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And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.
