Thematic Bible: Under governors


Thematic Bible



In Damascus, the ruler under Aretas the king kept watch over the town of the people of Damascus, in order to take me:

After this he made an outer wall for the town of David, on the west side of Gihon in the valley, as far as the way into the town by the fish doorway; and he put a very high wall round the Ophel; and he put captains of the army in all the walled towns of Judah.


Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work.

I made my brother Hanani, and Hananiah, the ruler of the tower, responsible for the government of Jerusalem: for he was a man of good faith, fearing God more than most.


Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain