Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. They were all sons of Joktan.

He was still talking with them when Rachel came with her father’s sheep. It was her job to take care of the flock.

When Bela died, Jobab became the next king. Jobab was the son of Zerah from Bozrah.

When Jobab died, Husham became the next king. Husham was from the land of the Temanites.

In three days Pharaoh will let you out of prison. He’ll give your job back to you. And you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand. That’s what you used to do when you were his wine taster.

He gave the chief wine taster’s job back to him. Once again the wine taster put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.

Things turned out exactly as he said they would. I was given back my job. The other man had a pole stuck through his body.”

The Campaign Against the Cities in the North

Jabin was the king of Hazor. He heard about the battles Israel had won. So he sent a message to Jobab. Jobab was the king of Madon. Jabin sent the same message to the kings of Shimron and Akshaph.

David answered Ahimelek the priest, “The king gave me a special job to do. He said to me, ‘I don’t want anyone to know what I’m sending you to do. So don’t say anything about it.’ I’ve told my men to meet me at a certain place.

David replied, “Well, we haven’t slept with women recently. That’s the way it is every time I lead my men out to battle. We keep ourselves holy even when we do jobs that aren’t holy. And that’s even more true today.”

David asked Ahimelek, “Don’t you have a spear or sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon. That’s because the job the king gave me to do had to be done right away.”

Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All of them were sons of Joktan.

When Bela died, Jobab became the next king. Jobab was the son of Zerah from Bozrah.

When Jobab died, Husham became the next king. Husham was from the land of the people of Teman.

His wife Hodesh had sons by him. Their names were Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam,

Ishmerai, Izliah and Jobab were other sons of Elpaal.

They were in charge of the laborers. They directed all the workers from job to job. Some of the Levites were secretaries and writers. Other Levites guarded the gates.

Then I spoke to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people. I said, “This is a big job. It covers a lot of territory. We’re separated too far from one another along the wall.

So I made the priests and Levites pure. I made them pure from every practice that had come from other countries and had made them impure. I gave them their duties. Each one had his own job to do.

The Story Begins

There was a man who lived in the land of Uz. His name was Job. He was honest. He did what was right. He had respect for God and avoided evil.

Job had seven sons and three daughters.

The time for enjoying good food would end. Then Job would make plans for his children to be made pure and “clean.” He would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them. He would do it early in the morning. He would think, “Perhaps my children have sinned. Maybe they have spoken evil things against God in their hearts.” That’s what Job always did for his children when he felt they had sinned.

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you thought about my servant Job? There isn’t anyone on earth like him. He is honest. He does what is right. He has respect for God and avoids evil.”

“You always give Job everything he needs,” Satan replied. “That’s why he has respect for you.

One day Job’s sons and daughters were at their oldest brother’s house. They were enjoying good food and drinking wine.