They said, “Has the Lord only spoken through Moses? Has he not also spoken through us?” And the Lord heard it.

Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up on Mount Hor.

Balaam uttered his oracle, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor:

Then he uttered this oracle: “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;

Then he uttered this oracle: “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;

So build cities for your descendants and pens for your sheep, but do what you have said you would do.”

The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

the Lord our God delivered him over to us and we struck him down, along with his sons and everyone else.

Be keenly aware that just as a parent disciplines his child, the Lord your God disciplines you.

There must never be found among you anyone who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, anyone who practices divination, an omen reader, a soothsayer, a sorcerer,

The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beer Sheba.

Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash.

Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan.

Later the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him.

When David was close to death, he told Solomon his son:

I will take the kingdom from the hand of his son and give ten tribes to you.

Then Solomon passed away and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

Abijah passed away and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa replaced him as king.

Baasha passed away and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah replaced him as king.

Omri passed away and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab replaced him as king.