1. So let us now give praise to godly men,our ancestors of generations past,
2. those whom the Lord honoured with great glory,in whom his greatness has been seenfrom the beginning of time.
3. There were some who ruled kingdoms,and some who were known for their strength.Some were wise advisers,and some spoke prophecies.
4. There were statesmen whose policies governed the people,rulers who issued decrees,scholars who spoke wise words,and those who used pointed proverbs,
22-23. The Lord renewed that covenant with Isaac, and then again with Jacob, repeating the promise that Abraham's descendants would be a blessing to the whole human race. The Lord assured Jacob that he would bless him; he gave him the land that would be his, dividing it into twelve parts, one for each of the tribes.