<p class="bodytext">The ninth, assigned the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.p>

<p class="bodytext">The tenth, assigned the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.p>

<p class="bodytext">Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the land.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the sheep.p> <p class="bodytext">All these were the officials in charge of King David&#8217;s property.p>

She said to the king, &#8220;The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight<n id="1" /> was true!

and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the <sc>Lordsc>, led 200,000 skilled warriors.p>

and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.p>

God helped him in his campaigns<n id="1" /> against the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur Baal, and the Meunites.

He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.p>

<p class="bodytext">Sennacherib&#8217;s<n id="1" /> servants further insulted<n id="2" /> the <sc>Lordsc> God and his servant Hezekiah.

supervised the laborers and all the foremen on their various jobs.<n id="1" /> Some of the Levites were scribes, officials, and guards.p>

The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders<n id="1" /> would not assist<n id="2" /> with the work of their master.<n id="3" />p>

Rephaiah son of Hur, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to them.

Shallum son of Hallohesh, head of a half-district of Jerusalem, worked on the section adjacent to him, assisted by his daughters.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext"><v id="(10:1)" /><n id="1" /> &#8220;Because of all of this we are entering into a binding covenant<n id="2" /> in written form;<n id="3" /> our leaders, our Levites, and our priests have affixed their names<n id="4" /> on the sealed document.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">Is it good for you<n id="1" /> to oppress,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">to<n id="3" /> despise the work of your hands,p> <p class="poetry">while<n id="4" /> you smile<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">on the schemes of the wicked?p>

<p class="poetry">If my heart has been enticed by a woman,p> <p class="poetry">and I have lain in wait at my neighbor&#8217;s door,<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The kings of the earth<n id="1" /> form a united front;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the rulers collaborate<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">against the <sc>Lordsc> and his anointed king.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">For they do not try to make peace with others,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but plan ways to deceive those who are unsuspecting.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">the root<n id="1" /> your right hand planted,p> <p class="poetry">the shoot you made to grow!<n id="2" />p>