³⁴ These were the clans of Manasseh; those numbered were 52,700.^(D)

³⁵ These were the descendants of Ephraim^(E) by their clans:

³⁷ These were the clans of Ephraim;^(F) those numbered were 32,500.

These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.

³⁸ The descendants of Benjamin^(G) by their clans were:

⁴¹ These were the clans of Benjamin;^(I) those numbered were 45,600.

⁴² These were the descendants of Dan^(J) by their clans:^(K)

These were the clans of Dan: ⁴³ All of them were Shuhamite clans; and those numbered were 64,400.

⁴⁴ The descendants of Asher^(M) by their clans were:

The Ark Brought to the Temple^(A)

² Then Solomon summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark^(B) of the Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David. ³ And all the Israelites^(C) came together to the king at the time of the festival in the seventh month.

⁴ When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark, ⁵ and they brought up the ark and the tent of meeting and all the sacred furnishings in it. The Levitical priests^(D) carried them up; ⁶ and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.

⁷ The priests then brought the ark^(E) of the Lord’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim. ⁸ The cherubim^(F) spread their wings over the place of the ark and covered the ark and its carrying poles. ⁹ These poles were so long that their ends, extending from the ark, could be seen from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are still there today. ¹⁰ There was nothing in the ark except^(G) the two tablets^(H) that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.

¹¹ The priests then withdrew from the Holy Place. All the priests who were there had consecrated themselves, regardless of their divisions.^{(I) 12} All the Levites who were musicians^(J)—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.^{(K) 13} The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang:

Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud,^{(M) 14} and the priests could not perform^(N) their service because of the cloud,^(O) for the glory^(P) of the Lord filled the temple of God.

6 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud;^{(Q) 2} I have built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever.^(R)”

³ While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed them. ⁴ Then he said:

¹³ So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?^{(A) 14} I have heard that the spirit of the gods^(B) is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom.^{(C) 15} The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it.^{(D) 16} Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems.^(E) If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck,^(F) and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”^(G)

¹⁷ Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else.^(H) Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.

¹⁸ “Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar^(I) sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor.^{(J) 19} Because of the high position he gave him, all the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death;^(K) those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled.^{(L) 20} But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride,^(M) he was deposed from his royal throne^(N) and stripped^(O) of his glory.^{(P) 21} He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign^(Q) over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.^(R)

²² “But you, Belshazzar, his son,^[a] have not humbled^(S) yourself, though you knew all this. ²³ Instead, you have set yourself up against^(T) the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives^(U) and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand.^(V) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life^(W) and all your ways.^{(X) 24} Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

²⁵ “This is the inscription that was written:

²⁶ “Here is what these words mean:

²⁹ Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck,^(AE) and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.^(AF)

³⁰ That very night Belshazzar,^(AG) king^(AH) of the Babylonians,^[e] was slain,^{(AI) 31} and Darius^(AJ) the Mede^(AK) took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two.^[f]

Warnings Against Folly

John Testifies About Jesus

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,^(A) who takes away the sin of the world!^{(B) 30} This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’^{(C) 31} I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

³² Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.^{(D) 33} And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water^(E) told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’^{(F) 34} I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”^[a](G)

Jesus Made Fully Human

⁵ It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. ⁶ But there is a place where someone^(A) has testified:

In putting everything under them,^[d] God left nothing that is not subject to them.^[e] Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them.^{[f] 9} But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor^(D) because he suffered death,^(E) so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.^(F)

¹⁰ In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists,^(G) should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.^{(H) 11} Both the one who makes people holy^(I) and those who are made holy^(J) are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.^{[g](K) 12} He says,

¹³ And again,

And again he says,

¹⁴ Since the children have flesh and blood,^(O) he too shared in their humanity^(P) so that by his death he might break the power^(Q) of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil^(R)— ¹⁵ and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear^(S) of death. ¹⁶ For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants.^{(T) 17} For this reason he had to be made like them,^[k](U) fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful^(V) and faithful high priest^(W) in service to God,^(X) and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.^{(Y) 18} Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.^(Z)