Quotations

«And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) / And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.»

«And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah: / And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: / And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: / And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash: / And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai: / Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: / And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.»

«For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: / The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; / Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; / Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.»