But Neco sent messengers to Josiah, saying, “What business do we have with each other, O King of Judah? I am not coming against you today, but against the house with which I am at war, and God has ordered me to hurry. Stop for your own sake from interfering with God who is with me, so that He will not destroy you.”

And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

Here is a list of descendants of the province of Judah who returned from the captivity, from those who had been exiled. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken them to Babylon. They came back to Jerusalem and Judah, each one to his town,

Here is a list of returnees from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer who could not prove their ancestry and lineage from Israel:

In the second year after they had come to the temple of God in Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak initiated the work, along with the rest of their associates, the priests and the Levites, and all those who were coming to Jerusalem from the exile. They appointed the Levites who were at least twenty years old to take charge of the work on the Lord's temple.

Take heed now that ye be not negligent herein, lest the king have harm therethrough."

In answer, we responded with a list of the names of the men who were building the structure.

The priests and the Levites had purified themselves, every last one, and they all were ceremonially pure. They sacrificed the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their colleagues the priests, and for themselves.

Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done diligently and with enthusiasm for the house of the God of heaven, so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

of the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah and with him 150 males who were in the genealogical list;

And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.

and that who ever would not come within three days, according to the advice of the rulers and the elders, all he owned would be lost, and he himself separated from the congregation of the exiles.

Here is a list of priestly descendants who were found to have married foreign women. From Jeshua's descendants: Jozadak's son and his brothers Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

By his side was working Nehemiah, the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the division of Beth-zur, as far as the place opposite the last resting-places of David's family, and the pool which was made and the house of the men of war.

The Jews who lived near them kept coming to us, reporting at least ten times, "They'll attack us from every direction."

Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set there the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

And the former prefects that were before me made heavy upon the people, and they will take from them in bread and wine, the last silver forty shekels; also their young men ruled over the people: and I did not thus from the face of the fear of God.

When our enemies heard of this, all of the nations surrounding us were afraid and {lost their confidence}. They knew that this work had been done with [the help of] our God.

I found a register of the original inhabitants in which there was recorded a list of descendants of the province of Judah who returned from captivity, from those who had been exiled by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. They had come back to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his town.

Here is a list of returnees from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, who could not prove their ancestry and lineage from Israel:

Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.

Here is a list of those who signed: Hacaliah's son Nehemiah the governor, Zedekiah,

At the end of this time, the king held a week-long banquet in the garden courtyard of the royal palace for all the people, from the greatest to the least, who were present in the fortress of Susa.

and when the king's edict which he shall make shall be heard throughout his realm for it is great all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, from the greatest to the least.

“All the royal officials and the people of the royal provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner courtyard and who has not been summoned—the death penalty. Only if the king extends the gold scepter will that person live. I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the last 30 days.”

Why did death not take me when I came out of my mother's body, why did I not, when I came out, give up my last breath?

Who are glad with great joy, and full of delight when they come to their last resting-place;

To the formerly successful man who lost his way in life, and God fenced him in?

You will come to your last resting-place in full strength, as the grain is taken up to the crushing-floor in its time.

At least I could still take comfort and rejoice in unceasing anguish, for I didn't conceal what the Holy One has to say.

“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend;
So that he does not abandon (turn away from) the fear of the Almighty.

Turn aside do the paths of their way, They ascend into emptiness, and are lost.

“He trusts in his house, but it does not stand;
He holds tightly to it, but it does not endure.

Why then did you make me come out of my mother's body? It would have been better for me to have taken my last breath, and for no eye to have seen me,

And for me to have been as if I had not been; to have been taken from my mother's body straight to my last resting-place.

And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched -- in confidence thou liest down,

But [the] eyes of [the] wicked will fail; and refuge will be lost to them, and their hope [is] {to breathe their last breath}."

I wish you'd all just shut up. Then at least you would appear to be wise.

Even though he kills me, I'll continue to hope in him. At least I'll be able to argue my case to his face!

Who is it that shall contend with me? For, now, if I should hold my peace, why! I should breathe my last!

For thou layest sharply to my charge, and punisheth me, for the sins of my youth.

Like a flower he comes up, and he withers away; and he flees like a shadow, but he does not last.

“But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie face down;
Man breathes his last, and where is he?

So man goes down to his last resting-place and comes not again: till the heavens come to an end, they will not be awake or come out of their sleep.

The mountains fall away at the last, the rocks are removed out of their place;

He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;
And his grain will not bend to the earth nor his possessions be extended on the earth.

Even if I speak, my suffering is not relieved,
and if I hold back, what have I lost?

My spirit is broken, my days are ended, the last resting-place is ready for me.

then at least you must know that God has accused me of wrong, and trapped me with his net."

But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth:

yet he perisheth at the last, like dung. Insomuch that they which have seen him, say, 'Where is he?'

"Since his appetite won't quit; he won't let anything escape his lust.

Nothing is left for him to consume;
therefore, his prosperity will not last.

He is taken to his last resting-place, and keeps watch over it.

Far be it from me! that I should justify, you, - Even until I breathe my last, will I not let go mine integrity from me:

“He builds his house like a spider’s web,
Like a (temporary) hut which a watchman makes.

He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.

He that should have been lost, gave me a good word, and the widow's heart praised me.

I laughed at them - they lost confidence, and, the light of my countenance, they suffered not to fail;

Even the strength of their hands, wherefore was it mine? Upon them, vigour was lost;

If I have eaten its fruits without paying for them,
Or have caused its [rightful] owners to lose their lives,

Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

But if you have nothing to say, then at least listen to me! Be quiet and learn some wisdom from me."

That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.

But, if they would not hearken, by a weapon, should they pass away, and breathe their last, no one knowing.

Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth their young among the stony rocks? Or layest thou wait when the hinds use to fawn?

Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

So the Lord restored what Job had lost after he prayed for his friends, and the Lord doubled all that had belonged to Job.

For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

Worship the Lord and serve Him with reverence [with awe-inspired fear and submissive wonder];
Rejoice [yet do so] with trembling.

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

For not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.

Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

Lest mine enemy shall say, I prevailed against him; mine adversaries shall exult when I shall be moved.

Foreigners lose heart,
And come trembling out of their strongholds.

Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get dominion over me: so shall I be undefiled and innocent from the great offense.

{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

The Lord watches over the blameless all their days,
and their inheritance will last forever.

Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the last.

As for the transgressors, they shall perish together; and the ungodly shall be rooted out at the last.

For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

For I said, Lest they shall rejoice over me: in the wavering of my foot they magnified against me.

My heart was hot within me, and while I was thus musing, the fire kindled, and at the last I spoke with my tongue,

But despite his assets, man will not last;
he is like the animals that perish.

Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

You will prolong the king’s life [adding days upon days];
His years will be like many generations.

The singers go in front, the players of instruments last;
Between them the maidens playing on tambourines.

Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],
The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

Rescue me out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of waters:

Draw near to my soul and redeem it;
Ransom me because of my enemies [so that they do not delight in my distress].

There will be an abundance of grain in the soil on the top of the mountains;
Its fruit will wave like [the cedars of] Lebanon,
And those of the city will flourish like grass of the earth.

May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God!

Now as for me, my feet nearly stumbled, as I almost lost my step.