Jotham passed away<n id="1" /> and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Ahaz replaced him as king.p>

Ahaz passed away<n id="1" /> and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Hezekiah replaced him as king.p>

Manasseh passed away<n id="1" /> and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzzah, and his son Amon replaced him as king.p>

The people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they<n id="1" /> made his son Josiah king in his place.p>

<p class="bodytext">When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him. He struck down the Midianites in the plains of Moab; the name of his city was Avith.p>

<p class="bodytext">When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him; the name of his city was Pai.<n id="1" /> His wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.p>

I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle<n id="1" /> them there; they will live there and not be disturbed<n id="2" /> anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">Jehoshaphat passed away<n id="1" /> and was buried with his ancestors<n id="2" /> in the City of David.<n id="3" /> His son Jehoram<n id="4" /> replaced him as king.p>

<p class="bodytext">The list of Joash&#8217;s<n id="1" /> sons, the many prophetic oracles pertaining to him, and the account of his building project on God&#8217;s temple are included in the record of the Scroll of the Kings.<n id="2" /> His son Amaziah replaced him as king.p>

Ahaz passed away<n id="1" /> and was buried in the City of David;<n id="2" /> they did not bring him to the tombs of the kings of Israel. His son Hezekiah replaced him as king.p>

The people of the land executed all who had conspired against King Amon, and they<n id="1" /> made his son Josiah king in his place.p>

<p class="poetry">I considered all the living who walk on earth,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">as well as the successor<n id="2" /> who would arise<n id="3" /> in his place.p>

<p class="poetry">For the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s power will make this mountain secure.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Moab will be trampled down where it stands,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">as a heap of straw is trampled down in<n id="3" /> a manure pile.p>

<p class="poetry">They put it on their shoulder and carry it;p> <p class="poetry">they put it in its place and it just stands there;p> <p class="poetry">it does not<n id="1" /> move from its place.p> <p class="poetry">Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply;p> <p class="poetry">it does not deliver him from his distress.p>

<p class="poetry">It sprouted and became a vine,p> <p class="poetry">spreading low to the ground;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">its branches turning toward him,<n id="2" /> its roots were under itself.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">So it became a vine; it produced shoots and sent out branches.p>

<p class="bodytext">When Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, Hadad<n id="1" /> reigned in his place; the name of his city was Pau.<n id="2" /> His wife&#8217;s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.p>

See, because the <sc>Lordsc> has given you the Sabbath, that is why<n id="1" /> he is giving you food for two days on the sixth day. Each of you stay where you are;<n id="2" /> let no one<n id="3" /> go out of his place on the seventh day.&#8221;

When<n id="1" /> the hands of Moses became heavy,<n id="2" /> they took a stone and put it under him, and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side and one on the other,<n id="3" /> and so his hands were steady<n id="4" /> until the sun went down.

But Asahel<n id="1" /> refused to turn aside. So Abner struck him in the abdomen with the back end of his<n id="2" /> spear. The spear came out his back; Asahel<n id="3" /> collapsed on the spot and died there right before Abner.<n id="4" /> Everyone who now comes to the place where Asahel fell dead pauses in respect.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then Abner sent messengers<n id="1" /> to David saying, &#8220;To whom does the land belong? Make an agreement<n id="2" /> with me, and I will do whatever I can<n id="3" /> to cause all Israel to turn to you.&#8221;