He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the rubbish heap. He seats them with noblemen and gives them a throne of honour. For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; he has set the world on them.
They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
But Achish’s servants said to him, ‘Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Don’t they sing about him during their dances: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands? ’
The two of them travelled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was excited about their arrival , and the local women exclaimed, ‘Can this be Naomi? ’