May Reuben live and not die, and may his people multiply.

Indeed, for forty years the Israelites traveled through the desert until all the men old enough to fight when they left Egypt, the ones who had disobeyed the Lord, died off. For the Lord had sworn a solemn oath to them that he would not let them see the land he had sworn on oath to give them, a land rich in milk and honey.

When you hear the signal from the ram’s horn, have the whole army give a loud battle cry. Then the city wall will collapse and the warriors should charge straight ahead.”

They named that place Bokim and offered sacrifices to the Lord there.

for the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have remained there as resident foreigners until the present time.)

He removed the people who were in it and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, putting them to work at the brick kiln. This was his policy with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

So Hiram supplied the cedars and evergreens Solomon needed,

The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal to the Lord, the sovereign God, even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”

He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the Lord approved. (22:44) However, the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

They tore down the cities and each man threw a stone into every cultivated field until they were covered. They stopped up every spring and chopped down every productive tree. Only Kir Hareseth was left intact, but the slingers surrounded it and attacked it.

One day some men were burying a man when they spotted a raiding party. So they threw the dead man into Elisha’s tomb. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the dead man came to life and stood on his feet.

Adam, Seth, Enosh,

the fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital; the sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah.

By his wife Hodesh he fathered Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam,

When they were few in number, just a very few, and foreign residents within it,

An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.

The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, he gave this message to Shemaiah: “They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them. I will deliver them soon. My anger will not be unleashed against Jerusalem through Shishak.

So Hathach returned and related Mordecai’s instructions to Esther.