before the vindictive enemy who ridicules and insults me.

Then Moses and Aaron went and brought together all the Israelite elders.

Those numbered from the Gershonites, by their families and by their clans,

From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

who leaves the husband from her younger days, and forgets her marriage covenant made before God.

Yet in days to come I will reverse Ammon’s ill fortune.” says the Lord.

Our skin is hot as an oven due to a fever from hunger.

As it turned out, among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God.

These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived: The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment:

From the priests: Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin;

From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.

for there our captors ask us to compose songs; those who mock us demand that we be happy, saying: “Sing for us a song about Zion!”

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At that time the sovereign master will wash the excrement from Zion’s women, he will rinse the bloodstains from Jerusalem’s midst, as he comes to judge and to bring devastation.

Meanwhile the six hundred Danites, fully armed, stood at the entrance to the gate.

But David’s soldiers had slaughtered the Benjaminites and Abner’s men – in all, 360 men had died!

From Ephraim there were 20,800 warriors, who had brought fame to their families.