²⁰ And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.

⁴ And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

¹² And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.