- on our kings:
- "In his daysª Pharaohnechohª kingª of Egyptª went upª° against¹ the kingª of Assyriaª to¹ the riverª Euphrates:ª and kingª Josiahª went²°¹ against²°¹ him; and he slewª° him at Megiddo,ª when he had seenª° him." {2Kg 23:29} + "And Pharaohnechohª put him in bandsª° at Riblahª in the landª of Hamath,ª that he might not reignª°¹ in Jerusalem;ª and putª°¹ the landª to a tributeª of an hundredª talentsª of silver,ª and a talentª of gold.ª ... And Pharaohnechohª made¹¹ Eliakimª the sonª of Josiahª kingª° in the room¹ of Josiahª his father,ª and turnedª°¹ his nameª to Jehoiakim,ª and tookª° Jehoahazª away:²° and he cameª° to Egypt,ª and diedª° there.¹" {2Kg 23:33-34} + "And they slewª° the sonsª of Zedekiahª before his eyes,ª and put outª°¹ the eyesª of Zedekiah,ª and boundª° him with fetters² of brass,ª and carriedª° him to Babylon.ª" {2Kg 25:7} + "And the captainª of the guardª tookª°¹ Seraiahª the chiefª priest,ª and Zephaniahª the secondª priest,ª and the threeª keepersª° of the door:ª ... And the kingª of Babylonª smoteª° them, and slewª° them at Riblahª in the landª of Hamath.ª So Judahª was carried awayª° out of¹¹ their land.ª" {2Kg 25:18-21} + "But it came to pass¹ in the seventhª month,ª that Ishmaelª the sonª of Nethaniah,ª the sonª of Elishama,ª of the seedª¹ royal,ª came,ª° and tenª men²¹ with¹ him, and smoteª°¹ Gedaliah,ª that he died,ª° and the Jewsª and the Chaldeesª that¹ were¹ with¹ him at Mizpah.ª ... And all¹ the people,ª both smallª¹ and great,ª and the captainsª of the armies,ª arose,ª° and cameª° to Egypt:ª for¹ they were afraidª° ofª¹ the Chaldees.ª" {2Kg 25:25-26} + "Then the peopleª of the landª tookª°¹ Jehoahazª the sonª of Josiah,ª and made him kingª° in his father's² stead¹¹ in Jerusalem.ª ... Thus¹ saithª° Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª All¹ the kingdomsª of the earthª hath the LORDª Godª of heavenª givenª° me; and he¹ hath chargedª°¹ me to buildª° him an houseª in Jerusalem,ª which¹ [is] in Judah.ª Who¹ [is there] among you of all¹¹ his people?ª The LORDª his Godª [be] with¹ him, and let him go up.ª°" {2Ch 36:1-23} + "At that¹ time,ª saithª° the LORD,ª they shall bring outª°¹ the bonesª of the kingsª of Judah,ª and the bonesª of his princes,ª and the bonesª of the priests,ª and the bonesª of the prophets,ª and the bonesª of the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª out of their graves:ª¹ ... And deathª shall be chosenª° rather than lifeª¹ by all¹ the residueª of them that remainª° of¹ this¹ evilª family,ª which remainª° in all¹ the placesª whither¹¹ I have drivenª° them, saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Jer 8:1-3} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª concerning¹ Jehoiakimª the sonª of Josiahª kingª of Judah;ª They shall not¹ lamentª° for him, [saying], Ahª my brother!ª or, Ahª sister!ª they shall not¹ lamentª° for him, [saying], Ahª lord!ª or, Ahª his glory!ª ... He shall be buriedª° with the burialª of an ass,ª drawnª° and cast forthª° beyondª¹ the gatesª of Jerusalem.ª" {Jer 22:18-19} + "The princesª of Judah,ª and the princesª of Jerusalem,ª the eunuchs,ª and the priests,ª and all¹ the peopleª of the land,ª which passedª° between¹ the partsª of the calf;ª ... Behold,¹ I will command,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª and cause them to returnª° to¹ this¹ city;ª and they shall fightª° against¹ it, and takeª° it, and burnª° it with fire:ª and I will makeª° the citiesª of Judahª a desolationª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 34:19-22} + "In the ninthª yearª of Zedekiahª kingª of Judah,ª in the tenthª month,ª cameª° Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª and all¹ his armyª against¹ Jerusalem,ª and they besiegedª° it. ... For¹ I will surely²° deliverª° thee, and thou shalt not¹ fallª° by the sword,ª but thy lifeª shall be¹ for a preyª unto thee: because¹ thou hast put thy trustª° in me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 39:1-18} + "Zedekiahª [was] oneª and twentyª yearsª oldª when he began to reign,ª° and he reignedª° elevenªª¹ yearsª in Jerusalem.ª And his mother'sª nameª [was] Hamutalª the daughterª of Jeremiahª of Libnah.ª¹ ... And [for] his diet,ª there was a continualª dietª givenª° him of¹¹ the kingª of Babylon,ª every² dayª a portionª until¹ the dayª of his death,ª all¹ the daysª of his life.ª" {Jer 52:1-34} + "Neither¹ have we hearkenedª° unto¹ thy servantsª the prophets,ª which¹ spakeª° in thy nameª to¹ our kings,ª our princes,ª and our fathers,ª and to¹ all¹ the peopleª of the land.ª" {Dan 9:6} + "O Lord,²¹ to us [belongeth] confusionª of face,ª to our kings,ª to our princes,ª and to our fathers,ª because¹ we have sinnedª° against thee." {Dan 9:8}
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