For they suffer no pain; ¹  their bodies ²  are strong and well-fed. ³ 

When the prince enters, he will come by way of the porch of the gate and will go out the same way.

The son ¹  of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh.

The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.

“But ²  as for me, ³  I would seek ⁴  God, ⁵  and to God ⁶  I would set forth my case. ⁷ 

But I wish to speak ¹  to the Almighty, ²  and I desire to argue ³  my case ⁴  with God.

He made a colonnade ¹  75 feet ²  long and 45 feet ³  wide. There was a porch in front of this and pillars and a roof in front of the porch. ⁴ 

Maacah, Makir’s wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

The sons of Ulam were warriors who were adept archers. ¹  They had many sons and grandsons, a total of 150. All these were the descendants of Benjamin.

But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, ¹  and he will no doubt ²  curse you to your face!”

When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he was encouraged. ¹  He removed the detestable idols from the entire land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had seized in the Ephraimite hill country. He repaired the altar of the Lord in front of the porch of the Lord’s temple. ² 

The alcoves were 10½ feet long and 10½ feet wide; between the alcoves were 8¾ feet. ¹  The threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate facing inward was 10½ feet.

The prince will enter by way of the porch of the gate from the outside, and will stand by the doorpost of the gate. The priests will provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he will bow down at the threshold of the gate and then go out. But the gate will not be closed until evening.