and his son Beerah, whom King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was the tribal leader of Reuben.

They were allotted as cities of refuge Shechem and its pasturelands (in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer and its pasturelands,

David was afraid of God that day and said, “How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?”

Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was the commanding general of the king’s army.

He ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines as far as the border of Egypt.

For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed.

Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance.”

O Lord, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?

The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

All the people were aware of it, the people of Ephraim and those living in Samaria. Yet with pride and an arrogant attitude, they said,

At that time I will be the God of all the clans of Israel and they will be my people. I, the Lord, affirm it!”

Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had issued orders concerning Jeremiah. He had passed them on through Nebuzaradan, the captain of his royal guard,

They will bear their punishment; the punishment of the one who sought an oracle will be the same as the punishment of the prophet who gave it

“Son of man, say to her: ‘You are a land that receives no rain or showers in the day of my anger.’

You will be overcome by drunkenness and sorrow. The cup of your sister Samaria is a cup of horror and desolation.

The ships of Tarshish were the transports for your merchandise. “‘So you were filled and weighed down in the heart of the seas.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the holy place of the Lord and burn incense.