He carried away to Babylon all the items in God’s temple, whether large or small, as well as what was in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the king and his officials.

to bring Queen Vashti into the king’s presence wearing her royal high turban. He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive. ¹ 

Say: ‘Listen, O king of Judah who follows in David’s succession. ¹  You, your officials, and your subjects who pass through the gates of this palace must listen to what the Lord says. ² 

The officials were very angry ¹  at Jeremiah. They had him flogged and put in prison in the house of Jonathan, the royal secretary, which they had converted into a place for confining prisoners. ² 

Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah, “What crime have I committed against you, or the officials who serve you, or the people of Judah? What have I done to make you people throw me into prison? ¹ 

The king commanded ¹  Ashpenaz, ²  who was in charge of his court officials, ³  to choose ⁴  some of the Israelites who were of royal and noble descent ⁵  –

Frogs ¹  will come up against you, your people, and all your servants.”’” ² 

So the princes of Moab departed ¹  and went back to Balak and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”

So Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

And Balak sacrificed bulls and sheep, and sent some ¹  to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.

So he returned to him, and he was still ¹  standing by his burnt offering, he and all the princes of Moab.

The king of Israel summoned an official and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

The king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

The matter seemed appropriate to the king and the officials. So the king acted on the advice of Memucan.

They said to him, “Please sit down and read it to us.” So Baruch sat down and read it to them. ¹ 

clothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

Then those officials who had gone to the king ¹  came by collusion and found Daniel praying and asking for help before his God.

When Jesus entered the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the disorderly crowd,

the food in his banquet hall, ¹  his servants and attendants, ²  their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the Lord’s temple, she was amazed. ³ 

the food in his banquet hall, ¹  his servants and attendants ²  in their robes, his cupbearers in their robes, and his burnt sacrifices which he presented in the Lord’s temple, ³  she was amazed. ⁴