The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.

Now all Moab had heard that the kings were attacking, so everyone old enough to fight was mustered and placed at the border.

David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.

The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah, the oldest. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.

Now, to show my commitment to the temple of my God, I donate my personal treasure of gold and silver to the temple of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for this holy temple.

The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.

In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a foot disease. Though his disease was severe, he did not seek the Lord, but only the doctors.

Then some Levites, from the Kohathites and Korahites, got up and loudly praised the Lord God of Israel.

The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.

They made disbursements to all the males three years old and up who were listed in the genealogical records – to all who would enter the Lord’s temple to serve on a daily basis and fulfill their duties as assigned to their divisions.

I prayed, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.

Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?

Seraphs stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and they used the remaining two to fly.

They will pass through the land destitute and starving. Their hunger will make them angry, and they will curse their king and their God as they look upward.

You said to yourself, “I will climb up to the sky. Above the stars of El I will set up my throne. I will rule on the mountain of assembly on the remote slopes of Zaphon.

O sky, rain down from above! Let the clouds send down showers of deliverance! Let the earth absorb it so salvation may grow, and deliverance may sprout up along with it. I, the Lord, create it.

Because of this the land will mourn and the sky above will grow black. For I have made my purpose known and I will not relent or turn back from carrying it out.”

As I watched, I noticed a form that appeared to be a man. From his waist downward was something like fire, and from his waist upward something like a brightness, like an amber glow.

As I watched, I saw tendons on them, then muscles appeared, and skin covered over them from above, but there was no breath in them.