all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon; all the kings of the coastlands along the sea;

So I went and got Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah the grandson of Habazziniah, his brothers, all his sons, and all the rest of the Rechabite community.

The Babylonians burned down the royal palace, the temple of the Lord, and the people’s homes, and they tore down the wall of Jerusalem.

He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house.

“‘In a controversy they will act as judges; they will judge according to my ordinances. They will keep my laws and my statutes regarding all my appointed festivals and will observe my Sabbaths.

The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. They worshiped the Baals and the Ashtars, as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. They abandoned the Lord and did not worship him.

During Pekah’s reign over Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the territory of Naphtali. He deported the people to Assyria.

Pharaoh gave his men orders about Abram, and so they expelled him, along with his wife and all his possessions.

Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),

“You are to present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the tent of meeting. You are to wash them with water

“You are to anoint Aaron and his sons and sanctify them, so that they may minister as my priests.

the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the Holy Place. They will make all these things just as I have commanded you.”

Rather you must destroy their altars, smash their images, and cut down their Asherah poles.

the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it;

the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and its bases, and the curtain for the gateway to the courtyard;

and spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

and its five posts and their hooks. He overlaid their tops and their bands with gold, but their five bases were bronze.

But the hide of the bull, all its flesh along with its head and its legs, its entrails, and its dung –

Then the one making the offering must present all its fat: the fatty tail, the fat covering the entrails,

The burnt offering itself they handed to him by its parts, including the head, and he offered them up in smoke on the altar,