and two braided chains of pure gold, like a cord, and attach the chains to the settings.

Moses spoke to the whole community of the Israelites, “This is the word that the Lord has commanded:

“‘If he consecrates to the Lord a field he has purchased, which is not part of his own landed property,

And to help you there is to be a man from each tribe, each man the head of his family.

Now these are the records of Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

and at the age of fifty years they must retire from performing the work and may no longer work.

You must be certain to tithe all the produce of your seed that comes from the field year after year.

the territory of Byblos and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.

Six hundred survivors turned and ran away to the wilderness, to the cliff of Rimmon. They stayed there four months.

The length of time that David lived in the Philistine countryside was a year and four months.

Once he had removed Amasa from the path, everyone followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bicri.

Ben-Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor. (He was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath.)

All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival in the month Ethanim (the seventh month).

Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him; he assassinated him in Ibleam and took his place as king.

Judah also failed to keep the commandments of the Lord their God; they followed Israel’s example.

Instead you must worship the Lord your God; then he will rescue you from the power of all your enemies.”

He made the curtain out of violet, purple, crimson, and white fabrics, and embroidered on it decorative cherubim.

After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the Lord.

On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, along with Zedekiah,

“Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.