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Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the descendants of Joktan.
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Bela died, and Jobab son of Zerah of Bozrah succeeded him as king.
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Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.
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The United Kings of Northern Canaan Defeated
When King Jabin of Hazor heard of this, he sent to King Jobab of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph,
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Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the descendants of Joktan.
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When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah of Bozrah succeeded him.
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When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites succeeded him.
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He had sons by his wife Hodesh: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
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Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
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Job and His Family
There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
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And when the feast days had run their course, Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all, for Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This is what Job always did.
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Attack on Job’s Character
One day the heavenly beings came to present themselves before the Lord, and the accuser also came among them.
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The Lord said to the accuser, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil.”
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Then the accuser answered the Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
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Job Loses Property and Children
One day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the eldest brother’s house,
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a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were feeding beside them,
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Then Job arose, tore his robe, shaved his head, and fell on the ground and worshiped.
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In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.
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Attack on Job’s Health
One day the heavenly beings came to present themselves before the Lord, and the accuser also came among them to present himself before the Lord.
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The Lord said to the accuser, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil. He still persists in his integrity, although you incited me against him, to destroy him for no reason.”
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So the accuser went out from the presence of the Lord and inflicted loathsome sores on Job from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
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Job took a potsherd with which to scrape himself and sat among the ashes.
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But he said to her, “You speak as any foolish woman would speak. Shall we receive good from God and not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
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Job’s Three Friends
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all these troubles that had come upon him, each of them set out from his home—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to go and console and comfort him.
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Job Curses the Day He Was Born
After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.