire; all our prized possessions have been destroyed.

Fine linen from Egypt, woven with patterns, was used for your sail to serve as your banner; blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah was used for your deck’s awning.

The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end.

The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was 60 feet long.

You have seized me, and it has become a witness; my leanness has risen up against me and testifies against me.

Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me! O Lord, deliver me!”

All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.

In the year King Ahaz died, this message was revealed:

But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone their own way.