In charge of the palace servants: Ahishar In charge of the forced labor: Adoniram son of Abda

and put Adoniram in charge of them. He divided them into three groups of 10,000 men, and each group spent one month in Lebanon and two months back home.

Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records;

Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge of the forced labor, to go to the Israelites, but they stoned him to death. At this, Rehoboam hurriedly got in his chariot and escaped to Jerusalem.

Moses prayed earnestly to the LORD and said, "What can I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."

The whole community was threatening to stone them to death, but suddenly the people saw the dazzling light of the LORD's presence appear over the Tent.

King Joash joined in a conspiracy against Zechariah, and on the king's orders the people stoned Zechariah in the Temple courtyard.

So the officer went off with his men and brought the apostles back. They did not use force, however, because they were afraid that the people might stone them.

With a loud cry the Council members covered their ears with their hands. Then they all rushed at him at once,

threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses left their cloaks in the care of a young man named Saul.

He ordered, "Take them alive, no matter whether they are coming to fight or to ask for peace."

and each one killed the man he fought. The Syrians fled, with the Israelites in hot pursuit, but Benhadad escaped on horseback, accompanied by some of the cavalry.

The wicked run when no one is chasing them, but an honest person is as brave as a lion.

When a nation sins, it will have one ruler after another. But a nation will be strong and endure when it has intelligent, sensible leaders.

On that day even the bravest soldiers will drop their weapons and run." The LORD has spoken.