Hezekiah gave him all the silver in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace.

I dug wells and drank water in foreign lands. With the soles of my feet I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.’

In the two courtyards of the Lord’s temple he built altars for all the stars in the sky.

I will abandon this last remaining tribe among my people and hand them over to their enemies; they will be plundered and robbed by all their enemies,

The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.

Jehoiachin took off his prison clothes and ate daily in the king’s presence for the rest of his life.

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Dara – five in all.

They also lived in all the settlements that surrounded these towns as far as Baal. These were their settlements; they kept genealogical records.

They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its surrounding settlements, and in the pasturelands of Sharon to their very borders.

All of them were listed in the genealogical records in the time of King Jotham of Judah and in the time of King Jeroboam of Israel.

The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God’s sanctuary.

The son of Uzzi: Izrachiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were leaders.

All Israel joined David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood!

David and the whole Israelite army advanced to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). (The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.)

He then handed out to each Israelite man and woman a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Announce every day how he delivers!

For the Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise, he is more awesome than all gods.