the hangings of the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard that surrounded the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, plus all the service connected with these things.

and whether the land they live in is good or bad, and whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or fortified cities,

but who pays back those who hate him as they deserve and destroys them. He will not ignore those who hate him but will repay them as they deserve!

For I was terrified at the Lord’s intense anger that threatened to destroy you. But he listened to me this time as well.

So we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and he heard us and saw our humiliation, toil, and oppression.

He said to her, “Stand watch at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes along and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say ‘No.’”

His wife then took the covering and spread it over the top of the well and scattered some grain over it. No one was aware of what she had done.

He made doors of olive wood at the entrance to the inner sanctuary; the pillar on each doorpost was five-sided.

It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold about 12,000 gallons.

Dogs will eat the members of Baasha’s family who die in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat the ones who die in the country.”

Then he called out to the Lord, “O Lord, my God, are you also bringing disaster on this widow I am staying with by killing her son?”

Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the Lord’s temple and spread it out before the Lord.

It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold 18,000 gallons.

King Solomon sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. Then the king and all the people dedicated God’s temple.

He appointed military officers over the army and assembled them in the square at the city gate. He encouraged them, saying,

The people of Israel – the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles – observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.

It emerges from the distant horizon, and goes from one end of the sky to the other; nothing can escape its heat.

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?”

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!

Our cattle will be weighted down with produce. No one will break through our walls, no one will be taken captive, and there will be no terrified cries in our city squares.