along with all his reign, his might, and the incidents that affected him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the surrounding lands.

may You hear in heaven, Your dwelling place,
and may You forgive and repay the man
according to all his ways, since You know his heart,
for You alone know the human heart,

He built Tadmor in the wilderness along with all the storage cities that he built in Hamath.

King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba her every desire, whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. Then she, along with her servants, returned to her own country.

The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, along with his ways and his sayings, are written in the Writing of the Prophet Iddo.

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Their father had given them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuable things, along with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

Azariah the priest, along with 80 brave priests of the Lord, went in after him.

As for the rest of the events of Jotham’s reign, along with all his wars and his ways, note that they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the fellowship offerings and with the drink offerings for the burnt offering.

So the service of the Lord’s temple was established.

He removed the foreign gods and the idol from the Lord’s temple, along with all the altars that he had built on the mountain of the Lord’s temple and in Jerusalem, and he threw them outside the city.

The rest of the events of Manasseh’s reign, along with his prayer to his God and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, are written in the Records of Israel’s Kings.

In the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, along with Maaseiah the governor of the city and the court historian Joah son of Joahaz, to repair the temple of the Lord his God.

The rest of the events of Josiah’s reign, along with his deeds of faithful love according to what is written in the law of the Lord,

In the spring Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon along with the valuable utensils of the Lord’s temple. Then he made Jehoiachin’s brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.

Let every survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.”

So the family leaders of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone God had motivated—prepared to go up and rebuild the Lord’s house in Jerusalem.

Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his brothers began to build the altar of Israel’s God in order to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.

But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other leaders of Israel’s families answered them, “You may have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for Yahweh, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia has commanded us.”

Leave the construction of the house of God alone. Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.

Then you are to buy with this money as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, along with their grain and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.

Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men,

plus Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.

I selected 12 of the leading priests, along with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 of their brothers.

We set out from the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. We were strengthened by our God, and He protected us from the power of the enemy and from ambush along the way.

The exiles who had returned from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, and 77 lambs, along with 12 male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering for the Lord.

Our guilt has been terrible from the days of our fathers until the present. Because of our iniquities we have been handed over, along with our kings and priests, to the surrounding kings, and to the sword, captivity, plundering, and open shame, as it is today.

Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is enormous and spread out, and we are separated far from one another along the wall.

Return their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses to them immediately, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and olive oil that you have been assessing them.”

Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

On the second day, the family leaders of all the people, along with the priests and Levites, assembled before Ezra the scribe to study the words of the law.

You alone are Yahweh.
You created the heavens,
the highest heavens with all their host,
the earth and all that is on it,
the seas and all that is in them.
You give life to all of them,
and the heavenly host worships You.

The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with their wives, sons, and daughters, everyone who is able to understand and who has separated themselves from the surrounding peoples to obey the law of God—

The leaders of the Levites—Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their relatives opposite them—gave praise and thanks, division by division, as David the man of God had prescribed.

The second thanksgiving procession went to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.

and had prepared a large room for him where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, and the tenths of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.

I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored there, along with the grain offering and frankincense.

At that time I saw people in Judah treading wine presses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in stores of grain and loading them on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought to Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.

And when he learned of Mordecai’s ethnic identity, Haman decided not to do away with Mordecai alone. He planned to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout Ahasuerus’s kingdom.

Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote this second letter with full authority to confirm the letter about Purim.

the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

He was still speaking when another messenger came and reported: “A lightning storm struck from heaven. It burned up the sheep and the servants and devoured them, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

That messenger was still speaking when yet another came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, made a raid on the camels, and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Suddenly a powerful wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people so that they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

I give up! I will not live forever.
Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.

Will You ever look away from me,
or leave me alone long enough to swallow?

He alone stretches out the heavens
and treads on the waves of the sea.

Are my days not few? Stop it!
Leave me alone, so that I can smile a little

the land was given to them alone
when no foreigner passed among them.

A rope lies hidden for him on the ground,
and a snare waits for him along the path.

Yet they say to God: “Leave us alone!
We don’t want to know Your ways.

They were the ones who said to God, “Leave us alone!”
and “What can the Almighty do to us?”

if I have eaten my few crumbs alone
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—

Reasonable men will say to me,
along with the wise men who hear me,

A quiver rattles at his side,
along with a flashing spear and a lance.

Look at Behemoth,
which I made along with you.
He eats grass like an ox.

I will both lie down and sleep in peace,
for You alone, Lord, make me live in safety.

He renews my life;
He leads me along the right paths
for His name’s sake.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am alone and afflicted.

Do not destroy me along with sinners,
or my life along with men of bloodshed

He alone shapes their hearts;
He considers all their works.

Against You—You alone—I have sinned
and done this evil in Your sight.
So You are right when You pass sentence;
You are blameless when You judge.

Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman’s miscarried child,
they will not see the sun.

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I am at rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from Him.

He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I will never be shaken.

Rest in God alone, my soul,
for my hope comes from Him.

He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I will not be shaken.

I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord God;
I will proclaim Your righteousness, Yours alone.

May the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does wonders, be praised.

May they know that You alone—
whose name is Yahweh—
are the Most High over all the earth.

For You are great and perform wonders;
You alone are God.

Though one goes along weeping,
carrying the bag of seed,
he will surely come back with shouts of joy,
carrying his sheaves.

He alone does great wonders.
        His love is eternal.

The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.Selah

Although my spirit is weak within me,
You know my way.

Along this path I travel
they have hidden a trap for me.

Let them praise the name of Yahweh,
for His name alone is exalted.
His majesty covers heaven and earth.

They should be for you alone
and not for you to share with strangers.

I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,

If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit;
if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences.”

When a wicked man comes, contempt also does,
and along with dishonor, disgrace.

The result of humility is fear of the Lord,
along with wealth, honor, and life.

Though you grind a fool
in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
you will not separate his foolishness from him.

Also, if two lie down together, they can keep warm; but how can one person alone keep warm?

Even when the fool walks along the road, his heart lacks sense,
and he shows everyone he is a fool.

Human pride will be humbled,
and the loftiness of men will be brought low;
the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

So human pride will be brought low,
and the loftiness of men will be humbled;
the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

The Lord also says:

Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
walking with heads held high
and seductive eyes,
going along with prancing steps,
jingling their ankle bracelets,

Woe to those who add house to house
and join field to field
until there is no more room
and you alone are left in the land.

Woe to those who drag wickedness
with cords of deceit
and pull sin along with cart ropes,

This took place during the reign of Ahaz, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah king of Judah: Rezin king of Aram, along with Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, waged war against Jerusalem, but he could not succeed.

For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted harm against you. They say,

Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol,
along with the music of your harps.
Maggots are spread out under you,
and worms cover you.”

He will spread out his arms in the middle of it,
as a swimmer spreads out his arms to swim.
His pride will be brought low,
along with the trickery of his hands.

Yahweh our God, lords other than You have ruled over us,
but we remember Your name alone.

One thousand will flee at the threat of one,
at the threat of five you will flee,
until you alone remain
like a solitary pole on a mountaintop
or a banner on a hill.

Then the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, along with a massive army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. The Assyrian stood near the conduit of the upper pool, by the road to the Fuller’s Field.

Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, who is enthroned above the cherubim, You are God—You alone—of all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

Now, Lord our God, save us from his power so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord—You alone.

What can I say?
He has spoken to me,
and He Himself has done it.
I walk along slowly all my years
because of the bitterness of my soul,

I alone declared, saved, and proclaimed—
and not some foreign god among you.
So you are My witnesses”—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
“and I am God.