They sent for him and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

But as for you, be strong and don’t get discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”

They swore their allegiance to the Lord, shouting their approval loudly and sounding trumpets and horns.

Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the Lord’s advice. He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast.

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

God helped him in his campaigns against the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur Baal, and the Meunites.

He brought in the priests and Levites and assembled them in the square on the east side.

The entire assembly then decided to celebrate for seven more days; so they joyfully celebrated for seven more days.

When Hezekiah and the officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and pronounced blessings on his people Israel.

This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the Lord his God considered good and right and faithful.

“And now what are we able to say after this, our God? For we have forsaken your commandments

(3:33) Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall he became angry and was quite upset. He derided the Jews,

And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates – 172.

Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage, for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.

When the king extended to Esther the gold scepter, she arose and stood before the king.

Now the day came when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

That day – let it be darkness; let not God on high regard it, nor let light shine on it!

Or why was I not buried like a stillborn infant, like infants who have never seen the light?

Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?