He did evil in the sight of the Lord as his ancestors had done.

He passed away and his son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord as his ancestors had done.

Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Shammai’s son was Maon, who was the father of Beth-Zur.

Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was the leader of the family.

Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days and his brothers came to console him.

The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem.

The father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon; his wife’s name was Maacah.

Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in Gibeon. His wife was Maacah.

They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for.

“For inquire now of the former generation, and pay attention to the findings of their ancestors;

The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men far older than your father.

If I cry to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My Mother,’ or ‘My sister,’

I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;

but from my youth I raised the orphan like a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow!

Does the rain have a father, or who has fathered the drops of the dew?

He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.