The one who sits on the furniture the man with a discharge sits on must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

The one who touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

and so cause them to incur a penalty for guilt when they eat their holy offerings, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’”

The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, “Destroy!”

He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely.

Gaal again said, “Look, men are coming down from the very center of the land. A unit is coming by way of the Oak Tree of the Diviners.”

A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, “This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.”

The Lord will do for my lord everything that he promised you, and he will make you a leader over Israel.

So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,

He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.

Hiram asked, “Why did you give me these cities, my friend?” He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day.

So the king of Israel sent a message to the place the prophet had pointed out, warning it to be on its guard. This happened on several occasions.

Your claim to have a strategy and military strength is just empty talk. In whom are you trusting that you would dare to rebel against me?

So now, O Lord, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,

The twelfth, assigned the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, a descendant of Othniel. His division consisted of 24,000 men.

There was a great celebration in Jerusalem, unlike anything that had occurred in Jerusalem since the time of King Solomon son of David of Israel.

they brought in the contributions, tithes, and consecrated items that had been offered. Konaniah, a Levite, was in charge of all this, assisted by his brother Shimei.

But Hezekiah was ungrateful; he had a proud attitude, provoking God to be angry at him, as well as Judah and Jerusalem.

I recognized the fact that God had not sent him, for he had spoken the prophecy against me as a hired agent of Tobiah and Sanballat.

Yes, he struck a rock and water flowed out, streams gushed forth. But can he also give us food? Will he provide meat for his people?”