Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab worked on another section and the Tower of the Fire Pots.

Shallum son of Hallohesh, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to him, assisted by his daughters.

The Beloved to the Maidens: I am dark but lovely, O maidens of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Qedar, lovely like the tent curtains of Salmah.

I will make your pinnacles out of gems, your gates out of beryl, and your outer wall out of beautiful stones.

the clan of the descendants of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves; and the clan of the Shimeites by itself and their wives by themselves –

the son of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were enrolled by genealogy 150 men;

A man from the household of Levi married a woman who was a descendant of Levi.

These were the families of the Gadites according to those numbered of them, 40,500.

These are the families of the Asherites, according to those numbered of them, 53,400.

Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab.

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;

Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the land.

Let his own eyes see his destruction; let him drink of the anger of the Almighty.

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O Lord.

The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled.

The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel’s brother: His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

The king commanded Ashpenaz, who was in charge of his court officials, to choose some of the Israelites who were of royal and noble descent –