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He built even Beth–lehem, and Etam , and Tekoa ,

And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah .

And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb –ephratah, then Abiah Hezron 's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa .

And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

O ye children of Benjamin , gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem , and blow the trumpet in Tekoa , and set up a sign of fire in Beth–haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

The words of Amos , who was among the herdmen of Tekoa , which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah , and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel , two years before the earthquake.

And Joab sent to Tekoa , and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa : and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah , and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem ; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.

And Jonathan , and Simon his brother, and all that were with him, knew it; and they fled into the wilderness of Tekoah, and encamped by the water of the pool Asphar.

After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel .

At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi , to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

And out of the tribe of Dan , Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

And their coast was from Aroer , that is on the bank of the river Arnon , and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba ;

And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzza put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.

And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.

At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt : and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah , and all their goods.

And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.

And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

And he encamped against Joppa : and they of the city shut him out, because Apollonius had a garrison in Joppa :

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat , There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.