The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam – three in all.

Shammai’s son was Maon, who was the father of Beth-Zur.

The sons of his brother Helem: ¹  Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

and ¹  he contends with God on behalf of man as a man ²  pleads ³  for his friend.

how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot ¹  – a son of man, who is only a worm!”

Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, followed by Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister.

The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.

The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben Zoheth. ¹ 

The son of Jonathan: Meribbaal. ¹  Meribbaal was the father of Micah.

The son of Jonathan: Meribbaal, ¹  who was the father of Micah.

Of what importance is the human race, ¹  that you should notice ²  them? Of what importance is mankind, ³  that you should pay attention to them, ⁴ 

No enemy will be able to exact tribute ¹  from him; ²  a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. ³ 

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child ²  makes a father rejoice, ³  but a foolish child ⁴  is a grief to his mother. ⁵ 

Syria has plotted with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah to bring about your demise. ¹ 

O my downtrodden people, crushed like stalks on the threshing floor, ¹  what I have heard from the Lord who commands armies, the God of Israel, I have reported to you.

But Abram said, “O sovereign Lord, ¹  what will you give me since ²  I continue to be ³  childless, and my heir ⁴  is ⁵  Eliezer of Damascus?” ⁶ 

Abraham ¹  then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food ²  before them. They ate while ³  he was standing near them under a tree.

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, ¹  that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen? ² 

And you must tell the Israelites, ‘If a man dies ¹  and has no son, then you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter;