⁵ Therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah ^(A)brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, ^(B)and he had great riches and honor.

Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab

18 Now Jehoshaphat ^(A)had great riches and honor, ^(B)and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.

¹⁰ And ^(A)after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, ^(B)who has called you to his ^(C)eternal glory in Christ, will himself ^(D)restore, ^(E)confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

³³ But ^(A)seek first ^(B)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, ^(C)and all these things will be added to you.

¹¹ And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, ^(A)they offered him gifts, ^(B)gold and ^(C)frankincense and ^(D)myrrh.

Unless the Lord Builds the House

A Song of ^(A)Ascents. Of Solomon.

¹² And the Lord blessed ^(A)the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had ^(B)14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

²³ And many ^(A)brought gifts to the Lord to Jerusalem and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from that time onward.

²⁷ But some ^(A)worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.