Joash did what the Lord approved throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.

King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came, but he gave him more trouble than support.

From the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

But the Lord opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.

For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

The Ephraimites were armed with bows, but they retreated in the day of battle.

Planted in the Lord’s house, they grow in the courts of our God.

From east to west the Lord’s name is deserving of praise.

I will celebrate my deliverance, and call on the name of the Lord.

I will present a thank offering to you, and call on the name of the Lord.

Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah, we found it in the territory of Jaar.

says our protector – the Lord who commands armies is his name, the Holy One of Israel.

For I looked forward to the day of vengeance, and then payback time arrived.

Even the soldiers from Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skulls, people of Israel.

What my eyes see grieves me – all the suffering of the daughters in my city.

Then the Lord spoke again to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month:

Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.

David took the crown from the head of their king and wore it (its weight was a talent of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city.

It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

How much greater punishment do you think that person deserves who has contempt for the Son of God, and profanes the blood of the covenant that made him holy, and insults the Spirit of grace?