These were Israelites, Jehovah’s people, who by and large were trying to live according to God’s laws and to carry on their worship in an acceptable way.
Tie bija izraēlieši, Jehovas tautas cilvēki, kas kopumā centās dzīvot saskaņā ar Dieva likumiem un pielūgt Dievu viņam pieņemamā veidā.