and sent word through Nathan the prophet that he should be named Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake.

These four were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by David and his soldiers.

King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.

Obadiah said, “What sin have I committed that you are ready to hand your servant over to Ahab for execution?

I will abandon this last remaining tribe among my people and hand them over to their enemies; they will be plundered and robbed by all their enemies,

Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

That day David first gave to Asaph and his colleagues this song of thanks to the Lord:

He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.

These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by the hand of David and his soldiers.

Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your countrymen to do what the Lord commanded through Moses.”

“Surely, God does not reject a blameless man, nor does he grasp the hand of the evildoers.

If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?

I will teach you about the power of God; What is on the Almighty’s mind I will not conceal.

In a moment they die, in the middle of the night, people are shaken and they pass away. The mighty are removed effortlessly.

Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

You will be a majestic crown in the hand of the Lord, a royal turban in the hand of your God.

In anger, in fury, and in wrath I myself will fight against you with my mighty power and great strength!

They had also heard him say, “The Lord says, ‘This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon. They will capture it.’”

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