⁹ Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.”

³³ The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me and stay with me in Jerusalem, and I will provide for you.”

¹¹ Then Asa called^(A) to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us,^(B) Lord our God, for we rely^(C) on you, and in your name^(D) we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail^(E) against you.”

⁷ For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.^(A)