Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoida was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.

Indeed, who is God besides the Lord? Who is a protector besides our God?

He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

Included with the thirty were the following: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

Then they went on to Gilead and to the region of Tahtim Hodshi, coming to Dan Jaan and on around to Sidon.

When David got up the next morning, the Lord had already spoken to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:

I, the servant of my lord the king, give it all to the king!” Araunah also told the king, “May the Lord your God show you favor!”

Bathsheba replied, “That’s fine, I’ll speak to the king on your behalf.”

Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

All of the entrances were rectangular in shape and they were arranged in sets of three.

Each stand had four supports, one per side projecting out from the stand.

May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us.

the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, in the same way he had appeared to him at Gibeon.

They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan.

The king then said to the prophet, “Come home with me and have something to eat. I’d like to give a present.”

He then told his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” When they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it

He told his sons, “Saddle my donkey,” and they did so.

Whenever the king visited the Lord’s temple, the royal guard carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.

Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha’s downfall: