These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the Lord’s temple, just as their brothers did.

David didn’t count the men aged 20 or under, for the Lord had said He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of heaven.

Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the Lord’s house under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

the wick trimmers, sprinkling basins, ladles, and firepans—of purest gold; and the entryway to the temple, its inner doors to the most holy place, and the doors of the temple sanctuary—of gold.

The priests were not able to enter the Lord’s temple because the glory of the Lord filled the temple of the Lord.

He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom experienced peace under him.

No one is to enter the Lord’s temple but the priests and those Levites who serve; they may enter because they are holy, but all the people are to obey the requirement of the Lord.

He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.

Uzziah had an army equipped for combat that went out to war by division according to their assignments, as recorded by Jeiel the court secretary and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders.

Under their authority was an army of 307,500 equipped for combat, a powerful force to help the king against the enemy.

He did what was right in the Lord’s sight as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he didn’t enter the Lord’s sanctuary, but the people still behaved corruptly.

He sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were deputies under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of God’s temple.

Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests were to faithfully distribute it under his authority to their brothers by divisions, whether large or small.

In addition, they distributed it to males registered by genealogy three years old and above; to all who would enter the Lord’s temple for their daily duty, for their service in their responsibilities according to their divisions.

“This is what King Sennacherib of Assyria says: ‘What are you relying on that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?

He had all those present in Jerusalem and Benjamin agree to it. So all the inhabitants of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.

King Cyrus of Persia had them brought out under the supervision of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.

Then this same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God’s house in Jerusalem. It has been under construction from that time until now, yet it has not been completed.

So the Jewish elders continued successfully with the building under the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia.

Next to them the repairs were done by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River.

Next to him the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him Hashabiah, ruler over half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.

After him their fellow Levites made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler over half the district of Keilah.

But I said, “Should a man like me run away? How can I enter the temple and live? I will not go.”

At that time the book of Moses was read publicly to the people. The command was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,

When shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem just before the Sabbath, I gave orders that the gates be closed and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my men at the gates, so that no goods could enter during the Sabbath day.

“If it meets the king’s approval, he should personally issue a royal decree. Let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media, so that it cannot be revoked: Vashti is not to enter King Ahasuerus’s presence, and her royal position is to be given to another woman who is more worthy than she.

Let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom, so that they may assemble all the beautiful young women to the harem at the fortress of Susa. Put them under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women, and give them the required beauty treatments.

When the king’s command and edict became public knowledge, many young women gathered at the fortress of Susa under Hegai’s care. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.

She would go in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the supervision of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She never went to the king again, unless he desired her and summoned her by name.

The king’s attendants answered him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.”

“Have him enter,” the king ordered.

Put the garment and the horse under the charge of one of the king’s most noble officials. Have them clothe the man the king wants to honor, parade him on the horse through the city square, and proclaim before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king wants to honor.’”

Am I the sea or a sea monster,
that You keep me under guard?

He deprives the world’s leaders of reason,
and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth
and he conceals it under his tongue,

Without clothing, they wander about naked.
They carry sheaves but go hungry.

For He looks to the ends of the earth
and sees everything under the heavens.

The wild animals enter their lairs
and stay in their dens.

Who provides the raven’s food
when its young cry out to God
and wander about for lack of food?

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He lies under the lotus plants,
hiding in the protection of marshy reeds.

Who confronted Me, that I should repay him?
Everything under heaven belongs to Me.

But I enter Your house
by the abundance of Your faithful love;
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.

You made him lord over the works of Your hands;
You put everything under his feet:

Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;
trouble and malice are under his tongue.

The wicked wander everywhere,
and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.

God—He gives me vengeance
and subdues peoples under me.

For He will conceal me in His shelter
in the day of adversity;
He will hide me under the cover of His tent;
He will set me high on a rock.

May the Lord be praised,
for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me
in a city under siege.

Their swords will enter their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.

Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies;
the peoples fall under you.

They are led in with gladness and rejoicing;
they enter the king’s palace.

He subdues peoples under us
and nations under our feet.

I will live in Your tent forever
and take refuge under the shelter of Your wings.Selah

I will enter Your house with burnt offerings;
I will pay You my vows

You set all the boundaries of the earth;
You made summer and winter.

They do not know or understand;
they wander in darkness.
All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

For all our days ebb away under Your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.

The one who lives under the protection of the Most High
dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.

He will cover you with His feathers;
you will take refuge under His wings.
His faithfulness will be a protective shield.

Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving;
let us shout triumphantly to Him in song.

For He is our God,
and we are the people of His pasture,
the sheep under His care.

Today, if you hear His voice:

So I swore in My anger,
“They will not enter My rest.”

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name;
bring an offering and enter His courts.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving
and His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him and praise His name.

Their enemies oppressed them,
and they were subdued under their power.

He pours contempt on nobles
and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

Let his children wander as beggars,
searching for food far from their demolished homes.

He wore cursing like his coat—
let it enter his body like water
and go into his bones like oil.

Open the gates of righteousness for me;
I will enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord.

This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous will enter through it.

I have sought You with all my heart;
don’t let me wander from Your commands.

You rebuke the proud,
the ones under a curse,
who wander from Your commands.

I wander like a lost sheep;
seek Your servant,
for I do not forget Your commands.

“I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,

They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.Selah

He is my faithful love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield, and I take refuge in Him;
He subdues my people under me.

For wisdom will enter your mind,
and knowledge will delight your heart.

“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,

“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,

Don’t be one of those who enter agreements,
who put up security for loans.

If you have no money to pay,
even your bed will be taken from under you.

The earth trembles under three things;
it cannot bear up under four:

What does a man gain for all his efforts
that he labors at under the sun?

What has been is what will be,
and what has been done is what will be done;
there is nothing new under the sun.

I applied my mind to seek and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied.

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

I explored with my mind how to let my body enjoy life with wine and how to grasp folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

When I considered all that I had accomplished and what I had labored to achieve, I found everything to be futile and a pursuit of the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

I hated all my work that I labored at under the sun because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will take over all my work that I labored at skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

So I began to give myself over to despair concerning all my work that I had labored at under the sun.

For what does a man get with all his work and all his efforts that he labors at under the sun?

There is an occasion for everything,
and a time for every activity under heaven:

I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgment and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.

Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun. Look at the tears of those who are oppressed; they have no one to comfort them. Power is with those who oppress them; they have no one to comfort them.

But better than either of them is the one who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil activity that is done under the sun.

Again, I saw futility under the sun:

I saw all the living, who move about under the sun, follow a second youth who succeeds him.

There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.