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and Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
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Now Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned as his successor.
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Then Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned as his successor.
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The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
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Northern Canaan Taken
Then when Jabin king of Hazor heard [of Israel’s other victories] he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
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Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
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When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place.
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When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites became king in his place.
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By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
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Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
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Job’s Character and Wealth
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God [with reverence] and abstained from and turned away from evil [because he honored God].
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When the days of their feasting were over, Job would send [for them] and consecrate them, rising early in the morning and offering burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job did this at all [such] times.
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The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered and reflected on My servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God [with reverence] and abstains from and turns away from evil [because he honors God].”
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Then Satan answered the Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
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Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that Job has is in your power, only do not put your hand on the man himself.” So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.
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Satan Allowed to Test Job
Now there was a day when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
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and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were feeding beside them,
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Then Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head [in mourning for the children], and he fell to the ground and worshiped [God].
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Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.
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Job Loses His Health
Again there was a day when the sons of God (angels) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan (adversary, accuser) also came among them to present himself before the Lord.
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The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered and reflected on My servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God [with reverence] and abstains from and turns away from evil [because he honors God]. And still he maintains and holds tightly to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to destroy him without cause.”
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So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome boils and agonizingly painful sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
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And Job took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself, and he sat [down] among the ashes (rubbish heaps).
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But he said to her, “You speak as one of the [spiritually] foolish women speaks [ignorant and oblivious to God’s will]. Shall we indeed accept [only] good from God and not [also] accept adversity and disaster?” In [spite of] all this Job did not sin with [words from] his lips.
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Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; for they had made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
