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And the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

And the king of Babylon slew the sons of King Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters and carried him to Babylon.

And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon;

And changed his prison garments; and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.

And his allowance was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, a portion for every day, all the days of his life.

And Canaan begat Zidon his first-born and Heth and

And to Eber were born two sons; the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brothers name was Joktan.

Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dihab.

And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

And after him Husham of the land of Teman reigned in his stead.

And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated the Edomites in the fields of Moab, reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Gewith.

And when Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

And when Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

And when Shaul died, Baal-hanan the son of Abcor reigned in his stead.

And when Baal-hanan died, Hedad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Pao; and his wifes name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

And Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

And Caleb the son of Hezron begat Jedioth of Arubah his wife, and these were her sons: Asher, Jobab, and Adon.

And after that Hezron was dead in Calebs land, Ephrath, then his wife, bore him Eshtawir the father of Tekoa.

And Shushan had given him his daughter to wife; and she bore him Attai.