Jonaha 1-4 - Jonah Flees from Yahweh’s Presence

Jonah Flees from Yahweh’s Presence

Jon 1:3 LSB - [3] Yet Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, and paid its fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.

Gen 3:8 LSB - [8] Then they heard the sound of Yahweh God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God in the midst of the trees of the garden.

Gen 4:16 LSB - [16] Then Cain went out from the presence of Yahweh and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Psa 139:7 LSB - [7] Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?

2Th 1:9 LSB - [9] These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, AWAY FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD AND FROM THE GLORY OF HIS MIGHT,

2Th 1:9 ESV - [9] They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

Jon 1:17 LSB - [17] And Yahweh appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.

Mat 12:40 LSB - [40] for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Mat 16:4 LSB - [4] "An evil and adulterous generation eagerly seeks for a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah." And He left them and went away.

Luk 11:30 LSB - [30] "For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

 

Jonah’s Prayer

Jon 2:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the stomach of the fish, 

[2] and he said, "I called out of my distress to Yahweh, And He answered me. I cried for help from the belly of Sheol; You heard my voice.

Jon 2:9 LSB - [9] But as for me, I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to Yahweh."

Ninevites Turn from Their Evil Ways

Jon 3:4-5 LSB - 

[4] Then Jonah began to go into the city, one day's walk; and he called out and said, "Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown." 

[5] And the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.

Jon 3:10 LSB - [10] Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way, so God relented concerning the evil which He had spoken He would bring upon them. And He did not bring [it upon them].

Jonah’s Anger

Jon 4:11 LSB - [11] "So should I not have pity on Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know [the difference] between their right and left hand, as well as many animals?"

 

Psalm 146-150 - Praise Him, Praise Yah!

I Will Praise Yahweh Throughout My Life

Psa 146:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Praise Yah! (Or Hallelujah!)

Praise Yahweh, O my soul! 

[2] I will praise Yahweh throughout my life; 

I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

He Heals the Brokenhearted

Psa 147:1 LSB - 

[1] Praise Yah! 

For it is good to sing praises to our God; 

For it is pleasant [and] praise is becoming.

Psa 147:4 LSB - [4] Who counts the number of the stars; 

He gives names to all of them.

Psa 147:7 LSB - [7] Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving; 

Sing praises to our God on the lyre.

Psa 147:10-11 LSB - 

[10] He does not delight in the might of the horse; 

He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. 

[11] Yahweh is pleased with those who fear Him, 

Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

Praise Yahweh!

Psa 148:1 LSB - [1] Praise Yah! 

Praise Yahweh from the heavens; 

Praise Him in the heights!

Psa 148:13-14 LSB - 

[13] Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For His name alone is set on high; 

His splendor is above earth and heaven. 

[14] And He has raised up a horn for His people, 

Praise for all His holy ones; 

For the sons of Israel, a people near to Him. Praise Yah!

Yahweh Takes Pleasure in His People

Psa 149:1 LSB - 

[1] Praise Yah! 

Sing to Yahweh a new song, 

His praise in the assembly of the holy ones.

Psa 149:4 LSB - 

[4] For Yahweh takes pleasure in His people; 

He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

Psa 149:4 ESV - 

[4] For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; 

he adorns the humble with salvation.

Praise Him, Praise Yah!

Psa 150:1-6 LSB - 

[1] Praise Yah! 

Praise God in His sanctuary; 

Praise Him in His mighty expanse. 

[2] Praise Him for His mighty deeds; 

Praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness. 

[3] Praise Him with trumpet blast; 

Praise Him with harp and lyre. 

[4] Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; 

Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe. 

[5] Praise Him with resounding cymbals; 

Praise Him with clashing cymbals. 

[6] Let everything that has breath praise Yah. 

Praise Yah!

Psalm 141-145 - My Soul Reaches for You

My Prayer as Incense Before You

Psa 141:1-2 LSB - [1] A Psalm of David. 

O Yahweh, I call upon You; hasten to me! 

Give ear to my voice when I call to You! 

[2] May my prayer be established as incense before You; 

The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.

Psa 141:3 LSB - 

[3] Set a guard, O Yahweh, over my mouth; 

Keep watch over the door of my lips.

Psa 39:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 

I said, "I will keep watch [over] my ways 

That I may not sin with my tongue; 

I will keep watch [over] my mouth as with a muzzle 

While the wicked are in my presence."

 

Give Heed to My Cry

Psa 142:1-2 LSB - [1] A Maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A Prayer. 

With my voice to Yahweh, I cry aloud; 

With my voice to Yahweh, I make supplication. 

[2] I pour out my complaint before Him; 

I declare my distress before Him.

My Soul Reaches for You

Psa 143:6 LSB - [6] I stretch out my hands to You; 

My soul [reaches] for You like a weary land. Selah.

Psa 143:6 ESV - [6] I stretch out my hands to you; 

my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah

Psa 143:8 LSB - [8] Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; 

For I trust in You; 

Cause me to know the way in which I should walk; 

For to You I lift up my soul.

Psa 143:9 LSB - [9] Deliver me from my enemies, O Yahweh, 

I have concealed [myself] in You.

Psa 143:10 LSB - [10] Teach me to do Your will, 

For You are my God; 

Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

Blessed Be Yahweh, My Rock

Psa 144:3 LSB - [3] O Yahweh, what is man, that You know him? 

Or the son of man, that You think of him?

Yahweh’s Greatness Is Unsearchable

Psa 145:18 LSB - [18] QOPH 

Yahweh is near to all who call upon Him, 

To all who call upon Him in truth.

Psalm 136-140 - I am fearfully and wonderfully made

His Lovingkindness Endures Forever

Psa 136:1 LSB - [1] Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good, 

For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Psa 136:26 LSB - [26] Give thanks to the God of heaven, 

For His lovingkindness endures forever.

We Wept When We Remembered Zion

Psa 137:1 LSB - [1] By the rivers of Babylon, 

There we sat and also wept, 

When we remembered Zion.

I Will Give Thanks to Your Name

Psa 138:1 LSB - [1] Of David. 

I will give You thanks with all my heart; 

I will sing praises to You before the gods.

Psa 138:3 LSB - [3] On the day I called, You answered me; 

You made me bold with strength in my soul.

Where Can I Go from Your Spirit?

Psa 139:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. Of David. A Psalm. 

O Yahweh, You have searched me and known [me].

Psa 139:2 LSB - [2] You know when I sit down and when I rise up; 

You understand my thought from afar.

Psa 139:7-8 LSB - [7] Where can I go from Your Spirit? 

Or where can I flee from Your presence? 

[8] If I ascend to heaven, You are there; 

If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.

Psa 139:13-14 LSB - 

[13] For You formed my inward parts; 

You wove me in my mother's womb. 

[14] I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; 

Wonderful are Your works, 

And my soul knows it very well.

Psa 139:23 LSB - [23] Search me, O God, and know my heart; 

Try me and know my anxious thoughts;

Rescue Me, O Yahweh, from Evil Men

Psa 140:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 

Rescue me, O Yahweh, from evil men; 

Guard me from violent men

Psa 140:4 LSB - [4] Keep me, O Yahweh, from the hands of the wicked; 

Guard me from violent men 

Who give thought to trip up my steps.

Psalm 131-135 - Like a weaned child with his mother

I Have Quieted My Soul

Psa 131:1-2 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. Of David. 

O Yahweh, my heart is not exalted, and my eyes are not raised high; 

And I do not involve myself in great matters, 

Or in matters too marvelous for me. 

[2] Surely I have soothed and quieted my soul, 

Like a weaned child with his mother, 

Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

Yahweh Has Chosen Zion

Psa 132:7 LSB - [7] Let us come into His dwelling place; 

Let us worship at the footstool of His feet.

How Good and Pleasant Is Unity

Psa 133:1-3 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. Of David. 

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is 

For brothers to dwell together in unity! 

[2] It is like the good oil upon the head, 

Coming down upon the beard, Aaron's beard, 

Coming down upon the edge of his robes. 

[3] It is like the dew of Hermon 

Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; 

For there, Yahweh commanded the blessing--life forever.

Behold, Bless Yahweh

Psa 134:1 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. 

Behold, bless Yahweh, all [you] slaves of Yahweh, 

Who stand in the house of Yahweh by night!

O Yahweh, Your Name Is Everlasting

Psa 135:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Praise Yah! 

Praise the name of Yahweh; 

Praise [Him], O slaves of Yahweh, 

[2] You who stand in the house of Yahweh, 

In the courts of the house of our God!

Psa 135:19-20 LSB - 

[19] O house of Israel, bless Yahweh; 

O house of Aaron, bless Yahweh; 

[20] O house of Levi, bless Yahweh; 

You who fear Yahweh, bless Yahweh.

Psalm 120-130 - To You I Lift Up My Eyes

O Yahweh, Deliver My Soul

Psa 120:1-2 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. 

In my distress I called to Yahweh, 

And He answered me. [2] 

O Yahweh, deliver my soul from a lying lip, 

From a deceitful tongue.

My Help Comes from Yahweh

Psa 121:1-2 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. 

I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; 

From where shall my help come? 

[2] My help [comes] from Yahweh, 

Who made heaven and earth.

Psa 121:6 LSB - 

[6] The sun will not strike you by day, 

Nor the moon by night.

Go to the House of Yahweh

Psa 122:1 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. Of David. 

I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of Yahweh."

To You I Lift Up My Eyes

Psa 123:1-2 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. 

To You I lift up my eyes, 

The One enthroned in the heavens! 

[2] Behold, as the eyes of slaves [look] to the hand of their master, 

As the eyes of a servant-girl to the hand of her mistress, 

So our eyes [look] to Yahweh our God, 

Until He is gracious to us.

Yahweh Was on Our Side

Psa 124:2-3 LSB - [2] "Had it not been Yahweh who was on our side 

When men rose up against us, 

[3] Then they would have swallowed us alive, 

When their anger was kindled against us;

Psa 124:8 LSB - [8] Our help is in the name of Yahweh, 

Who made heaven and earth.

Yahweh Surrounds His People

Psa 125:2 LSB - [2] As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So Yahweh surrounds His people From now until forever.

Those Who Sow in Tears Shall Reap with Joy

Psa 126:4-5 LSB - [4] Restore our captivity, O Yahweh, 

As the streams in the Negev. 

[5] Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy.

Unless Yahweh Builds the House

Psa 127:1 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. 

Unless Yahweh builds the house, 

They labor in vain who build it; 

Unless Yahweh watches the city, 

The watchman keeps awake in vain.

Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears Yahweh

Psa 128:1 LSB - [1] A Song of Ascents. How blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, Who walks in His ways.

Yahweh Has Cut the Cords of the Wicked

Psa 129:2-3 LSB - 

[2] "Many times they have assailed me from my youth up; 

Yet they have not prevailed against me. 

[3] "The plowers plowed upon my back; 

They lengthened their furrows."

Yahweh Will Redeem Israel

Psa 130:3-4 ESV - 

[3] If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? 

[4] But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

Psalm 119

I Love Your Law, O Yahweh

Psa 119:1 LSB - [1] ALEPH 

How blessed are those whose way is blameless, 

Who walk in the law of Yahweh.

Psa 119:9 LSB - [9] BETH 

How can a young man keep his way pure? 

By keeping [it] according to Your word.

Psa 119:11 LSB - 

[11] Your word I have treasured in my heart, 

That I may not sin against You.

Psa 119:25 LSB - [25] DALETH 

My soul clings to the dust; 

Revive me according to Your word.

Psa 119:27 LSB - 

[27] Make me understand the way of Your precepts, 

So I will muse on Your wondrous deeds.

Psa 119:33 LSB - [33] HE 

Instruct me, O Yahweh, in the way of Your statutes, 

That I may observe it to the end.

Psa 119:34-39 LSB - 

[34] Cause me to understand, that I may observe Your law 

And keep it with all [my] heart. 

[35] Cause me to walk in the path of Your commandments, 

For I delight in it. 

[36] Cause my heart to incline to Your testimonies 

And not to [dishonest] gain. 

[37] Cause my eyes to turn away from looking at worthlessness, 

And revive me in Your ways. 

[38] Cause Your word to be established for Your slave, 

As that which produces fear for You. 

[39] Cause my reproach which I dread to pass away, 

For Your judgments are good.

Psa 119:41 LSB - [41] VAV 

May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Yahweh, 

Your salvation according to Your word;

Psa 119:49 LSB - [49] ZAYIN 

Remember the word to Your slave, 

In which You have made me wait.

Psa 119:57 LSB - [57] HETH 

Yahweh is my portion; 

I have promised to keep Your words.

Psa 119:58-59 LSB - 

[58] I have sought to please Your face with all [my] heart; 

Be gracious to me according to Your word. 

[59] I thought upon my ways 

And I turned my feet to Your testimonies.

Psa 119:65 LSB - [65] TETH 

You have dealt well with Your slave, O Yahweh, according to Your word.

Psa 119:73 LSB - [73] YODH 

Your hands made me and established me; 

Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

Psa 119:81-82 LSB - [81] KAPH 

My soul fails [with longing] for Your salvation; 

I wait for Your word. 

[82] My eyes fail [with longing] for Your word, 

Saying, "When will You comfort me?"

Psalm 119:89 LSB — Lamedh

Forever, O Yahweh,

Your word stands firm in heaven.

Psalm 119:93-94 LSB — I will never forget Your precepts,

For by them You have revived me. I am Yours, save me;

For I have sought Your precepts.

Psalm 119:97 LSB — Mem

Oh how I love Your law!

It is my meditation all the day.

Psalm 119:103 LSB — 

How sweet is Your word to my taste!

Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psalm 119:105 LSB — Nun

Your word is a lamp to my feet

And a light to my path.

Psalm 119:113 LSB — Samekh

I hate those who are double-minded,

But I love Your law.

Psalm 119:114 LSB — 

You are my hiding place and my shield;

I wait for Your word.

Psalm 32:7 LSB — 

You are my hiding place; 

You guard me from trouble; 

You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

Psalm 119:121 LSB — Ayin

I have done justice and righteousness;

Do not leave me to my oppressors.

Psalm 119:123 LSB — 

My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation

And for Your righteous word.

Psalm 119:129 LSB — Pe

Your testimonies are wonderful;

Therefore my soul observes them.

Psalm 119:135 LSB — 

Make Your face shine upon Your slave,

And teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:137 LSB — Tsadhe

Righteous are You, O Yahweh,

And upright are Your judgments.

Psalm 111-118 - The stone which the builders rejected

Yahweh Is Gracious and Compassionate

Psa 111:1 LSB - [1] 

ALEPH 

Praise Yah! I will give thanks to Yahweh with all [my] heart, 

BETH 

In the council of the upright and in the congregation.

The Righteous Will Be Remembered Forever

Psa 112:1 LSB - [1] 

ALEPH 

Praise Yah! How blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, 

BETH 

Who greatly delights in His commandments.

Psa 112:5 LSB - [5] 

TETH 

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends; 

YODH 

[Who] sustains his works with justice.

Who Is like Yahweh Our God?

Psa 113:1 LSB - [1] Praise Yah! Praise, O slaves of Yahweh, Praise the name of Yahweh.

Psa 113:5 LSB - [5] Who is like Yahweh our God, The One who sits on high,

When Israel Went Out from Egypt

To Yahweh’s Name Give Glory

Psa 115:1 LSB - [1] Not to us, O Yahweh, not to us, 

But to Your name give glory 

Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.

Psa 115:1 ESV - [1] Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!

Psa 115:17-18 LSB - [17] It is not the dead that praise Yah, And it is none of those who go down to silence; [18] But as for us, we will bless Yah From now until forever. Praise Yah!

I Love Yahweh

Psa 116:1-2 LSB - 

[1] I love Yahweh, because He hears My voice [and] my supplications. 

[2] Because He has inclined His ear to me, So I shall call [upon Him] in all my days.

Psa 18:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. Of the servant of Yahweh, of David, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 

He said, "I love You, O Yahweh, my strength."

Psa 116:8-9 LSB - 

[8] For You have rescued my soul from death, 

My eyes from tears, 

My feet from stumbling. 

[9] I shall walk before Yahweh 

In the land of the living.

Psa 116:12-14 LSB - 

[12] What shall I give to Yahweh in return 

For all His bountiful dealings with me? 

[13] I shall lift up the cup of salvation 

And call upon the name of Yahweh. 

[14] I shall pay my vows to Yahweh, 

Oh [may it be] in the presence of all His people.

Psa 116:15 LSB - [15] Precious in the sight of Yahweh Is the death of His holy ones.

Yahweh’s Lovingkindness Prevails

Psa 117:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Praise Yahweh, all nations; 

Laud Him, all peoples! 

[2] For His lovingkindness prevails over us, 

And the truth of Yahweh is everlasting. 

Praise Yah!

Yahweh’s Lovingkindness Endures Forever

Psa 118:1 LSB - 

[1] Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good; 

For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Psa 118:4 LSB - 

[4] Oh let those who fear Yahweh say, 

"His lovingkindness endures forever."

Psa 118:22-23 LSB - 

[22] The stone which the builders rejected 

Has become the chief corner [stone]. 

[23] This is from Yahweh; 

It is marvelous in our eyes.

Mat 21:42-43 LSB - 

[42] Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 

'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, 

THIS HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNER [stone]; 

THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, 

AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES'? 

[43] "Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation, producing the fruit of it.

Eph 2:20-22 LSB - 

[20] having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner [stone], 

[21] in whom the whole building, being joined together, is growing into a holy sanctuary in the Lord, 

[22] in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.

1Pe 2:6-8 LSB -
[6] For [this] is contained in Scripture: "BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A CHOICE STONE, A PRECIOUS CORNER [stone], AND HE WHO BELIEVES UPON HIM WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME."
[7] This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve, "THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNER [stone],"
[8] and, "A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE." They stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this [stumbling] they were also appointed.

Psa 118:28-29 LSB -
[28] You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
[You are] my God, I exalt You.
[29] Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Psalm 107-110 - Let the Redeemed of YAHWEH Say So

Let the Redeemed of  YAHWEH Say So

Psa 107:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good, 

For His lovingkindness endures forever. 

[2] Let the redeemed of Yahweh say [so], 

Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary

Psa 107:8-9 LSB - 

[8] Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness, 

And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men! 

[9] For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, 

And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

Psa 107:15-16 LSB - 

[15] Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness, 

And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men! 

[16] For He has shattered the doors of bronze 

And cut through the bars of iron.

Psa 107:21-22 LSB - 

[21] Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness, 

And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men! 

[22] Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, 

And recount His works with joyful singing.

Psa 107:31-32 LSB - 

[31] Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness, 

And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men! 

[32] Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, 

And praise Him at the seat of the elders.

Psa 107:43 LSB - [43] Who is wise? Let him keep these things, 

And carefully consider the lovingkindnesses of Yahweh.

He Will Tread Down Our Adversaries

Psa 108:1 LSB - [1] A Song. A Psalm of David. 

My heart is set, O God; 

I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my glory.

Psa 108:1 ESV - [1] A Song. A Psalm of David. 

My heart is steadfast, O God! 

I will sing and make melody with all my being!

Psa 108:2 LSB - [2] Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn!

Psa 108:3-4 LSB - 

[3] I will give thanks to You, O Yahweh, among the peoples, 

And I will sing praises to You among the nations. 

[4] For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens, 

And Your truth [reaches] to the skies.

O God, Do Not Be Silent

Psa 109:4 LSB - [4] In return for my love they accuse me; 

But I am [in] prayer.

Psa 109:4 ESV - [4] In return for my love they accuse me, 

but I give myself to prayer.

Psa 109:21 LSB - 

[21] But as for You, O Yahweh, O Lord, deal with me for Your name's sake; 

Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;

Psa 109:22 LSB - 

[22] For I am afflicted and needy, 

And my heart is pierced within me.

You Are a Priest Forever

Psa 110:1 LSB - [1] Of David. A Psalm. 

Yahweh says to my Lord: 

"Sit at My right hand 

Until I put Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet."

Psa 110:2-4 LSB - 

[2] Yahweh will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, [saying], 

"Have dominion in the midst of Your enemies." 

[3] Your people will offer themselves freely in the day of Your power; 

In the splendor of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, 

The dew of Your youthfulness will be Yours. 

[4] Yahweh has sworn and will not change His mind, 

"You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek."

Titus 1-3 - Qualifications of Elders

Greetings and Grace

Tit 1:1-3 LSB - 

[1] Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, 

for the faith of God's elect 

and the full knowledge of the truth 

which is according to godliness, 

[2] in the hope of eternal life, 

which the God who cannot lie promised from all eternity, 

[3] but at the proper time manifested His word in preaching, 

with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,

Qualifications of Elders

Tit 1:6 LSB - [6] [namely], if any man is beyond reproach, 

the husband of one wife, 

having faithful children, [who are] not accused of dissipation, or rebellious.

Tit 1:7-9 LSB - 

[7] For the overseer must be beyond reproach as God's steward, 

not self-willed, 

not quick-tempered, 

not addicted to wine, 

not pugnacious, 

not fond of dishonest gain, 

[8] but hospitable, 

loving what is good, 

sensible, 

righteous, holy, 

self-controlled, 

[9] holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, 

so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to reprove those who contradict.

Instructions for the Older and Younger

Tit 2:2 LSB - [2] Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.

Tit 2:7-8 LSB - 

[7] in all things 

show yourself to be a model of good works, 

[with] purity in doctrine, 

dignified, 

[8] sound [in] word which is irreproachable, 

so that the opponent will be put to shame, 

having nothing bad to say about us.

Tit 2:10 LSB - [10] not pilfering, 

but demonstrating all good faith 

so that they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in everything.

Tit 2:11-13 LSB - 

[11] For the grace of God has appeared, 

bringing salvation to all men, 

[12] instructing us that, 

denying ungodliness and worldly desires, 

we should live sensibly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 

[13] looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

Tit 2:13-14 LSB - 

[13] looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of 

our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 

[14] who gave Himself for us 

that He might redeem us from all lawlessness, 

and purify for Himself 

a people for His own possession, zealous for good works.

Be Ready for Every Good Work

Tit 3:1-2 LSB - [1] Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, [2] to slander no one, to be peaceable, considerate, demonstrating all gentleness to all men.

Tit 3:4-6 LSB - 

[4] But when the kindness and affection of God our Savior appeared, 

[5] He saved us, 

not by works which we did in righteousness, 

but according to His mercy, 

through the washing of regeneration and 

renewing by the Holy Spirit, 

[6] whom He poured out upon us richly 

through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Tit 3:7 LSB - [7] so that having been justified by His grace, 

we would become heirs according to [the] hope of eternal life.

Personal Instructions and Greetings

2 Chronicles 34-36 - The Land Kept Sabbath

Josiah Reigns over Judah

2Ch 34:1-2 LSB - [1] Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. [2] And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

2Ch 34:3 LSB - [3] Now in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, the graven images, and the molten images.

Josiah Repairs the House of Yahweh

2Ch 34:9 LSB - [9] And they came to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the doorkeepers, had gathered from the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law

2Ch 34:21 LSB - [21] "Go, inquire of Yahweh for me and those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book which has been found, for great is the wrath of Yahweh which is poured out against us, because our fathers have not kept the word of Yahweh, to do according to all that is written in this book."

Josiah Will Not See Yahweh’s Wrath

2Ch 34:26-28 LSB - [26] "But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, thus you shall say to him, 'Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, "[Regarding] the words which you have heard, [27] because your heart was soft and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and [because] you humbled yourself before Me, tore your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you," declares Yahweh. [28] "Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace, so your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants."'" So they brought back word to the king.

Josiah Cuts a Covenant with Yahweh

2Ch 34:30 LSB - [30] And the king went up to the house of Yahweh and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests and the Levites and all the people, from the greatest to the least; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of Yahweh.

2Ch 34:31-33 LSB - [31] Then the king stood in his place and cut a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that were written in this book. [32] Moreover, he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand [with him]. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. [33] And Josiah took away all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the sons of Israel, and made all who were present in Israel to serve Yahweh their God. Throughout his lifetime they did not turn away from following Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

Josiah Celebrates the Passover

2Ch 35:3 LSB - [3] He also said to the Levites who provided understanding to all Israel [and] who were holy to Yahweh, "Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built; it will be a burden on [your] shoulders no longer. Now serve Yahweh your God and His people Israel.

2Ch 35:18 LSB - [18] And there had not been celebrated a Passover like it in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; nor had any of the kings of Israel celebrated such a Passover as Josiah celebrated with the priests, the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Josiah Dies in War

2Ch 35:22 LSB - [22] However, Josiah would not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to make war with him; nor did he listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to make war on the plain of Megiddo.

Judah’s Decline

2Ch 36:12 LSB - [12] And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God; he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet [who spoke] from the mouth of Yahweh.

Jerusalem Captured and Burned

2Ch 36:15-16 LSB - [15] And Yahweh, the God of their fathers, sent [word] to them again and again by the hand of His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His habitation; [16] but they [continually] mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of Yahweh arose against His people, until there was no remedy.

2Ch 36:21 LSB - [21] to fulfill the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had made up for its sabbaths. All the days of its desolation it kept sabbath until seventy years were fulfilled.

The Proclamation of Cyrus

2Ch 36:22-23 LSB - [22] Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia--in order to complete the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah--Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he had a proclamation pass throughout all his kingdom, and also [put it] in writing, saying, [23] "Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, 'Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all His people, may Yahweh his God be with him, and let him go up!'"

2 Chronicles 31-33 - Manasseh entreated Yahweh his God

Hezekiah Organizes the Priests

2Ch 31:2 LSB - [2] And Hezekiah set up the divisions of the priests and the Levites by their divisions, each according to his service, [both] the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the camp of Yahweh.

Sennacherib Invades Judah

2Ch 32:7-8 LSB - [7] "Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria nor because of all the multitude that is with him; for the one with us is greater than the one with him. [8] "With him is [only] an arm of flesh, but with us is Yahweh our God to help us and to fight our battles." And the people were sustained by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Sennacherib Reproaches Yahweh

2Ch 32:19 LSB - [19] And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men's hands.

Yahweh Wipes Out the Men of Assyria

2Ch 32:20 LSB - [20] But King Hezekiah and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed about this and cried out to heaven.

Manasseh Reigns over Judah

2Ch 33:2 LSB - [2] And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh dispossessed before the sons of Israel.

Manasseh Removes Foreign Idols

2Ch 33:12-13 LSB - [12] And when he was in distress, he entreated Yahweh his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. [13] Then he prayed to Him, and He was moved by his entreaty and heard his supplication, and returned him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Yahweh [was] God.

Amon Reigns over Judah

2 Chronicles 28-30 - come to the house of Yahweh

Ahaz Reigns over Judah

Judah Defeated

2Ch 28:10 LSB - [10] "So now you are intending to subdue for yourselves the people of Judah and Jerusalem for male and female slaves. Surely, [do] you not [have] your own [matters of] guilt against Yahweh your God?

2Ch 28:19 LSB - [19] For Yahweh humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had caused [it] to be out of control in Judah and was very unfaithful to Yahweh.

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah

Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple

Hezekiah Brings an Offering

2Ch 29:36 LSB - [36] Then Hezekiah and all the people were glad over what God had prepared for the people, because the thing came about suddenly.

Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover

2Ch 30:1 LSB - [1] And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

2Ch 30:8 LSB - [8] "Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but give your hand to Yahweh and enter His sanctuary which He has set apart as holy forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you.

2Ch 30:10-11 LSB - [10] So the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, and as far as Zebulun, but they were laughing at them to scorn and mocking them. [11] Nevertheless some men of Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

2Ch 30:27 LSB - [27] Then the Levitical priests arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard and their prayer came to His holy habitation, to heaven.

2 Chronicles 25-27

Amaziah Reigns over Judah

2Ch 25:2 LSB - [2] And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, yet not with a whole heart.

Amaziah’s Victories

Amaziah’s Idolatry

2Ch 25:14 LSB - [14] Now it happened that after Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, set them up as his gods, worshiped them, and burned incense to them.

Israel Defeats Amaziah

Uzziah Reigns over Judah

2Ch 26:4-5 LSB - [4] And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. [5] And he continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought Yahweh, God made him succeed.

Uzziah’s Pride and Punishment

2Ch 26:16 LSB - [16] But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to Yahweh his God. And he entered the temple of Yahweh to burn incense on the altar of incense.

2Ch 26:21 LSB - [21] So King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death; and he lived in a separate house, being a leper, for he was cut off from the house of Yahweh. And Jotham his son [was] over the king's house, judging the people of the land.

Jotham Reigns over Judah

2Ch 27:2 LSB - [2] And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; however he did not enter the temple of Yahweh. But the people continued acting corruptly.

2Ch 27:6 LSB - [6] So Jotham became strong because he established his ways before Yahweh his God.

2 Chronicles 22-24

Ahaziah Reigns in Judah

2Ch 22:3 LSB - [3] He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.

Athaliah Reigns in Judah

2Ch 22:10 LSB - [10] Now Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son had died. So she rose and destroyed all the royal seed of the house of Judah.

Jehoiada Makes Joash King

2Ch 23:1 LSB - [1] Now in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took commanders of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, [and they entered] into a covenant with him.

2Ch 23:11 LSB - [11] Then they brought out the king's son and put the crown on him, and [gave him] the testimony and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, "[Long] live the king!"

Athaliah Put to Death

Jehoiada Cuts a Covenant

2Ch 23:16 LSB - [16] Then Jehoiada cut a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the people of Yahweh.

Joash Repairs the Temple

2Ch 24:17-18 LSB - [17] But after the death of Jehoiada the officials of Judah came and bowed down to the king, and the king listened to them. [18] And they forsook the house of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols; so wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt.

Joash’s Treachery

2Ch 24:22 LSB - [22] Thus Joash the king did not remember the lovingkindness which his father Jehoiada had shown him, but he killed his son. And as he died he said, "May Yahweh see and avenge!"

Joash Assassinated

2Ch 24:25 LSB - [25] When they had gone from him (for they left him very sick), his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.

2 Chronicles 19-21 - Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahaziah

Jehoshaphat’s Reforms

2Ch 19:2 LSB - [2] And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out [to meet him] to his face and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate Yahweh and so [bring] wrath on yourself from Yahweh?

2Ch 19:11 LSB - [11] "And behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in all that pertains to Yahweh, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. Be strong and act, and Yahweh be with the one who is good."

Jehoshaphat’s Prayer

2Ch 20:4 LSB - [4] So Judah gathered together to seek [help] from Yahweh; they even came from all the cities of Judah to seek Yahweh.

2Ch 20:12 LSB - [12] "O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; and we do not know what we should do, but our eyes are on You."

2Ch 20:14-15 LSB - [14] Then in the midst of the assembly the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite of the sons of Asaph; [15] and he said, "Pay attention, all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: thus says Yahweh to you, 'Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God's.

2Ch 20:17 LSB - [17] 'You [need] not fight in this [battle]; take your stand--stand and see the salvation of Yahweh on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.' Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out to face them, for Yahweh is with you."

2Ch 20:20 LSB - [20] And they rose early in the morning and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa; and when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, establish your faith in Yahweh your God and you will be established. Establish your faith in His prophets and succeed."

2Ch 20:22 LSB - [22] When they began singing for joy and praising, Yahweh set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were defeated.

Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahaziah

2Ch 20:35 LSB - [35] Afterwards, Jehoshaphat king of Judah allied himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. He acted wickedly in so doing.

Jehoram Reigns in Judah

2Ch 21:4 LSB - [4] So Jehoram arose over the kingdom of his father and strengthened himself, and he killed all his brothers with the sword, and some of the commanders of Israel also.

2Ch 21:6 LSB - [6] And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for Ahab's daughter was his wife; and he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

2Ch 21:10 LSB - [10] So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.

2 Chronicles 16-18 - Asa did not lean on Yahweh

Asa’s Last Years

2Ch 16:7 LSB - [7] Now at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, "Because you have leaned on the king of Aram and have not leaned on Yahweh your God, therefore the military force of the king of Aram has escaped out of your hand.

2Ch 16:12 LSB - [12] And Asa became diseased in his feet in the thirty-ninth year of his reign. His disease was severe, yet even in his disease he did not seek Yahweh, but the physicians.

2Ch 16:14 LSB - [14] And they buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the city of David, and they laid him in the resting place which he had filled with spices of various kinds blended by the perfumers' art; and they made a very great fire for him.

Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah

2Ch 17:3-4 LSB - [3] And Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the ways of his father David's earlier days and did not seek the Baals, [4] but sought the God of his father, walked in His commandments, and did not act as Israel did.

2Ch 17:6 LSB - [6] And his heart took great pride in the ways of Yahweh, and again he took away the high places and the Asherim from Judah.

2Ch 17:9 LSB - [9] And they taught in Judah, [having] the book of the law of Yahweh with them; and they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.

Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab

2Ch 18:1 LSB - [1] Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.

2Ch 18:6 LSB - [6] But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not yet a prophet of Yahweh here that we may inquire of him?"

2Ch 18:28 LSB - [28] So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead.

2 Chronicles 13-15 - Asa's heart was wholly devoted all his days

Abijah Reigns over Judah

God Smites Israel Before Judah

2Ch 13:14-15 LSB - [14] So Judah turned around, and behold, they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to Yahweh, and the priests blew the trumpets. [15] Then the men of Judah raised a shout [of war], and when the men of Judah raised the shout [of war], then it was that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

Death of Jeroboam

Asa Reigns over Judah

2Ch 14:11 LSB - [11] Then Asa called to Yahweh his God and said, "Yahweh, there is no one besides You to help [in the battle] between those of abundant [power] and those who have no power; so help us, O Yahweh our God, for we lean on You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O Yahweh, You are our God; let not mortal man prevail against You."

The Spirit of God Comes on Azariah

2Ch 15:2 LSB - [2] and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Yahweh is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will be found; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

Asa Takes Away Detestable Idols

2Ch 15:8 LSB - [8] Now when Asa heard these words and the prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he strengthened himself and took away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then renewed the altar of Yahweh which was in front of the porch of Yahweh.

2Ch 15:17 LSB - [17] But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa's heart was wholly devoted all his days.

2 Chronicles 10-12 - The Revolt Against Rehoboam

The Revolt Against Rehoboam

2Ch 10:15 LSB - [15] So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn [of events] from God, that Yahweh might establish His word, which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

1Ki 11:31 LSB - [31] And he said to Jeroboam, "Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes,

 

Rehoboam Builds Cities for Fortification

2Ch 11:4 LSB - [4] 'Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not go up and fight against your brothers; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me."'" So they listened to the words of Yahweh and returned from going against Jeroboam.

Priests and Levites Come to Jerusalem

2Ch 11:14-15 LSB - [14] For the Levites left their pasture lands and their possession [of land] and went to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from ministering as priests to Yahweh-- [15] And he set up priests of his own for the high places, for the goat demons and for the calves which he had made--

Rehoboam’s Family

2Ch 11:23 LSB - [23] And he acted with discernment and distributed some of his sons through all the lands of Judah and Benjamin to all the fortified cities, and he gave them sustenance in abundance. And he sought a multitude of wives [for them].

Egypt Plunders Jerusalem

2Ch 12:7 LSB - [7] When Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, saying, "They have humbled themselves [so] I will not bring them to ruin, but I will grant them some [measure] of escape, and My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

2Ch 12:14 LSB - [14] And he did evil because he did not set his heart to seek Yahweh.

2 Chronicls 7-9 - If My People Pray

Fire from Heaven

2Ch 7:1 LSB - [1] Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of Yahweh filled the house.

Rev 21:23 LSB - [23] And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp [is] the Lamb.

 

The Dedication of the Temple

2Ch 7:8 LSB - [8] So Solomon celebrated the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly from Lebo-hamath to the brook of Egypt.

If My People Pray

2Ch 7:13-14 LSB - [13] "If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the grasshopper to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, [14] and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will listen from heaven, I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.

2Ch 7:15 LSB - [15] "Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer [offered] in this place.

Solomon Builds Cities

2Ch 8:11 LSB - [11] Then Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house which he had built for her, for he said, "My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy where the ark of Yahweh has entered."

The Queen of Sheba

2Ch 9:1 LSB - [1] Now the queen of Sheba heard the report about Solomon. So she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with riddles. She had a very glorious retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

2Ch 9:12 LSB - [12] Thus King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she asked, besides [a return for] what she had brought to the king. Then she turned around and went to her own land together with her servants.

Solomon’s Riches and Wisdom

2Ch 9:22-23 LSB - [22] So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. [23] And all the kings of the earth were seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

The Death of Solomon