Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.

But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.

And every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.

For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”

Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

My breath is repulsive to my wife, and I am loathsome to my own family.

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.

But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.