¹⁸ The fountain made by the chiefs, made deep by the great ones of the people, with the law-givers' rod, and with their sticks. Then from the waste land they went on to Mattanah:

⁴⁵ And they went on from Iyim, and put up their tents in Dibon-gad.

⁴⁶ And from Dibon-gad they went on, and put up their tents in Almon-diblathaim.

⁴⁷ And from Almon-diblathaim they went on, and put up their tents in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.

¹⁷ Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;

¹⁸ And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another;

¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.

²² For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our king; he will be our saviour.

⁵ Near them, the Tekoites were at work; but their chiefs did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.

¹ Then Eliashib, the chief priest, got up with his brothers the priests, and took in hand the building of the sheep doorway; they made it holy and put its doors in position; as far as the tower of Hammeah they made it holy, even to the tower of Hananel.

⁷ In the third year of his rule he sent Benhail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Micaiah, his captains, as teachers into the towns of Judah;

⁸ And with them, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and Elishama and Jehoram the priests.

⁹ And they gave teaching in Judah and had the book of the law of the Lord with them; they went through all the towns of Judah teaching the people.

⁴ Moses gave us a law, a heritage for the people of Jacob.

³¹ But as for you, keep your place here by me, and I will give you all the orders and the laws and the decisions which you are to make clear to them, so that they may do them in the land which I am giving them for their heritage.

¹² There is only one judge and law-giver, even he who has the power of salvation and of destruction; but who are you to be your neighbour's judge?