The standard of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.

The border of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan. The land allotted to the tribe of Reuben by its clans included these cities and their towns.

The clans of Merari’s descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

There were two copies of the deed of purchase. One was sealed and contained the order of transfer and the conditions of purchase. The other was left unsealed.

I took both copies of the deed of purchase and gave them to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah. I gave them to him in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed of purchase, and all the Judeans who were housed in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

He also said, “Worthy of praise is the Lord, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem!

But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

“I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.

There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a duplicate of the law written by Moses.

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

In the seventh year Jehoiada made a bold move. He made a pact with the officers of the units of hundreds: Azariah son of Jehoram, Ishmael son of Jehochanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zikri.

The sons of Rachel the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.

the king of Tirzah (one), a total of thirty-one kings.

Nibshan, the city of Salt, and En Gedi – a total of six cities and their towns.

The army of Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah.

You led your people like a flock of sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked, those who reject your law.

Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.

The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.