רוֹאשׁ

And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:

And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.

He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.

Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?

But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.