10  And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of ^bShinar.

  1  And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of ^aShinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

  2  And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of ^bShinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.