You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

(But the city’s land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.)

Jehoshaphat’s kingdom enjoyed peace; his God made him secure on every side.

All the officials and all the people gladly brought their silver and threw it into the chest until it was full.

with three layers of large stones and one layer of timber. The expense is to be subsidized by the royal treasury.

Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, or made the dawn know its place,

you appoint them to rule over your creation; you have placed everything under their authority,

You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

For you grant him lasting blessings; you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence.

You handed us over like sheep to be eaten; you scattered us among the nations.

He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them the grain of heaven.

Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God.

When there were no deep oceans I was born, when there were no springs overflowing with water;

When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil.

I, I have spoken – yes, I have summoned him; I lead him and he will succeed.

The people of those nations are both stupid and foolish. Instruction from a wooden idol is worthless!

Poor dear Egypt will be put to shame. She will be handed over to the people from the north.”

So he said to me, “All right then, I will substitute cow’s manure instead of human excrement. You will cook your food over it.”

I granted you a king in my anger, and I will take him away in my wrath!

“Go immediately to Nineveh, that large city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.”