Jehu encountered the relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. He asked, “Who are you?” They replied, “We are Ahaziah’s relatives. We have come down to see how the king’s sons and the queen mother’s sons are doing.”

The priests and the Levites had purified themselves, every last one, and they all were ceremonially pure. They sacrificed the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their colleagues the priests, and for themselves.

I considered these things carefully and then registered a complaint with the wealthy and the officials. I said to them, “Each one of you is seizing the collateral from your own countrymen!” Because of them I called for a great public assembly.

And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their colleagues, who stood opposite them to offer praise and thanks, one contingent corresponding to the other, as specified by David the man of God.

So then, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.

He retrieved all the stolen property. He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, as well as the women and the rest of the people.

What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him too.

They will have no inheritance in the midst of their fellow Israelites; the Lord alone is their inheritance, just as he had told them.

The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you – from your fellow Israelites; you must listen to him.

They are with Saul and the whole Israelite army in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in Jehoiachin’s place. He renamed him Zedekiah.

Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God’s sanctuary.

Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

Their relatives, who lived in their settlements, came from time to time and served with them for seven-day periods.

Some of the Kohathites, their relatives, were in charge of preparing the bread that is displayed each Sabbath.

Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

They spent three days feasting there with David, for their relatives had given them provisions.

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

including Obed-Edom and sixty-eight colleagues. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers.