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" />

<p class="bodytext">The men of the<n id="1" /> city, the leaders<n id="2" /> and the nobles who lived there,<n id="3" /> followed the written orders Jezebel had sent them.<n id="4" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">The men of the city said to Elisha, &#8220;Look, the city has a good location, as our<n id="1" /> master can see. But the water is bad and the land doesn&#8217;t produce crops.&#8221;<n id="2" />

The king of Babylon deported to Babylon all the soldiers (there were 7,000), as well as 1,000 craftsmen and metal workers. This included all the best warriors.<n id="1" />

Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash.<n id="1" /> These were the men of Recah.p>

his son Zabad, his son Shuthelahp> <p class="bodytext">(Ezer and Elead were killed by the men of Gath, who were natives of the land, when they went down to steal their cattle.

<p class="bodytext">From Ephraim there were 20,800 warriors, who had brought fame to their families.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals.<n id="1" /> The following men were assigned this responsibility:<n id="2" />p>

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" />

They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.p> <p class="bodytext">The number of Israelites<n id="1" /> was as follows:<n id="2" />p>

Adjacent to them worked Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, who were men of Gibeon and Mizpah. These towns were under the jurisdiction<n id="1" /> of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.

They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.p> <p class="bodytext">The number of Israelite men<n id="1" /> was as follows:p>

<p class="poetry">But you, O God, will bring them<n id="1" /> down to the deep Pit.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Violent and deceitful people<n id="3" /> will not live even half a normal lifespan.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">But as for me, I trust in you.p>

<p class="poetry">when those who keep watch over the house<n id="1" /> begin to tremble,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and the virile men begin to stoop over,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and the grinders<n id="4" /> begin to cease because they grow few,p> <p class="poetry">and those who look through the windows grow dim,<n id="5" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then the <sc>Lordsc> told me about<n id="1" /> some men from Anathoth<n id="2" /> who were threatening to kill me.<n id="3" /> They had threatened,<n id="4" /> &#8220;Stop prophesying in the name of the <sc>Lordsc> or we will kill you!&#8221;<n id="5" />

<p class="poetry">So I will weep with sorrow for Moab.p> <p class="poetry">I will cry out in sadness for all of Moab.p> <p class="poetry">I will moan<n id="1" /> for the people of Kir Heres.p>

<p class="poetry">So my heart moans for Moabp> <p class="poetry">like a flute playing a funeral song.p> <p class="poetry">Yes, like a flute playing a funeral song,p> <p class="poetry">my heart moans for the people of Kir Heres.p> <p class="poetry">For the wealth they have gained will perish.p>

<p class="poetry">For her young men will fall in her city squares.p> <p class="poetry">All her soldiers will be destroyed at that time,&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">says the <sc>Lordsc> who rules over all.<n id="1" />p>

Slanderous men shed blood within you.<n id="1" /> Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains;<n id="2" /> they commit obscene acts among you.<n id="3" />

<p class="poetry">Men of Persia, Lud,<n id="1" /> and Put were in your army, men of war.p> <p class="poetry">They hung shield and helmet on you; they gave you your splendor.p>