God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth,

When they arrived at the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood.

Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and placed it on the wood. He said, “Fill four water pots with water and pour it on the offering to be burned and on the wood.”

The sons of Aaron the priest will prepare a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, the head, and the suet on top of the burning wood on the altar.

He will cut the animal into pieces with its head and its suet, and the priest will arrange them on top of the burning wood on the altar.

In the tent of meeting outside the veil that is in front of the testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamp from evening until morning before the Lord. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites throughout their generations.

He must continually tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand in the Lord’s presence.

“Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.

Now I am saying this for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you, but because of what is proper and so that you may be devoted to the Lord without distraction.

When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He set his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Put your affairs in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Put your affairs in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

Then it says, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’ And returning, it finds the house vacant, swept, and put in order.

And returning, it finds the house swept and put in order.

The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town: