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…and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied.

When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.

When you arrive, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go in, get him away from his companions, and take him to an inner room.

But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.

Although the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread with their fellow priests.

But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.

Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,

Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not hold all these offerings.

Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.

But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.

And he took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,

Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.

And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”

At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”

Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you!”

Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.

You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.

When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants.

One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.

On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.

And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.

…to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.

…though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,

No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.

I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”

I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.

My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah

The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.

With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.

…in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

…and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever.

…and led Israel through the midst, His loving devotion endures forever.

There on the willows we hung our harps,

My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.

Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—

Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.

I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.”

Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.

I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,

A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”

Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.