⁸ saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth—with large herds of livestock,^(A) with silver, gold, bronze and iron,^(B) and a great quantity of clothing—and divide^(C) the plunder^(D) from your enemies with your fellow Israelites.”

²⁷ Divide^(A) the spoils equally between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community.

²⁴ Who will listen to what you say? The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle. All will share alike.^(A)”

²⁶ He regarded disgrace^(A) for the sake of Christ^(B) as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.^(C)

⁵⁸ Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,^(A) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.^(B)

²⁷ Hezekiah had very great wealth and honor,^(A) and he made treasuries for his silver and gold and for his precious stones, spices, shields and all kinds of valuables.

⁵ The Lord established the kingdom under his control; and all Judah brought gifts^(A) to Jehoshaphat, so that he had great wealth and honor.^(B)

¹⁶ He led David down, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking and reveling^(A) because of the great amount of plunder^(B) they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah.