<p class="poetry">Indeed,<n id="1" /> he says:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Are not my officials all kings?p>

<t /><p class="poetry">The royal advisers delight the king with their evil schemes,p> <p class="poetry">the princes make him glad with their lies.p>

Pharaoh was enraged with his servants, and he put me in prison in the house of the captain of the guards &#8211; me and the chief baker.

He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties,<n id="1" /> as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment.

Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews;<n id="1" /> the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces.<n id="2" />

They divided them by lots, for there were officials of the holy place and officials designated by God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.<n id="1" />

Shelomith<n id="1" /> and his relatives were in charge of all the storehouses containing the consecrated items dedicated by King David, the family leaders who led units of a thousand and a hundred, and the army officers.

Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews;<n id="1" /> the Israelites served as his soldiers, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces.<n id="2" />

These were their divisions by families:p> <p class="bodytext">There were a thousand officers from Judah.<n id="1" /> Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,

Jehoram crossed over to Zair with his officers and all his chariots. The Edomites, who had surrounded him, attacked at night and defeated him and his chariot officers.<n id="1" />

Be careful with them and protect them, until you weigh them out before the leading priests and the Levites and the family leaders of Israel in Jerusalem,<n id="1" /> in the storerooms of the temple of the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;p>

in the third<n id="1" /> year of his reign he provided a banquet for all his officials and his servants. The army<n id="2" /> of Persia and Media<n id="3" /> was present,<n id="4" /> as well as the nobles and the officials of the provinces.p>

I will punish the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the court officials,<n id="1" /> the priests, and all the other people of the land who passed between the pieces of the calf.<n id="2" />

By his treachery<n id="1" /> he will succeed through deceit.<n id="2" /> He will have an arrogant attitude,<n id="3" /> and he will destroy many who are unaware of his schemes.<n id="4" /> He will rise up against the Prince of princes, yet he will be broken apart &#8211; but not by human agency.<n id="5" />

He said, &#8220;Do you know why I have come to you?<n id="1" /> Now I am about to return to engage in battle with the prince of Persia. When I go, the prince of Greece is coming.

but the chief baker he impaled, just as Joseph had predicted.<n id="1" />

But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph &#8211; he forgot him.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Balak again sent princes,<n id="1" /> more numerous and more distinguished than the first.<n id="2" />

These were his officials:p> <p class="bodytext">Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">David consulted with his military officers, including those who led groups of a thousand and those who led groups of a hundred.<n id="1" />