So Joab said to a Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.

So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.

He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.

You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—

in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”

Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.

I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.

For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?

May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!

Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.