and these are the names of the sons of Ish´ma-el, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ish´ma-el, Neba´joth; and Kedar, and Ad´beel, and Mibsam,
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ish´maelites came from Gil´e-ad, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Then there passed by Mid´i-anites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ish´maelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
And Jeho´ash the king of Israel sent to Amazi´ah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmun´na, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmun´na now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmun´na, kings of Mid´i-an.