Discovery Box| (0.34) | 2Ch 34:22 |
| So Hilkiah and the others sent by the king 1 went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, 2 the supervisor of the wardrobe. 3 (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh 4 district.) They stated their business, 5 |
| (0.34) | Ezr 4:12 |
| Now 1 let the king be aware that the Jews who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and odious city. 2 They are completing its walls and repairing its foundations. |
| (0.34) | Ezr 5:8 |
| Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones, 1 and timbers are being placed in the walls. This work is being done with all diligence and is prospering in their hands. |
| (0.34) | Ecc 2:8 |
| I also amassed silver and gold for myself, as well as valuable treasures 1 taken from kingdoms and provinces. 2 I acquired male singers and female singers for myself, and what gives a man sensual delight 3 – a harem of beautiful concubines! 4 |
| (0.34) | Ecc 10:20 |
| Do not curse a king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich 1 while in your bedroom; 2 for a bird 3 might report what you are thinking, 4 or some winged creature 5 might repeat your 6 words. 7 |
| (0.34) | Isa 7:20 |
| At that time 1 the sovereign master will use a razor hired from the banks of the Euphrates River, 2 the king of Assyria, to shave the head and the pubic hair; 3 it will also shave off the beard. |
| (0.34) | Isa 19:11 |
| The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; 1 Pharaoh’s wise advisers give stupid advice. How dare you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the sages, one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?” 2 |
| (0.34) | Isa 36:6 |
| Look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If someone leans on it for support, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him! |
| (0.34) | Isa 39:3 |
| Isaiah the prophet visited King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did these men say? Where do they come from?” Hezekiah replied, “They come from the distant land of Babylon.” |
| (0.34) | Jer 20:5 |
| I will hand over all the wealth of this city to their enemies. I will hand over to them all the fruits of the labor of the people of this city and all their prized possessions, as well as all the treasures of the kings of Judah. Their enemies will seize it all as plunder 1 and carry it off to Babylon. |
| (0.34) | Jer 23:5 |
| “I, the Lord, promise 1 that a new time will certainly come 2 when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, 3 a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding 4 and will do what is just and right in the land. 5 |
| (0.34) | Jer 27:7 |
| All nations must serve him and his son and grandson 1 until the time comes for his own nation to fall. 2 Then many nations and great kings will in turn subjugate Babylon. 3 |
| (0.34) | Jer 34:7 |
| He did this while the army of the king of Babylon was attacking Jerusalem and the cities of Lachish and Azekah. He was attacking these cities because they were the only fortified cities of Judah which were still holding out. 1 |
| (0.34) | Jer 36:23 |
| As soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns 1 of the scroll, the king 2 would cut them off with a penknife 3 and throw them on the fire in the firepot. He kept doing so until the whole scroll was burned up in the fire. 4 |
| (0.34) | Jer 37:20 |
| But now please listen, your royal Majesty, 1 and grant my plea for mercy. 2 Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan, the royal secretary. If you do, I will die there.” 3 |
| (0.34) | Jer 38:9 |
| “Your royal Majesty, those men have been very wicked in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah. They have thrown him into a cistern and he is sure to die of starvation there because there is no food left in the city. 1 |
| (0.34) | Jer 38:16 |
| So King Zedekiah made a secret promise to Jeremiah and sealed it with an oath. He promised, 1 “As surely as the Lord lives who has given us life and breath, 2 I promise you this: I will not kill you or hand you over to those men who want to kill you.” 3 |
| (0.34) | Jer 52:1 |
| 1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem 2 for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal 3 daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. |
| (0.34) | Jer 52:15 |
| Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, took into exile some of the poor, 1 the rest of the people who remained in the city, those who had deserted to him, and the rest of the craftsmen. |
| (0.34) | Jer 52:20 |
| The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the Lord’s temple (including the two pillars, the large bronze basin called “The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under “The Sea,” and the movable stands 1 ) was too heavy to be weighed. |
