The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. (Jether died without having sons.)

The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

And that God would be willing ¹  to crush me, that he would let loose ²  his hand and ³  kill me. ⁴ 

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, ¹  but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Jattir, Eshtemoa,

Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.

He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army ¹  and they were deployed ²  against the Ammonites.

He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.

Excessive ¹  speech ²  is not becoming for a fool; ³  how much less are lies ⁴  for a ruler! ⁵ 

The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. ¹  How does that benefit him? ² 

“I thought, ¹  ‘In the middle of my life ²  I must walk through the gates of Sheol, I am deprived ³  of the rest of my years.’

Each one says, ¹  ‘Come on, I’ll get some wine! Let’s guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We’ll have everything we want!’ ² 

What the gazam-locust left the ‘arbeh-locust consumed, ¹  what the ‘arbeh-locust left the yeleq-locust consumed, and what the yeleq-locust left the hasil-locust consumed! ² 

Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, deported the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. ¹ 

Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, ¹  took captive the rest of the people who were left in the city. He carried them off to Babylon along with the people who had deserted to him. ² 

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.

The spoil that remained of the plunder which the fighting men ¹  had gathered ²  was 675,000 sheep,

Three hundred men lapped; ¹  the rest of the men ²  kneeled to drink water.

So now assemble the rest of the army ¹  and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city and it will be named for me.”