In those days, as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa the citadel,

Look at its strength in its loins, and its power in the muscles of its belly.

For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

But Jesus shouted out, “The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me,

They included Joel the leader, Shapham the second in command, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted in you and you rescued them.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.

He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.

The Ammonites assembled and camped in Gilead; the Israelites gathered together and camped in Mizpah.

For no one remembers you in the realm of death, In Sheol who gives you thanks?

Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah, we found it in the territory of Jaar.

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”

Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in charge of Issachar.

Shimei son of Ela was in charge of Benjamin.

in hard work and toil, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, many times without food, in cold and without enough clothing.

In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were his allies came and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.