During the time of the judges ¹  there was a famine in the land of Judah. ²  So a man from Bethlehem ³  in Judah went to live as a resident foreigner ⁴  in the region of Moab, along with his wife and two sons. ⁵ 

You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost, but with force and harshness ¹  you have ruled over them.

until another king who did not know about ¹  Joseph ruled ²  over Egypt. ³ 

(5:1) ¹  Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River ²  to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime. ³ 

Abraham said to his servant, the senior one ¹  in his household who was in charge of everything he had, “Put your hand under my thigh ² 

The rest of the events of Jeroboam’s reign, including the details of his battles and rule, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ¹ 

He hid out with his nurse in the Lord’s temple ¹  for six years, while Athaliah was ruling over the land.

He reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem ¹  thirty-three years.

¹ The following events happened ²  in the days of Ahasuerus. ³  (I am referring to ⁴  that Ahasuerus who used to rule over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces ⁵  extending all the way from India to Ethiopia. ⁶ )

Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled ¹  forty years.

You will oversee my household, and all my people will submit to your commands. ¹  Only I, the king, will be greater than you. ² 

David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. ¹ 

David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people. ¹ 

These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers. ¹ 

Jeroboam ruled for twenty-two years; then he passed away. ¹  His son Nadab replaced him as king.

He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. ¹  His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. ² 

He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. ¹  His grandmother ²  was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people. ¹ 

These men worked for Solomon as supervisors; there were a total of 250 of them who were in charge of the people. ¹