“‘The land will give its fruit and you may eat until you are satisfied, and you may live securely in the land.

When you eat your fill, when you build and occupy good houses,

The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan, Taanach, or their surrounding towns. Nor did they conquer the people living in Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo or their surrounding towns. The Canaanites managed to remain in those areas.

(24:1) Then David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En Gedi.

O Lord, truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

(Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)

They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people.

I know where you live, and everything you do.

So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh.

The descendants of Gad lived near them in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah.

These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem.

The father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon; his wife’s name was Maacah.

Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in Gibeon. His wife was Maacah.

O Lord, I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

(Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:

They settled down in it and built in it a temple to honor you, saying,

The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.

The temple attendants were living on Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were over them.

Now when the young women were being gathered again, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.