Soon afterward one of her relatives will become king. He will attack the army of the king of Syria, enter their fortress, and defeat them.

The angel went on to explain: "The next king of Syria will be an evil man who has no right to be king, but he will come unexpectedly and seize power by trickery.

This is how it is to be done. Each of you who has lent money to any Israelite is to cancel the debt; you must not try to collect the money; the LORD himself has declared the debt canceled.

You may collect what a foreigner owes you, but you must not collect what any of your own people owe you.

King Jehoiakim collected a tax from the people in proportion to their wealth, in order to raise the amount needed to pay the tribute demanded by the king of Egypt.

If you churn milk, you get butter. If you hit someone's nose, it bleeds. If you stir up anger, you get into trouble.