There was a large number of burnt sacrifices, as well as fat from the peace offerings and drink offerings that accompanied the burnt sacrifices. So the service of the Lord’s temple was reinstituted.

After him Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, worked as far as the house of the temple servants and the traders, opposite the Inspection Gate, and up to the room above the corner.

Indeed, the waters of Dimon are full of blood! Indeed, I will heap even more trouble on Dimon. A lion will attack the Moabite fugitives and the people left in the land.

This is what your sovereign master, the Lord your God, says: “Look, I have removed from your hand the cup of intoxicating wine, the goblet full of my anger. You will no longer have to drink it.

That is, I will punish the Egyptians, the Judeans, the Edomites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, and all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples. I will do so because none of the people of those nations are really circumcised in the Lord’s sight. Moreover, none of the people of Israel are circumcised when it comes to their hearts.”

The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes.

with the best of the ancient mountains and the harvest produced by the age-old hills;

They are with Saul and the whole Israelite army in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.

and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of God’s covenant.

and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the Lord, led 200,000 skilled warriors.

He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty, for his mother gave him evil advice.

The king ordered a chest to be made and placed outside the gate of the Lord’s temple.

and Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men,

The singers were also assembled from the district around Jerusalem and from the settlements of the Netophathites

The Lord who commands armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)

The Lord who commands armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)

He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

I will remember the works of the Lord. Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago!

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.