“that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold were used for each of these shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.

Leave the work on this temple of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this temple of God in its proper place.

And the standard of the camp of the Ephraimites set out according to their companies; over his company was Elishama son of Ammihud.

After him the Levites worked – Rehum son of Bani and after him Hashabiah, head of half the district of Keilah, for his district.

ו (Vav) The punishment of my people exceeded that of of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment with no one to help her.

And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of those who had investigated the land, tore their garments.

Then he uttered this oracle: “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;

You must purify each garment and everything that is made of skin, everything made of goat’s hair, and everything made of wood.”

Children of the third generation born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord.

David thought about what they said and was very afraid of King Achish of Gath.

Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.

They hauled out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.

Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the unfaithful destroys them.

The heart of her husband has confidence in her, and he has no lack of gain.

She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

“‘So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them to the wilderness.

Now the whole crowd of people were praying outside at the hour of the incense offering.

Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all.