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Occurrences: 1483 times in 1342 verses

Speech: Demonstrative Pronoun

Parsing: Dative Masculine Singular

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Gen 1:11 - Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened.

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Gen 1:12 - The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.

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Gen 2:18 - Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”

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Gen 2:20 - He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.

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Gen 3:9 - Then the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?”

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Gen 3:10 - He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”

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Gen 3:11 - “Who told you that you were naked?” the LORD God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?”

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Gen 4:15 - The LORD replied, “No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you.” Then the LORD put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him.

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Gen 6:22 - So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.

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Gen 7:5 - So Noah did everything as the LORD commanded him.

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Gen 7:9 - They entered the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah.

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Gen 9:24 - When Noah woke up from his stupor, he learned what Ham, his youngest son, had done.

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Gen 10:21 - Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth.[fn] Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.

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Gen 12:4 - So Abram departed as the LORD had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

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Gen 12:7 - Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.[fn]” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

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Gen 12:16 - Then Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts because of her—sheep, goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

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Gen 12:20 - Pharaoh ordered some of his men to escort them, and he sent Abram out of the country, along with his wife and all his possessions.

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Gen 14:17 - After Abram returned from his victory over Kedorlaomer and all his allies, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).

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Gen 14:20 - And blessed be God Most High,
who has defeated your enemies for you.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered.

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Gen 15:5 - Then the LORD took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That's how many descendants you will have!”

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Gen 15:6 - And Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD counted him as righteous because of his faith.

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Gen 15:9 - The LORD told him, “Bring me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”

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Gen 15:10 - So Abram presented all these to him and killed them. Then he cut each animal down the middle and laid the halves side by side; he did not, however, cut the birds in half.

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Gen 15:12 - As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a terrifying darkness came down over him.

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Gen 16:1 - Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had not been able to bear children for him. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.

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Gen 16:3 - So Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian servant and gave her to Abram as a wife. (This happened ten years after Abram had settled in the land of Canaan.)

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Gen 16:15 - So Hagar gave Abram a son, and Abram named him Ishmael.

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Gen 17:1 - When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.' Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.

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Gen 17:3 - At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him,

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Gen 17:23 - On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those born there and those he had bought. Then he circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, just as God had told him.

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Gen 18:1 - The LORD appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day.

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Gen 18:18 - “For Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.

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Gen 19:21 - “All right,” the angel said, “I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village.

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Gen 20:6 - In the dream God responded, “Yes, I know you are innocent. That's why I kept you from sinning against me, and why I did not let you touch her.

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Gen 20:9 - Then Abimelech called for Abraham. “What have you done to us?” he demanded. “What crime have I committed that deserves treatment like this, making me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? No one should ever do what you have done!

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Gen 20:14 - Then Abimelech took some of his sheep and goats, cattle, and male and female servants, and he presented them to Abraham. He also returned his wife, Sarah, to him.

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Gen 21:2 - She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would.

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Gen 21:3 - And Abraham named their son Isaac.

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Gen 21:4 - Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded.

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Gen 21:5 - Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.

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Gen 21:21 - and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt.

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Gen 21:26 - “This is the first I've heard of it,” Abimelech answered. “I have no idea who is responsible. You have never complained about this before.”

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Gen 22:3 - The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac. Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about.

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Gen 22:9 - When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.

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Gen 22:11 - At that moment the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”
“Yes,” Abraham replied. “Here I am!”

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Gen 22:12 - “Don't lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.”

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Gen 23:9 - to let me buy his cave at Machpelah, down at the end of his field. I will pay the full price in the presence of witnesses, so I will have a permanent burial place for my family.”

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Gen 23:11 - “No, my lord,” he said to Abraham, “please listen to me. I will give you the field and the cave. Here in the presence of my people, I give it to you. Go and bury your dead.”

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Gen 23:17 - So Abraham bought the plot of land belonging to Ephron at Machpelah, near Mamre. This included the field itself, the cave that was in it, and all the surrounding trees.

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Gen 23:20 - So the field and the cave were transferred from the Hittites to Abraham for use as a permanent burial place.

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Gen 24:9 - So the servant took an oath by putting his hand under the thigh of his master, Abraham. He swore to follow Abraham's instructions.

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Gen 24:24 - “I am the daughter of Bethuel,” she replied. “My grandparents are Nahor and Milcah.

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Gen 24:25 - Yes, we have plenty of straw and feed for the camels, and we have room for guests.”

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Gen 24:31 - Laban said to him, “Come and stay with us, you who are blessed by the LORD! Why are you standing here outside the town when I have a room all ready for you and a place prepared for the camels?”

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Gen 24:35 - “And the LORD has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The LORD has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys.

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Gen 24:36 - “When Sarah, my master's wife, was very old, she gave birth to my master's son, and my master has given him everything he owns.

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Gen 24:47 - “Then I asked, ‘Whose daughter are you?' She replied, ‘I am the daughter of Bethuel, and my grandparents are Nahor and Milcah.' So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists.

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Gen 25:2 - She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

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Gen 25:28 - Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

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Gen 25:33 - But Jacob said, “First you must swear that your birthright is mine.” So Esau swore an oath, thereby selling all his rights as the firstborn to his brother, Jacob.

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Gen 26:2 - The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt, but do as I tell you.

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Gen 26:9 - Immediately, Abimelech called for Isaac and exclaimed, “She is obviously your wife! Why did you say, ‘She is my sister'?”
“Because I was afraid someone would kill me to get her from me,” Isaac replied.

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Gen 26:10 - “How could you do this to us?” Abimelech exclaimed. “One of my people might easily have taken your wife and slept with her, and you would have made us guilty of great sin.”

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Gen 26:14 - He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.

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Gen 26:24 - where the LORD appeared to him on the night of his arrival. “I am the God of your father, Abraham,” he said. “Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you. I will multiply your descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will do this because of my promise to Abraham, my servant.”

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Gen 26:32 - That very day Isaac's servants came and told him about a new well they had dug. “We've found water!” they exclaimed.

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Gen 27:1 - One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son, and said, “My son.”
“Yes, Father?” Esau replied.

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Gen 27:13 - But his mother replied, “Then let the curse fall on me, my son! Just do what I tell you. Go out and get the goats for me!”

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Gen 27:25 - Then Isaac said, “Now, my son, bring me the wild game. Let me eat it, and then I will give you my blessing.” So Jacob took the food to his father, and Isaac ate it. He also drank the wine that Jacob served him.

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Gen 27:26 - Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come a little closer and kiss me, my son.”

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Gen 27:32 - But Isaac asked him, “Who are you?”
Esau replied, “It's your son, your firstborn son, Esau.”

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Gen 27:35 - But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”

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Gen 27:39 - Finally, his father, Isaac, said to him,
“You will live away from the richness of the earth,
and away from the dew of the heaven above.

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Gen 27:42 - But Rebekah heard about Esau's plans. So she sent for Jacob and told him, “Listen, Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.

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Gen 27:45 - When he calms down and forgets what you have done to him, I will send for you to come back. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”

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Gen 28:1 - So Isaac called for Jacob, blessed him, and said, “You must not marry any of these Canaanite women.

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Gen 28:6 - Esau knew that his father, Isaac, had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to find a wife, and that he had warned Jacob, “You must not marry a Canaanite woman.”

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Gen 29:13 - As soon as Laban heard that his nephew Jacob had arrived, he ran out to meet him. He embraced and kissed him and brought him home. When Jacob had told him his story,

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Gen 29:14 - Laban exclaimed, “You really are my own flesh and blood!” After Jacob had stayed with Laban for about a month,

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Gen 29:19 - “Agreed!” Laban replied. “I'd rather give her to you than to anyone else. Stay and work with me.”

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Gen 29:28 - So Jacob agreed to work seven more years. A week after Jacob had married Leah, Laban gave him Rachel, too.

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Gen 29:30 - So Jacob slept with Rachel, too, and he loved her much more than Leah. He then stayed and worked for Laban the additional seven years.

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Gen 29:34 - Then she became pregnant a third time and gave birth to another son. She named him Levi,[fn] for she said, “Surely this time my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!”

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Gen 30:4 - So Rachel gave her servant, Bilhah, to Jacob as a wife, and he slept with her.

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Gen 30:16 - So that evening, as Jacob was coming home from the fields, Leah went out to meet him. “You must come and sleep with me tonight!” she said. “I have paid for you with some mandrakes that my son found.” So that night he slept with Leah.

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Gen 30:20 - She named him Zebulun,[fn] for she said, “God has given me a good reward. Now my husband will treat me with respect, for I have given him six sons.”

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Gen 30:27 - “Please listen to me,” Laban replied. “I have become wealthy, for[fn] the LORD has blessed me because of you.

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Gen 30:29 - Jacob replied, “You know how hard I've worked for you, and how your flocks and herds have grown under my care.

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Gen 30:31 - “What wages do you want?” Laban asked again.
Jacob replied, “Don't give me anything. Just do this one thing, and I'll continue to tend and watch over your flocks.

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Gen 30:34 - “All right,” Laban replied. “It will be as you say.”

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Gen 30:43 - As a result, Jacob became very wealthy, with large flocks of sheep and goats, female and male servants, and many camels and donkeys.

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Gen 31:7 - but he has cheated me, changing my wages ten times. But God has not allowed him to do me any harm.

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Gen 31:14 - Rachel and Leah responded, “That's fine with us! We won't inherit any of our father's wealth anyway.

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Gen 31:15 - He has reduced our rights to those of foreign women. And after he sold us, he wasted the money you paid him for us.

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Gen 31:20 - Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, for they set out secretly and never told Laban they were leaving.

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Gen 31:24 - But the previous night God had appeared to Laban the Aramean in a dream and told him, “I'm warning you—leave Jacob alone!”

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Gen 31:32 - But as for your gods, see if you can find them, and let the person who has taken them die! And if you find anything else that belongs to you, identify it before all these relatives of ours, and I will give it back!” But Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the household idols.

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Gen 31:44 - So come, let's make a covenant, you and I, and it will be a witness to our commitment.”

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Gen 31:46 - Then he told his family members, “Gather some stones.” So they gathered stones and piled them in a heap. Then Jacob and Laban sat down beside the pile of stones to eat a covenant meal.

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Gen 32:1 - [fn]As Jacob started on his way again, angels of God came to meet him.

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Gen 32:26 - Then the man said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!”
But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

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Gen 32:27 - “What is your name?” the man asked.
He replied, “Jacob.”

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Gen 32:28 - “Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel,[fn] because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”

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Gen 32:31 - The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel,[fn] and he was limping because of the injury to his hip.

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Gen 33:4 - Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

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Gen 33:13 - But Jacob replied, “You can see, my lord, that some of the children are very young, and the flocks and herds have their young, too. If they are driven too hard, even for one day, all the animals could die.

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Gen 34:6 - Hamor, Shechem's father, came to discuss the matter with Jacob.

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Gen 34:8 - Hamor tried to speak with Jacob and his sons. “My son Shechem is truly in love with your daughter,” he said. “Please let him marry her.

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Gen 35:7 - Jacob built an altar there and named the place El-bethel (which means “God of Bethel”), because God had appeared to him there when he was fleeing from his brother, Esau.

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Gen 35:10 - saying, “Your name is Jacob, but you will not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your name will be Israel.”[fn] So God renamed him Israel.

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Gen 35:11 - Then God said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.' Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants!

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Gen 35:26 - The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant, were Gad and Asher. These are the names of the sons who were born to Jacob at Paddan-aram.

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Gen 36:5 - Oholibamah gave birth to sons named Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons were born to Esau in the land of Canaan.

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Gen 37:3 - Jacob[fn] loved Joseph more than any of his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day Jacob had a special gift made for Joseph—a beautiful robe.[fn]

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Gen 37:4 - But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn't say a kind word to him.

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Gen 37:8 - His brothers responded, “So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them.

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Gen 37:10 - This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. “What kind of dream is that?” he asked. “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?”

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Gen 37:13 - When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them.”
“I'm ready to go,” Joseph replied.

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Gen 37:14 - “Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along,” Jacob said. “Then come back and bring me a report.” So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron.

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Gen 37:17 - “Yes,” the man told him. “They have moved on from here, but I heard them say, ‘Let's go on to Dothan.'” So Joseph followed his brothers to Dothan and found them there.

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Gen 37:22 - “Why should we shed any blood? Let's just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he'll die without our laying a hand on him.” Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father.

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Gen 38:9 - But Onan was not willing to have a child who would not be his own heir. So whenever he had intercourse with his brother's wife, he spilled the semen on the ground. This prevented her from having a child who would belong to his brother.

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Gen 38:14 - Tamar was aware that Shelah had grown up, but no arrangements had been made for her to come and marry him. So she changed out of her widow's clothing and covered herself with a veil to disguise herself. Then she sat beside the road at the entrance to the village of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah.

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Gen 39:4 - This pleased Potiphar, so he soon made Joseph his personal attendant. He put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned.

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Gen 39:5 - From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master's household and property, the LORD began to bless Potiphar's household for Joseph's sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished.

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Gen 39:6 - So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn't worry about a thing—except what kind of food to eat!
Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man,

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Gen 39:8 - But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household.

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Gen 39:17 - Then she told him her story. “That Hebrew slave you've brought into our house tried to come in and fool around with me,” she said.

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Gen 39:21 - But the LORD was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And the LORD made Joseph a favorite with the prison warden.

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Gen 40:8 - And they replied, “We both had dreams last night, but no one can tell us what they mean.”
“Interpreting dreams is God's business,” Joseph replied. “Go ahead and tell me your dreams.”

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Gen 40:12 - “This is what the dream means,” Joseph said. “The three branches represent three days.

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Gen 40:18 - “This is what the dream means,” Joseph told him. “The three baskets also represent three days.

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Gen 41:12 - There was a young Hebrew man with us in the prison who was a slave of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he told us what each of our dreams meant.

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Gen 41:38 - So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find anyone else like this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?”

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Gen 41:45 - Then Pharaoh gave Joseph a new Egyptian name, Zaphenath-paneah.[fn] He also gave him a wife, whose name was Asenath. She was the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.[fn] So Joseph took charge of the entire land of Egypt.

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Gen 41:50 - During this time, before the first of the famine years, two sons were born to Joseph and his wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.

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Gen 42:4 - But Jacob wouldn't let Joseph's younger brother, Benjamin, go with them, for fear some harm might come to him.

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Gen 42:6 - Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground.

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Gen 42:29 - When the brothers came to their father, Jacob, in the land of Canaan, they told him everything that had happened to them.

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Gen 42:31 - But we said, ‘We are honest men, not spies.

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Gen 43:3 - But Judah said, “The man was serious when he warned us, ‘You won't see my face again unless your brother is with you.'

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Gen 43:7 - “The man kept asking us questions about our family,” they replied. “He asked, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' So we answered his questions. How could we know he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here'?”

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Gen 43:19 - The brothers approached the manager of Joseph's household and spoke to him at the entrance to the palace.

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Gen 43:26 - When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought him, then bowed low to the ground before him.

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Gen 43:28 - “Yes,” they replied. “Our father, your servant, is alive and well.” And they bowed low again.

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Gen 43:32 - The waiters served Joseph at his own table, and his brothers were served at a separate table. The Egyptians who ate with Joseph sat at their own table, because Egyptians despise Hebrews and refuse to eat with them.

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Gen 44:5 - Why have you stolen my master's silver cup,[fn] which he uses to predict the future? What a wicked thing you have done!'”

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Gen 44:7 - “What are you talking about?” the brothers responded. “We are your servants and would never do such a thing!

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Gen 44:18 - Then Judah stepped forward and said, “Please, my lord, let your servant say just one word to you. Please, do not be angry with me, even though you are as powerful as Pharaoh himself.

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Gen 44:20 - And we responded, ‘Yes, my lord, we have a father who is an old man, and his youngest son is a child of his old age. His full brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother's children, and his father loves him very much.'

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Gen 44:24 - “So we returned to your servant, our father, and told him what you had said.

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Gen 44:29 - Now if you take his brother away from me, and any harm comes to him, you will send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave.[fn]'

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Gen 45:1 - Joseph could stand it no longer. There were many people in the room, and he said to his attendants, “Out, all of you!” So he was alone with his brothers when he told them who he was.

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Gen 45:3 - “I am Joseph!” he said to his brothers. “Is my father still alive?” But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them.

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Gen 45:9 - “Now hurry back to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me master over all the land of Egypt. So come down to me immediately!

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Gen 45:14 - Weeping with joy, he embraced Benjamin, and Benjamin did the same.

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Gen 45:26 - “Joseph is still alive!” they told him. “And he is governor of all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned at the news—he couldn't believe it.

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Gen 45:27 - But when they repeated to Jacob everything Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons Joseph had sent to carry him, their father's spirits revived.

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Gen 46:20 - Joseph's sons, born in the land of Egypt, were Manasseh and Ephraim. Their mother was Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.[fn]

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Gen 46:27 - In addition, Joseph had two sons[fn] who were born in Egypt. So altogether, there were seventy[fn] members of Jacob's family in the land of Egypt.

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Gen 46:28 - As they neared their destination, Jacob sent Judah ahead to meet Joseph and get directions to the region of Goshen. And when they finally arrived there,

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Gen 46:29 - Joseph prepared his chariot and traveled to Goshen to meet his father, Jacob. When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father and wept, holding him for a long time.

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Gen 46:31 - And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's entire family, “I will go to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘My brothers and my father's entire family have come to me from the land of Canaan.

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Gen 47:18 - But that year ended, and the next year they came again and said, “We cannot hide the truth from you, my lord. Our money is gone, and all our livestock and cattle are yours. We have nothing left to give but our bodies and our land.

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Gen 47:21 - As for the people, he made them all slaves,[fn] from one end of Egypt to the other.

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Gen 47:29 - As the time of his death drew near, Jacob[fn] called for his son Joseph and said to him, “Please do me this favor. Put your hand under my thigh and swear that you will treat me with unfailing love by honoring this last request: Do not bury me in Egypt.

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Gen 47:31 - “Swear that you will do it,” Jacob insisted. So Joseph gave his oath, and Jacob bowed humbly at the head of his bed.[fn]

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Gen 48:12 - Joseph moved the boys, who were at their grandfather's knees, and he bowed with his face to the ground.

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Gen 48:13 - Then he positioned the boys in front of Jacob. With his right hand he directed Ephraim toward Jacob's left hand, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Jacob's right hand.

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Gen 48:17 - But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim's head. So Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

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Gen 49:10 - The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff from his descendants,[fn]
until the coming of the one to whom it belongs,[fn]
the one whom all nations will honor.

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Gen 49:23 - Archers attacked him savagely;
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Gen 49:32 - It is the plot of land and the cave that my grandfather Abraham bought from the Hittites.”

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Gen 50:12 - So Jacob's sons did as he had commanded them.

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Gen 50:15 - But now that their father was dead, Joseph's brothers became fearful. “Now Joseph will show his anger and pay us back for all the wrong we did to him,” they said.

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Exo 3:6 - I am the God of your father[fn]—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.

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Exo 3:13 - But Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' they will ask me, ‘What is his name?' Then what should I tell them?”

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Exo 4:2 - Then the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?”
“A shepherd's staff,” Moses replied.

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Exo 4:6 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out again, his hand was white as snow with a severe skin disease.[fn]

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Exo 4:16 - Aaron will be your spokesman to the people. He will be your mouthpiece, and you will stand in the place of God for him, telling him what to say.

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Exo 4:24 - On the way to Egypt, at a place where Moses and his family had stopped for the night, the LORD confronted him and was about to kill him.

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Exo 4:27 - Now the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go out into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So Aaron went and met Moses at the mountain of God, and he embraced him.

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Exo 4:28 - Moses then told Aaron everything the LORD had commanded him to say. And he told him about the miraculous signs the LORD had commanded him to perform.

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Exo 5:1 - After this presentation to Israel's leaders, Moses and Aaron went and spoke to Pharaoh. They told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go so they may hold a festival in my honor in the wilderness.”

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Exo 5:3 - But Aaron and Moses persisted. “The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they declared. “So let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness so we can offer sacrifices to the LORD our God. If we don't, he will kill us with a plague or with the sword.”

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Exo 6:20 - Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to his sons, Aaron and Moses. (Amram lived to be 137 years old.)

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Exo 6:23 - Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she gave birth to his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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Exo 6:25 - Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to his son, Phinehas. These are the ancestors of the Levite families, listed according to their clans.

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Exo 7:2 - Tell Aaron everything I command you, and Aaron must command Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his country.

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Exo 7:15 - So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake.

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Exo 9:1 - “Go back to Pharaoh,” the LORD commanded Moses. “Tell him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so they can worship me.

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Exo 9:29 - “All right,” Moses replied. “As soon as I leave the city, I will lift my hands and pray to the LORD. Then the thunder and hail will stop, and you will know that the earth belongs to the LORD.

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Exo 10:3 - So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.

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Exo 12:4 - If a family is too small to eat a whole animal, let them share with another family in the neighborhood. Divide the animal according to the size of each family and how much they can eat.

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Exo 13:14 - “And in the future, your children will ask you, ‘What does all this mean?' Then you will tell them, ‘With the power of his mighty hand, the LORD brought us out of Egypt, the place of our slavery.

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Exo 15:3 - The LORD is a warrior;
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Exo 15:25 - So Moses cried out to the LORD for help, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink.
It was there at Marah that the LORD set before them the following decree as a standard to test their faithfulness to him.

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Exo 16:21 - After this the people gathered the food morning by morning, each family according to its need. And as the sun became hot, the flakes they had not picked up melted and disappeared.

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Exo 16:24 - So they put some aside until morning, just as Moses had commanded. And in the morning the leftover food was wholesome and good, without maggots or odor.

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Exo 17:10 - So Joshua did what Moses had commanded and fought the army of Amalek. Meanwhile, Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of a nearby hill.

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Exo 18:7 - So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law. He bowed low and kissed him. They asked about each other's welfare and then went into Moses' tent.

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Exo 18:24 - Moses listened to his father-in-law's advice and followed his suggestions.

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Exo 19:7 - So Moses returned from the mountain and called together the elders of the people and told them everything the LORD had commanded him.

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Exo 19:19 - As the blast of the ram's horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God thundered his reply.

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Exo 19:24 - But the LORD said, “Go down and bring Aaron back up with you. In the meantime, do not let the priests or the people break through to approach the LORD, or he will break out and destroy them.”

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Exo 21:4 - “If his master gave him a wife while he was a slave and they had sons or daughters, then only the man will be free in the seventh year, but his wife and children will still belong to his master.

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Exo 21:6 - If he does this, his master must present him before God.[fn] Then his master must take him to the door or doorpost and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After that, the slave will serve his master for life.

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Exo 21:16 - “Kidnappers must be put to death, whether they are caught in possession of their victims or have already sold them as slaves.

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Exo 21:30 - However, the dead person's relatives may accept payment to compensate for the loss of life. The owner of the ox may redeem his life by paying whatever is demanded.

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Exo 21:31 - “The same regulation applies if the ox gores a boy or a girl.

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Exo 21:34 - The owner of the pit must pay full compensation to the owner of the animal, but then he gets to keep the dead animal.

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Exo 21:36 - But if the ox had a reputation for goring, yet its owner failed to keep it under control, he must pay full compensation—a live ox for the dead one—but he may keep the dead ox.

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Exo 22:2 - [fn]“If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is struck and killed in the process, the person who killed the thief is not guilty of murder.

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Exo 22:3 - But if it happens in daylight, the one who killed the thief is guilty of murder.
“A thief who is caught must pay in full for everything he stole. If he cannot pay, he must be sold as a slave to pay for his theft.

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Exo 22:16 - “If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to anyone and has sex with her, he must pay the customary bride price and marry her.

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Exo 22:17 - But if her father refuses to let him marry her, the man must still pay him an amount equal to the bride price of a virgin.

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Exo 22:25 - “If you lend money to any of my people who are in need, do not charge interest as a money lender would.

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Exo 22:26 - If you take your neighbor's cloak as security for a loan, you must return it before sunset.

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Exo 23:4 - “If you come upon your enemy's ox or donkey that has strayed away, take it back to its owner.

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Exo 23:15 - First, celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at the appointed time in early spring, in the month of Abib,[fn] for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt. No one may appear before me without an offering.

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Exo 23:21 - Pay close attention to him, and obey his instructions. Do not rebel against him, for he is my representative, and he will not forgive your rebellion.

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Exo 24:13 - So Moses and his assistant Joshua set out, and Moses climbed up the mountain of God.

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Exo 27:4 - Make a bronze grating for it, and attach four bronze rings at its four corners.

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Exo 28:7 - It will consist of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces.

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Exo 28:8 - The decorative sash will be made of the same materials: finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.

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Exo 28:43 - These must be worn whenever Aaron and his sons enter the Tabernacle[fn] or approach the altar in the Holy Place to perform their priestly duties. Then they will not incur guilt and die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and all his descendants after him.

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Exo 29:5 - Dress Aaron in his priestly garments—the tunic, the robe worn with the ephod, the ephod itself, and the chestpiece. Then wrap the decorative sash of the ephod around him.

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Exo 30:18 - “Make a bronze washbasin with a bronze stand. Place it between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water.

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Exo 30:21 - They must always wash their hands and feet, or they will die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and his descendants, to be observed from generation to generation.”

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Exo 31:18 - When the LORD finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant,[fn] written by the finger of God.

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Exo 32:1 - When the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron. “Come on,” they said, “make us some gods who can lead us. We don't know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.”

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Exo 32:8 - How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted down gold and made a calf, and they have bowed down and sacrificed to it. They are saying, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.'”

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Exo 32:23 - They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will lead us. We don't know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.'

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Exo 34:4 - So Moses chiseled out two tablets of stone like the first ones. Early in the morning he climbed Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him, and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.

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Exo 34:5 - Then the LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh.[fn]

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Exo 34:29 - When Moses came down Mount Sinai carrying the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant,[fn] he wasn't aware that his face had become radiant because he had spoken to the LORD.

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Exo 34:34 - But whenever he went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he would remove the veil until he came out again. Then he would give the people whatever instructions the LORD had given him,

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Exo 34:35 - and the people of Israel would see the radiant glow of his face. So he would put the veil over his face until he returned to speak with the LORD.

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Exo 35:34 - And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others.

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Exo 40:16 - Moses proceeded to do everything just as the LORD had commanded him.

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Lev 1:1 - The LORD called to Moses from the Tabernacle[fn] and said to him,

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Lev 1:4 - Lay your hand on the animal's head, and the LORD will accept its death in your place to purify you, making you right with him.[fn]

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Lev 4:23 - When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects.

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Lev 4:26 - Then he must burn all the goat's fat on the altar, just as he does with the peace offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the leader from his sin, making him right with the LORD, and he will be forgiven.

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Lev 4:28 - When they become aware of their sin, they must bring as an offering for their sin a female goat with no defects.

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Lev 4:31 - Then he must remove all the goat's fat, just as he does with the fat of the peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar, and it will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.

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Lev 4:35 - Then he must remove all the sheep's fat, just as he does with the fat of a sheep presented as a peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their sin, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.

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Lev 5:6 - Then you must bring to the LORD as the penalty for your sin a female from the flock, either a sheep or a goat. This is a sin offering with which the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the LORD.[fn]

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Lev 5:10 - The priest will then prepare the second bird as a burnt offering, following all the procedures that have been prescribed. Through this process the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven.

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Lev 5:13 - Through this process, the priest will purify those who are guilty of any of these sins, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the flour will belong to the priest, just as with the grain offering.”

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Lev 5:16 - You must make restitution for the sacred property you have harmed by paying for the loss, plus an additional 20 percent. When you give the payment to the priest, he will purify you with the ram sacrificed as a guilt offering, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven.

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Lev 5:18 - For a guilt offering, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value. Through this process the priest will purify you from your unintentional sin, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven.

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Lev 6:4 - If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty. You must give back whatever you stole, or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property you found,

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Lev 6:5 - or anything obtained by swearing falsely. You must make restitution by paying the full price plus an additional 20 percent to the person you have harmed. On the same day you must present a guilt offering.

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Lev 6:7 - Through this process, the priest will purify you before the LORD, making you right with him,[fn] and you will be forgiven for any of these sins you have committed.”

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Lev 7:7 - “The same instructions apply to both the guilt offering and the sin offering. Both belong to the priest who uses them to purify someone, making that person right with the LORD.[fn]

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Lev 7:8 - In the case of the burnt offering, the priest may keep the hide of the sacrificed animal.

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Lev 7:9 - Any grain offering that has been baked in an oven, prepared in a pan, or cooked on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it.

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Lev 7:14 - One of each kind of bread must be presented as a gift to the LORD. It will then belong to the priest who splatters the blood of the peace offering against the altar.

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Lev 7:15 - The meat of the peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the same day it is offered. None of it may be saved for the next morning.

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Lev 7:18 - If any of the meat from the peace offering is eaten on the third day, the person who presented it will not be accepted by the LORD. You will receive no credit for offering it. By then the meat will be contaminated; if you eat it, you will be punished for your sin.

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Lev 7:33 - The right thigh must always be given to the priest who offers the blood and the fat of the peace offering.

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Lev 8:4 - So Moses followed the LORD's instructions, and the whole community assembled at the Tabernacle entrance.

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Lev 9:13 - Then they handed him each piece of the burnt offering, including the head, and he burned them on the altar.

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Lev 10:20 - And when Moses heard this, he was satisfied.

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Lev 11:14 - the kite, falcons of all kinds,

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Lev 11:15 - ravens of all kinds,

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Lev 11:16 - the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds,

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Lev 11:19 - the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat.

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Lev 11:22 - The insects you are permitted to eat include all kinds of locusts, bald locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers.

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Lev 13:14 - But if any open sores appear, the infected person will be pronounced ceremonially unclean.

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Lev 13:47 - “Now suppose mildew[fn] contaminates some woolen or linen clothing,

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Lev 15:3 - This defilement is caused by his discharge, whether the discharge continues or stops. In either case the man is unclean.

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Lev 15:13 - “When the man with the discharge is healed, he must count off seven days for the period of purification. Then he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in fresh water, and he will be ceremonially clean.

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Lev 15:24 - If a man has sexual intercourse with her and her blood touches him, her menstrual impurity will be transmitted to him. He will remain unclean for seven days, and any bed on which he lies will be unclean.

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Lev 19:22 - The priest will then purify him[fn] before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering, and the man's sin will be forgiven.

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Lev 20:5 - I myself will turn against them and their families and will cut them off from the community. This will happen to all who commit spiritual prostitution by worshiping Molech.

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Lev 21:3 - or his virgin sister who depends on him because she has no husband.

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Lev 21:12 - He must not defile the sanctuary of his God by leaving it to attend to a dead person, for he has been made holy by the anointing oil of his God. I am the LORD.

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Lev 21:17 - “Give the following instructions to Aaron: In all future generations, none of your descendants who has any defect will qualify to offer food to his God.

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Lev 21:18 - No one who has a defect qualifies, whether he is blind, lame, disfigured, deformed,

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Lev 21:19 - or has a broken foot or arm,

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Lev 21:20 - or is hunchbacked or dwarfed, or has a defective eye, or skin sores or scabs, or damaged testicles.

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Lev 21:21 - No descendant of Aaron who has a defect may approach the altar to present special gifts to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he may not approach the altar to offer food to his God.

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Lev 22:3 - Give them the following instructions.
“In all future generations, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean when he approaches the sacred offerings that the people of Israel consecrate to the LORD, he must be cut off from my presence. I am the LORD.

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Lev 23:20 - “The priest will lift up the two lambs as a special offering to the LORD, together with the loaves representing the first of your crops. These offerings, which are holy to the LORD, belong to the priests.

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Lev 24:9 - The loaves of bread will belong to Aaron and his descendants, who must eat them in a sacred place, for they are most holy. It is the permanent right of the priests to claim this portion of the special gifts presented to the LORD.”

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Lev 24:19 - “Anyone who injures another person must be dealt with according to the injury inflicted—

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Lev 24:20 - a fracture for a fracture, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Whatever anyone does to injure another person must be paid back in kind.

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Lev 25:26 - If there is no close relative to buy the land, but the person who sold it gets enough money to buy it back,

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Lev 25:27 - he then has the right to redeem it from the one who bought it. The price of the land will be discounted according to the number of years until the next Year of Jubilee. In this way the original owner can then return to the land.

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Lev 25:28 - But if the original owner cannot afford to buy back the land, it will remain with the new owner until the next Year of Jubilee. In the jubilee year, the land must be returned to the original owners so they can return to their family land.

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Lev 25:37 - Remember, do not charge interest on money you lend him or make a profit on food you sell him.

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Lev 25:48 - they still retain the right to be bought back, even after they have been purchased. They may be bought back by a brother,

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Lev 25:50 - They will negotiate the price of their freedom with the person who bought them. The price will be based on the number of years from the time they were sold until the next Year of Jubilee—whatever it would cost to hire a worker for that period of time.

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Lev 25:52 - If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, they will repay a small amount for their redemption.

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Lev 26:1 - “Do not make idols or set up carved images, or sacred pillars, or sculptured stones in your land so you may worship them. I am the LORD your God.

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Lev 27:15 - If the person who dedicated the house wants to buy it back, he must pay the value set by the priest, plus 20 percent. Then the house will again be his.

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Lev 27:18 - But if the field is dedicated after the Year of Jubilee, the priest will assess the land's value in proportion to the number of years left until the next Year of Jubilee. Its assessed value is reduced each year.

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Lev 27:19 - If the person who dedicated the field wants to buy it back, he must pay the value set by the priest, plus 20 percent. Then the field will again be legally his.

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Lev 27:27 - However, you may buy back the firstborn of a ceremonially unclean animal by paying the priest's assessment of its worth, plus 20 percent. If you do not buy it back, the priest will sell it at its assessed value.

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Lev 27:28 - “However, anything specially set apart for the LORD—whether a person, an animal, or family property—must never be sold or bought back. Anything devoted in this way has been set apart as holy, and it belongs to the LORD.

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Lev 27:31 - If you want to buy back the LORD's tenth of the grain or fruit, you must pay its value, plus 20 percent.

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Num 3:6 - “Call forward the tribe of Levi, and present them to Aaron the priest to serve as his assistants.

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Num 5:7 - They must confess their sin and make full restitution for what they have done, adding an additional 20 percent and returning it to the person who was wronged.

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Num 5:8 - But if the person who was wronged is dead, and there are no near relatives to whom restitution can be made, the payment belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest. Those who are guilty must also bring a ram as a sacrifice, and they will be purified and made right with the LORD.[fn]

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Num 5:9 - All the sacred offerings that the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.

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Num 5:10 - Each priest may keep all the sacred donations that he receives.”

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Num 5:14 - If her husband becomes jealous and is suspicious of his wife and needs to know whether or not she has defiled herself,

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Num 6:7 - Even if the dead person is their own father, mother, brother, or sister, they must not defile themselves, for the hair on their head is the symbol of their separation to God.

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Num 6:9 - “If someone falls dead beside them, the hair they have dedicated will be defiled. They must wait for seven days and then shave their heads. Then they will be cleansed from their defilement.

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Num 7:89 - Whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the Ark's cover—the place of atonement—that rests on the Ark of the Covenant.[fn] The LORD spoke to him from there.

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Num 11:25 - And the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Then he gave the seventy elders the same Spirit that was upon Moses. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But this never happened again.

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Num 11:29 - But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD's people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit upon them all!”

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Num 12:6 - And the LORD said to them, “Now listen to what I say:
“If there were prophets among you,
I, the LORD, would reveal myself in visions.
I would speak to them in dreams.

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Num 12:8 - I speak to him face to face,
clearly, and not in riddles!
He sees the LORD as he is.
So why were you not afraid
to criticize my servant Moses?”

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Num 13:27 - This was their report to Moses: “We entered the land you sent us to explore, and it is indeed a bountiful country—a land flowing with milk and honey. Here is the kind of fruit it produces.

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Num 13:30 - But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. “Let's go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!”

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Num 14:24 - But my servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others have. He has remained loyal to me, so I will bring him into the land he explored. His descendants will possess their full share of that land.

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Num 16:47 - Aaron did as Moses told him and ran out among the people. The plague had already begun to strike down the people, but Aaron burned the incense and purified[fn] the people.

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Num 17:6 - So Moses gave the instructions to the people of Israel, and each of the twelve tribal leaders, including Aaron, brought Moses a staff.

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Num 19:13 - All those who touch a dead body and do not purify themselves in the proper way defile the LORD's Tabernacle, and they will be cut off from the community of Israel. Since the water of purification was not sprinkled on them, their defilement continues.

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Num 19:15 - Any open container in the tent that was not covered with a lid is also defiled.

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Num 20:19 - The Israelites answered, “We will stay on the main road. If our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. Just let us pass through your country. That's all we ask.”

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Num 20:20 - But the king of Edom replied, “Stay out! You may not pass through our land.” With that he mobilized his army and marched out against them with an imposing force.

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Num 21:34 - The LORD said to Moses, “Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to you, along with all his people and his land. Do the same to him as you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.”

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Num 22:7 - Balak's messengers, who were elders of Moab and Midian, set out with money to pay Balaam to place a curse upon Israel.[fn] They went to Balaam and delivered Balak's message to him.

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Num 22:9 - That night God came to Balaam and asked him, “Who are these men visiting you?”

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Num 22:16 - They went to Balaam and delivered this message to him: “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Please don't let anything stop you from coming to help me.

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Num 22:20 - That night God came to Balaam and told him, “Since these men have come for you, get up and go with them. But do only what I tell you to do.”

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Num 22:32 - “Why did you beat your donkey those three times?” the angel of the LORD demanded. “Look, I have come to block your way because you are stubbornly resisting me.

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Num 22:36 - When King Balak heard that Balaam was on the way, he went out to meet him at a Moabite town on the Arnon River at the farthest border of his land.

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Num 22:41 - The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see some of the people of Israel spread out below him.

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Num 23:2 - Balak followed his instructions, and the two of them sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar.

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Num 23:7 - This was the message Balaam delivered:
“Balak summoned me to come from Aram;
the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills.
‘Come,' he said, ‘curse Jacob for me!
Come and announce Israel's doom.'

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Num 23:17 - So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked eagerly.

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Num 23:21 - No misfortune is in his plan for Jacob;
no trouble is in store for Israel.
For the LORD their God is with them;
he has been proclaimed their king.

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Num 23:22 - God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.

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Num 23:30 - So Balak did as Balaam ordered and offered a young bull and a ram on each altar.

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Num 24:2 - where he saw the people of Israel camped, tribe by tribe. Then the Spirit of God came upon him,

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Num 24:8 - God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
He devours all the nations that oppose him,
breaking their bones in pieces,
shooting them with arrows.

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Num 24:17 - I see him, but not here and now.
I perceive him, but far in the distant future.
A star will rise from Jacob;
a scepter will emerge from Israel.
It will crush the foreheads of Moab's people,
cracking the skulls of the people of Sheth.

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Num 25:12 - Now tell him that I am making my special covenant of peace with him.

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Num 25:13 - In this covenant, I give him and his descendants a permanent right to the priesthood, for in his zeal for me, his God, he purified the people of Israel, making them right with me.[fn]”

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Num 26:33 - (One of Hepher's descendants, Zelophehad, had no sons, but his daughters' names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)

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Num 27:3 - “Our father died in the wilderness,” they said. “He was not among Korah's followers, who rebelled against the LORD; he died because of his own sin. But he had no sons.

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Num 27:4 - Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan just because he had no sons? Give us property along with the rest of our relatives.”

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Num 27:8 - “And give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If a man dies and has no son, then give his inheritance to his daughters.

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Num 27:9 - And if he has no daughter either, transfer his inheritance to his brothers.

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Num 27:10 - If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father's brothers.

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Num 27:19 - Present him to Eleazar the priest before the whole community, and publicly commission him to lead the people.

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Num 27:22 - So Moses did as the LORD commanded. He presented Joshua to Eleazar the priest and the whole community.

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Num 32:16 - But they approached Moses and said, “We simply want to build pens for our livestock and fortified towns for our wives and children.

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Num 35:17 - Or if someone with a stone in his hand strikes and kills another person, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death.

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Num 35:18 - Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a wooden object, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death.

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Num 35:19 - The victim's nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must put the murderer to death.

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Num 35:21 - Or if someone hates another person and hits him with a fist and he dies, it is murder. In such cases, the avenger must put the murderer to death when they meet.

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Num 35:23 - or accidentally drops a huge stone on someone, though they were not enemies, and the person dies.

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Deu 1:3 - But forty years after the Israelites left Egypt, on the first day of the eleventh month,[fn] Moses addressed the people of Israel, telling them everything the LORD had commanded him to say.

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Deu 3:2 - But the LORD told me, ‘Do not be afraid of him, for I have given you victory over Og and his entire army, and I will give you all his land. Treat him just as you treated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.'

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Deu 4:20 - Remember that the LORD rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his special possession, which is what you are today.

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Deu 6:13 - You must fear the LORD your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name.

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Deu 7:6 - For you are a holy people, who belong to the LORD your God. Of all the people on earth, the LORD your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.

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Deu 9:23 - And at Kadesh-barnea the LORD sent you out with this command: ‘Go up and take over the land I have given you.' But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God and refused to put your trust in him or obey him.

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Deu 10:9 - That is why the Levites have no share of property or possession of land among the other Israelite tribes. The LORD himself is their special possession, as the LORD your God told them.)

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Deu 10:18 - He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.

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Deu 10:20 - You must fear the LORD your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.

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Deu 11:13 - “If you carefully obey all the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the LORD your God and serve him with all your heart and soul,

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Deu 11:22 - “Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the LORD your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him.

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Deu 12:12 - “You must celebrate there in the presence of the LORD your God with your sons and daughters and all your servants. And remember to include the Levites who live in your towns, for they will receive no allotment of land among you.

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Deu 12:18 - You must eat these in the presence of the LORD your God at the place he will choose. Eat them there with your children, your servants, and the Levites who live in your towns, celebrating in the presence of the LORD your God in all you do.

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Deu 13:4 - Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.

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Deu 13:8 - But do not give in or listen. Have no pity, and do not spare or protect them.

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Deu 14:2 - You have been set apart as holy to the LORD your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure.

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Deu 14:13 - the kite, the falcon, buzzards of all kinds,

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Deu 14:14 - ravens of all kinds,

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Deu 14:17 - the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture, the cormorant,

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Deu 14:18 - the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat.

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Deu 14:27 - And do not neglect the Levites in your town, for they will receive no allotment of land among you.

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Deu 14:29 - Give it to the Levites, who will receive no allotment of land among you, as well as to the foreigners living among you, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, so they can eat and be satisfied. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all your work.

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Deu 15:3 - This release from debt, however, applies only to your fellow Israelites—not to the foreigners living among you.

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Deu 15:8 - Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.

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Deu 15:9 - Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the LORD, you will be considered guilty of sin.

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Deu 15:10 - Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.

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Deu 15:14 - Give him a generous farewell gift from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Share with him some of the bounty with which the LORD your God has blessed you.

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Deu 15:16 - “But suppose your servant says, ‘I will not leave you,' because he loves you and your family, and he has done well with you.

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Deu 16:15 - For seven days you must celebrate this festival to honor the LORD your God at the place he chooses, for it is he who blesses you with bountiful harvests and gives you success in all your work. This festival will be a time of great joy for all.

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Deu 17:1 - “Never sacrifice sick or defective cattle, sheep, or goats to the LORD your God, for he detests such gifts.

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Deu 17:7 - The witnesses must throw the first stones, and then all the people may join in. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you.

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Deu 18:2 - They will have no land of their own among the Israelites. The LORD himself is their special possession, just as he promised them.

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Deu 18:4 - You must also give to the priests the first share of the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and the wool at shearing time.

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Deu 18:18 - I will raise up a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell the people everything I command him.

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Deu 19:13 - Do not feel sorry for that murderer! Purge from Israel the guilt of murdering innocent people; then all will go well with you.

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Deu 19:19 - you must impose on the accuser the sentence he intended for the other person. In this way, you will purge such evil from among you.

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Deu 19:21 - You must show no pity for the guilty! Your rule should be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

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Deu 21:5 - Then the Levitical priests must step forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in the LORD's name. They are to decide all legal and criminal cases.

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Deu 21:15 - “Suppose a man has two wives, but he loves one and not the other, and both have given him sons. And suppose the firstborn son is the son of the wife he does not love.

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Deu 21:17 - He must recognize the rights of his oldest son, the son of the wife he does not love, by giving him a double portion. He is the first son of his father's virility, and the rights of the firstborn belong to him.

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Deu 22:1 - “If you see your neighbor's ox or sheep or goat wandering away, don't ignore your responsibility.[fn] Take it back to its owner.

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Deu 22:2 - If its owner does not live nearby or you don't know who the owner is, take it to your place and keep it until the owner comes looking for it. Then you must return it.

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Deu 22:11 - “You must not wear clothing made of wool and linen woven together.

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Deu 23:13 - Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement.

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Deu 23:16 - Let them live among you in any town they choose, and do not oppress them.

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Deu 24:5 - “A newly married man must not be drafted into the army or be given any other official responsibilities. He must be free to spend one year at home, bringing happiness to the wife he has married.

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Deu 24:11 - You must wait outside while he goes in and brings it out to you.

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Deu 24:15 - You must pay them their wages each day before sunset because they are poor and are counting on it. If you don't, they might cry out to the LORD against you, and it would be counted against you as sin.

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Deu 25:5 - “If two brothers are living together on the same property and one of them dies without a son, his widow may not be married to anyone from outside the family. Instead, her husband's brother should marry her and have intercourse with her to fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law.

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Deu 25:8 - The elders of the town will then summon him and talk with him. If he still refuses and says, ‘I don't want to marry her,'

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Deu 26:18 - The LORD has declared today that you are his people, his own special treasure, just as he promised, and that you must obey all his commands.

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Deu 28:55 - He will refuse to share with them the flesh he is devouring—the flesh of one of his own children—because he has nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns.

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Deu 29:13 - By entering into the covenant today, he will establish you as his people and confirm that he is your God, just as he promised you and as he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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Deu 29:20 - The LORD will never pardon such people. Instead his anger and jealousy will burn against them. All the curses written in this book will come down on them, and the LORD will erase their names from under heaven.

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Deu 31:7 - Then Moses called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him, “Be strong and courageous! For you will lead these people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors he would give them. You are the one who will divide it among them as their grants of land.

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Deu 31:14 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “The time has come for you to die. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the Tabernacle,[fn] so that I may commission him there.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tabernacle.

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Deu 31:23 - Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun with these words: “Be strong and courageous, for you must bring the people of Israel into the land I swore to give them. I will be with you.”

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Deu 32:5 - “But they have acted corruptly toward him;
when they act so perversely,
are they really his children?[fn]
They are a deceitful and twisted generation.

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Deu 32:43 - “Rejoice with him, you heavens,
and let all of God's angels worship him.[fn]
Rejoice with his people, you nations,
and let all the angels be strengthened in him.[fn]
For he will avenge the blood of his servants;
he will take revenge against his enemies.
He will repay those who hate him[fn]
and cleanse the land for his people.”

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Deu 33:7 - Moses said this about the tribe of Judah:
“O LORD, hear the cry of Judah
and bring them together as a people.
Give them strength to defend their cause;
help them against their enemies!”

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Deu 33:11 - Bless the ministry of the Levites, O LORD,
and accept all the work of their hands.
Hit their enemies where it hurts the most;
strike down their foes so they never rise again.”

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Deu 33:12 - Moses said this about the tribe of Benjamin:
“The people of Benjamin are loved by the LORD
and live in safety beside him.
He surrounds them continuously
and preserves them from every harm.”

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Deu 33:28 - So Israel will live in safety,
prosperous Jacob in security,
in a land of grain and new wine,
while the heavens drop down dew.

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Deu 34:1 - Then Moses went up to Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab and climbed Pisgah Peak, which is across from Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land, from Gilead as far as Dan;

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Jos 1:8 - Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.

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Jos 1:18 - Anyone who rebels against your orders and does not obey your words and everything you command will be put to death. So be strong and courageous!”

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Jos 2:23 - Then the two spies came down from the hill country, crossed the Jordan River, and reported to Joshua all that had happened to them.

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Jos 4:9 - Joshua also set up another pile of twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, at the place where the priests who carried the Ark of the Covenant were standing. And they are there to this day.

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Jos 5:13 - When Joshua was near the town of Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with sword in hand. Joshua went up to him and demanded, “Are you friend or foe?”

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Jos 5:14 - “Neither one,” he replied. “I am the commander of the LORD's army.”
At this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence. “I am at your command,” Joshua said. “What do you want your servant to do?”

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Jos 7:15 - The one who has stolen what was set apart for destruction will himself be burned with fire, along with everything he has, for he has broken the covenant of the LORD and has done a horrible thing in Israel.”

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Jos 7:26 - They piled a great heap of stones over Achan, which remains to this day. That is why the place has been called the Valley of Trouble[fn] ever since. So the LORD was no longer angry.

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Jos 8:14 - When the king of Ai saw the Israelites across the valley, he and all his army hurried out early in the morning and attacked the Israelites at a place overlooking the Jordan Valley.[fn] But he didn't realize there was an ambush behind the town.

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Jos 8:29 - Joshua impaled the king of Ai on a sharpened pole and left him there until evening. At sunset the Israelites took down the body, as Joshua commanded, and threw it in front of the town gate. They piled a great heap of stones over him that can still be seen today.

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Jos 10:24 - When they brought them out, Joshua told the commanders of his army, “Come and put your feet on the kings' necks.” And they did as they were told.

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Jos 11:9 - Then Joshua crippled the horses and burned all the chariots, as the LORD had instructed.

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Jos 11:15 - As the LORD had commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. And Joshua did as he was told, carefully obeying all the commands that the LORD had given to Moses.

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Jos 14:7 - I was forty years old when Moses, the servant of the LORD, sent me from Kadesh-barnea to explore the land of Canaan. I returned and gave an honest report,

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Jos 15:13 - The LORD commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah's territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak's ancestor.

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Jos 15:16 - Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.”

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Jos 15:17 - Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel's wife.

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Jos 15:18 - When Acsah married Othniel, she urged him[fn] to ask her father for a field. As she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What's the matter?”

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Jos 15:19 - She said, “Give me another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

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Jos 17:3 - However, Zelophehad, a descendant of Hepher son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons. He had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

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Jos 17:18 - The forests of the hill country will be yours as well. Clear as much of the land as you wish, and take possession of its farthest corners. And you will drive out the Canaanites from the valleys, too, even though they are strong and have iron chariots.”

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Jos 19:50 - For the LORD had said he could have any town he wanted. He chose Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and lived there.

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Jos 21:42 - Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it.

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Jos 22:5 - But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the LORD your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul.”

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Jos 24:3 - But I took your ancestor Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him into the land of Canaan. I gave him many descendants through his son Isaac.

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Jos 24:4 - To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir, while Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

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Jos 24:14 - “So fear the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD alone.

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Jos 24:22 - “You are a witness to your own decision,” Joshua said. “You have chosen to serve the LORD.”
“Yes,” they replied, “we are witnesses to what we have said.”

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Jos 24:25 - So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day at Shechem, committing them to follow the decrees and regulations of the LORD.

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Jos 24:27 - Joshua said to all the people, “This stone has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness to testify against you if you go back on your word to God.”

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Jos 24:33 - Eleazar son of Aaron also died. He was buried in the hill country of Ephraim, in the town of Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas.

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Jdg 1:1 - After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, “Which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites?”

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Jdg 1:5 - While at Bezek they encountered King Adoni-bezek and fought against him, and the Canaanites and Perizzites were defeated.

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Jdg 1:12 - Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.”

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Jdg 1:13 - Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother, Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel's wife.

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Jdg 1:15 - She said, “Let me have another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

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Jdg 1:24 - They confronted a man coming out of the town and said to him, “Show us a way into the town, and we will have mercy on you.”

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Jdg 1:31 - The tribe of Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.

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Jdg 3:8 - Then the LORD burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim.[fn] And the Israelites served Cushan-rishathaim for eight years.

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Jdg 3:19 - But when Ehud reached the stone idols near Gilgal, he turned back. He came to Eglon and said, “I have a secret message for you.”
So the king commanded his servants, “Be quiet!” and he sent them all out of the room.

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Jdg 3:26 - While the servants were waiting, Ehud escaped, passing the stone idols on his way to Seirah.

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Jdg 3:27 - When he arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, Ehud sounded a call to arms. Then he led a band of Israelites down from the hills.

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Jdg 4:3 - Sisera, who had 900 iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help.

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Jdg 4:13 - he called for all 900 of his iron chariots and all of his warriors, and they marched from Harosheth-haggoyim to the Kishon River.

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Jdg 4:22 - When Barak came looking for Sisera, Jael went out to meet him. She said, “Come, and I will show you the man you are looking for.” So he followed her into the tent and found Sisera lying there dead, with the tent peg through his temple.

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Jdg 5:25 - Sisera asked for water,
and she gave him milk.
In a bowl fit for nobles,
she brought him yogurt.

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Jdg 6:12 - The angel of the LORD appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, the LORD is with you!”

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Jdg 6:14 - Then the LORD turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!”

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Jdg 6:23 - “It is all right,” the LORD replied. “Do not be afraid. You will not die.”

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Jdg 6:25 - That night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take the second bull from your father's herd, the one that is seven years old. Pull down your father's altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole standing beside it.

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Jdg 6:28 - Early the next morning, as the people of the town began to stir, someone discovered that the altar of Baal had been broken down and that the Asherah pole beside it had been cut down. In their place a new altar had been built, and on it were the remains of the bull that had been sacrificed.

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Jdg 6:30 - “Bring out your son,” the men of the town demanded of Joash. “He must die for destroying the altar of Baal and for cutting down the Asherah pole.”

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Jdg 7:1 - So Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon) and his army got up early and went as far as the spring of Harod. The armies of Midian were camped north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.

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Jdg 8:8 - From there Gideon went up to Peniel[fn] and again asked for food, but he got the same answer.

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Jdg 8:30 - He had seventy sons born to him, for he had many wives.

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Jdg 8:31 - He also had a concubine in Shechem, who gave birth to a son, whom he named Abimelech.

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Jdg 9:4 - They gave him seventy silver coins from the temple of Baal-berith, which he used to hire some reckless troublemakers who agreed to follow him.

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Jdg 9:16 - Jotham continued, “Now make sure you have acted honorably and in good faith by making Abimelech your king, and that you have done right by Gideon and all of his descendants. Have you treated him with the honor he deserves for all he accomplished?

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Jdg 9:25 - The citizens of Shechem set an ambush for Abimelech on the hilltops and robbed everyone who passed that way. But someone warned Abimelech about their plot.

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Jdg 9:26 - One day Gaal son of Ebed moved to Shechem with his brothers and gained the confidence of the leading citizens of Shechem.

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Jdg 9:28 - “Who is Abimelech?” Gaal shouted. “He's not a true son of Shechem,[fn] so why should we be his servants? He's merely the son of Gideon, and this Zebul is merely his deputy. Serve the true sons of Hamor, the founder of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?

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Jdg 9:33 - In the morning, as soon as it is daylight, attack the city. When Gaal and those who are with him come out against you, you can do with them as you wish.”

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Jdg 9:38 - Then Zebul turned on him and asked, “Now where is that big mouth of yours? Wasn't it you that said, ‘Who is Abimelech, and why should we be his servants?' The men you mocked are right outside the city! Go out and fight them!”

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Jdg 9:43 - he divided his men into three groups and set an ambush in the fields. When Abimelech saw the people coming out of the city, he and his men jumped up from their hiding places and attacked them.

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Jdg 9:54 - He quickly said to his young armor bearer, “Draw your sword and kill me! Don't let it be said that a woman killed Abimelech!” So the young man ran him through with his sword, and he died.

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Jdg 10:4 - His thirty sons rode around on thirty donkeys, and they owned thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are still called the Towns of Jair.[fn]

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Jdg 10:6 - Again the Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight. They served the images of Baal and Ashtoreth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia. They abandoned the LORD and no longer served him at all.

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Jdg 11:2 - Gilead's wife also had several sons, and when these half brothers grew up, they chased Jephthah off the land. “You will not get any of our father's inheritance,” they said, “for you are the son of a prostitute.”

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Jdg 11:19 - “Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled from Heshbon, asking for permission to cross through his land to get to their destination.

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Jdg 11:34 - When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter came out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing for joy. She was his one and only child; he had no other sons or daughters.

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Jdg 12:9 - He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He sent his daughters to marry men outside his clan, and he brought in thirty young women from outside his clan to marry his sons. Ibzan judged Israel for seven years.

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Jdg 12:14 - He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.

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Jdg 13:2 - In those days a man named Manoah from the tribe of Dan lived in the town of Zorah. His wife was unable to become pregnant, and they had no children.

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Jdg 13:11 - Manoah ran back with his wife and asked, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife the other day?”
“Yes,” he replied, “I am.”

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Jdg 13:18 - “Why do you ask my name?” the angel of the LORD replied. “It is too wonderful for you to understand.”

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Jdg 13:23 - But his wife said, “If the LORD were going to kill us, he wouldn't have accepted our burnt offering and grain offering. He wouldn't have appeared to us and told us this wonderful thing and done these miracles.”

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Jdg 13:25 - And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him while he lived in Mahaneh-dan, which is located between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol.

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Jdg 14:3 - His father and mother objected. “Isn't there even one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry?” they asked. “Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?”
But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She looks good to me.”

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Jdg 14:11 - When the bride's parents[fn] saw him, they selected thirty young men from the town to be his companions.

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Jdg 14:13 - But if you can't solve it, then you must give me thirty fine linen robes and thirty sets of festive clothing.”
“All right,” they agreed, “let's hear your riddle.”

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Jdg 14:16 - So Samson's wife came to him in tears and said, “You don't love me; you hate me! You have given my people a riddle, but you haven't told me the answer.”
“I haven't even given the answer to my father or mother,” he replied. “Why should I tell you?”

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Jdg 14:18 - So before sunset of the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson with their answer:
“What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?” Samson replied, “If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, you wouldn't have solved my riddle!”

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Jdg 15:3 - Samson said, “This time I cannot be blamed for everything I am going to do to you Philistines.”

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Jdg 15:10 - The men of Judah asked the Philistines, “Why are you attacking us?”
The Philistines replied, “We've come to capture Samson. We've come to pay him back for what he did to us.”

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Jdg 15:12 - But the men of Judah told him, “We have come to tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines.”
“All right,” Samson said. “But promise that you won't kill me yourselves.”

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Jdg 15:13 - “We will only tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines,” they replied. “We won't kill you.” So they tied him up with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock.

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Jdg 15:19 - So God caused water to gush out of a hollow in the ground at Lehi, and Samson was revived as he drank. Then he named that place “The Spring of the One Who Cried Out,”[fn] and it is still in Lehi to this day.

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Jdg 16:12 - So Delilah took new ropes and tied him up with them. The men were hiding in the inner room as before, and again Delilah cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But again Samson snapped the ropes from his arms as if they were thread.

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Jdg 16:20 - Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!”
When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn't realize the LORD had left him.

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Jdg 16:25 - Half drunk by now, the people demanded, “Bring out Samson so he can amuse us!” So he was brought from the prison to amuse them, and they had him stand between the pillars supporting the roof.

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Jdg 16:30 - he prayed, “Let me die with the Philistines.” And the temple crashed down on the Philistine rulers and all the people. So he killed more people when he died than he had during his entire lifetime.

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Jdg 17:1 - There was a man named Micah, who lived in the hill country of Ephraim.

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Jdg 17:5 - Micah set up a shrine for the idol, and he made a sacred ephod and some household idols. Then he installed one of his sons as his personal priest.

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Jdg 17:9 - “Where are you from?” Micah asked him.
He replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”

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Jdg 17:10 - “Stay here with me,” Micah said, “and you can be a father and priest to me. I will give you ten pieces[fn] of silver a year, plus a change of clothes and your food.”

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Jdg 17:11 - The Levite agreed to this, and the young man became like one of Micah's sons.

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Jdg 17:12 - So Micah installed the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah's house.

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Jdg 18:3 - While at Micah's house, they recognized the young Levite's accent, so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here, and what are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”

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Jdg 18:4 - He told them about his agreement with Micah and that he had been hired as Micah's personal priest.

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Jdg 18:5 - Then they said, “Ask God whether or not our journey will be successful.”

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Jdg 18:27 - Then, with Micah's idols and his priest, the men of Dan came to the town of Laish, whose people were peaceful and secure. They attacked with swords and burned the town to the ground.

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Jdg 19:2 - But she became angry with him[fn] and returned to her father's home in Bethlehem.
After about four months,

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Jdg 19:9 - Later, as the man and his concubine and servant were preparing to leave, his father-in-law said, “Look, it's almost evening. Stay the night and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow you can get up early and be on your way.”

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Jdg 19:28 - He said, “Get up! Let's go!” But there was no answer.[fn] So he put her body on his donkey and took her home.

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Rth 2:1 - Now there was a wealthy and influential man in Bethlehem named Boaz, who was a relative of Naomi's husband, Elimelech.

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Rth 2:4 - While she was there, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters. “The LORD be with you!” he said.
“The LORD bless you!” the harvesters replied.

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Rth 4:8 - So the other family redeemer drew off his sandal as he said to Boaz, “You buy the land.”

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Rth 4:13 - So Boaz took Ruth into his home, and she became his wife. When he slept with her, the LORD enabled her to become pregnant, and she gave birth to a son.

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Rth 4:16 - Naomi took the baby and cuddled him to her breast. And she cared for him as if he were her own.

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1Sa 1:1 - There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah in the region of Zuph[fn] in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, of Ephraim.

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1Sa 1:8 - “Why are you crying, Hannah?” Elkanah would ask. “Why aren't you eating? Why be downhearted just because you have no children? You have me—isn't that better than having ten sons?”

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1Sa 2:19 - Each year his mother made a small coat for him and brought it to him when she came with her husband for the sacrifice.

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1Sa 2:35 - “Then I will raise up a faithful priest who will serve me and do what I desire. I will establish his family, and they will be priests to my anointed kings forever.

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1Sa 2:36 - Then all of your surviving family will bow before him, begging for money and food. ‘Please,' they will say, ‘give us jobs among the priests so we will have enough to eat.'”

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1Sa 3:7 - Samuel did not yet know the LORD because he had never had a message from the LORD before.

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1Sa 3:13 - I have warned him that judgment is coming upon his family forever, because his sons are blaspheming God[fn] and he hasn't disciplined them.

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1Sa 4:15 - who was ninety-eight years old and blind.

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1Sa 4:16 - He said to Eli, “I have just come from the battlefield—I was there this very day.”
“What happened, my son?” Eli demanded.

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1Sa 7:3 - Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you are really serious about wanting to return to the LORD, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Determine to obey only the LORD; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”

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1Sa 8:5 - “Look,” they told him, “you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us like all the other nations have.”

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1Sa 8:17 - He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves.

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1Sa 8:19 - But the people refused to listen to Samuel's warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said.

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1Sa 9:1 - There was a wealthy, influential man named Kish from the tribe of Benjamin. He was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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1Sa 9:2 - His son Saul was the most handsome man in Israel—head and shoulders taller than anyone else in the land.

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1Sa 9:6 - But the servant said, “I've just thought of something! There is a man of God who lives here in this town. He is held in high honor by all the people because everything he says comes true. Let's go find him. Perhaps he can tell us which way to go.”

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1Sa 9:17 - When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said, “That's the man I told you about! He will rule my people.”

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1Sa 10:1 - Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul's head. He kissed Saul and said, “I am doing this because the LORD has appointed you to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession.[fn]

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1Sa 10:9 - As Saul turned and started to leave, God gave him a new heart, and all Samuel's signs were fulfilled that day.

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1Sa 10:16 - “He told us that the donkeys had already been found,” Saul replied. But Saul didn't tell his uncle what Samuel said about the kingdom.

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1Sa 10:24 - Then Samuel said to all the people, “This is the man the LORD has chosen as your king. No one in all Israel is like him!”
And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”

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1Sa 10:27 - But there were some scoundrels who complained, “How can this man save us?” And they scorned him and refused to bring him gifts. But Saul ignored them.
[Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had been grievously oppressing the people of Gad and Reuben who lived east of the Jordan River. He gouged out the right eye of each of the Israelites living there, and he didn't allow anyone to come and rescue them. In fact, of all the Israelites east of the Jordan, there wasn't a single one whose right eye Nahash had not gouged out. But there were 7,000 men who had escaped from the Ammonites, and they had settled in Jabesh-gilead.][fn]

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1Sa 11:3 - “Give us seven days to send messengers throughout Israel!” replied the elders of Jabesh. “If no one comes to save us, we will agree to your terms.”

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1Sa 11:5 - Saul had been plowing a field with his oxen, and when he returned to town, he asked, “What's the matter? Why is everyone crying?” So they told him about the message from Jabesh.

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1Sa 12:14 - “Now if you fear and worship the LORD and listen to his voice, and if you do not rebel against the LORD's commands, then both you and your king will show that you recognize the LORD as your God.

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1Sa 12:24 - But be sure to fear the LORD and faithfully serve him. Think of all the wonderful things he has done for you.

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1Sa 13:6 - The men of Israel saw what a tight spot they were in; and because they were hard pressed by the enemy, they tried to hide in caves, thickets, rocks, holes, and cisterns.

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1Sa 13:10 - Just as Saul was finishing with the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet and welcome him,

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1Sa 13:14 - But now your kingdom must end, for the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart. The LORD has already appointed him to be the leader of his people, because you have not kept the LORD's command.”

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1Sa 14:7 - “Do what you think is best,” the armor bearer replied. “I'm with you completely, whatever you decide.”

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1Sa 14:37 - So Saul asked God, “Should we go after the Philistines? Will you help us defeat them?” But God made no reply that day.

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1Sa 14:43 - “Tell me what you have done,” Saul demanded of Jonathan.
“I tasted a little honey,” Jonathan admitted. “It was only a little bit on the end of my stick. Does that deserve death?”

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1Sa 14:44 - “Yes, Jonathan,” Saul said, “you must die! May God strike me and even kill me if you do not die for this.”

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1Sa 15:2 - This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies has declared: I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt.

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1Sa 15:12 - Early the next morning Samuel went to find Saul. Someone told him, “Saul went to the town of Carmel to set up a monument to himself; then he went on to Gilgal.”

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1Sa 15:13 - When Samuel finally found him, Saul greeted him cheerfully. “May the LORD bless you,” he said. “I have carried out the LORD's command!”

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1Sa 15:16 - Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop! Listen to what the LORD told me last night!”
“What did he tell you?” Saul asked.

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1Sa 16:4 - So Samuel did as the LORD instructed. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town came trembling to meet him. “What's wrong?” they asked. “Do you come in peace?”

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1Sa 16:21 - So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer.

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1Sa 16:23 - And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away.

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1Sa 17:4 - Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet[fn] tall!

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1Sa 17:40 - He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shepherd's bag. Then, armed only with his shepherd's staff and sling, he started across the valley to fight the Philistine.

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1Sa 18:21 - “Here's another chance to see him killed by the Philistines!” Saul said to himself. But to David he said, “Today you have a second chance to become my son-in-law!”

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1Sa 18:24 - When Saul's men reported this back to the king,

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1Sa 18:27 - he and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines. Then David fulfilled the king's requirement by presenting all their foreskins to him. So Saul gave his daughter Michal to David to be his wife.

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1Sa 19:7 - Afterward Jonathan called David and told him what had happened. Then he brought David to Saul, and David served in the court as before.

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1Sa 19:18 - So David escaped and went to Ramah to see Samuel, and he told him all that Saul had done to him. Then Samuel took David with him to live at Naioth.

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1Sa 19:23 - But on the way to Naioth in Ramah the Spirit of God came even upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy all the way to Naioth!

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1Sa 20:2 - “That's not true!” Jonathan protested. “You're not going to die. He always tells me everything he's going to do, even the little things. I know my father wouldn't hide something like this from me. It just isn't so!”

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1Sa 20:28 - Jonathan replied, “David earnestly asked me if he could go to Bethlehem.

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1Sa 20:30 - Saul boiled with rage at Jonathan. “You stupid son of a whore!”[fn] he swore at him. “Do you think I don't know that you want him to be king in your place, shaming yourself and your mother?

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1Sa 20:41 - As soon as the boy was gone, David came out from where he had been hiding near the stone pile.[fn] Then David bowed three times to Jonathan with his face to the ground. Both of them were in tears as they embraced each other and said good-bye, especially David.

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1Sa 21:1 - [fn]David went to the town of Nob to see Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he saw him. “Why are you alone?” he asked. “Why is no one with you?”

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1Sa 21:5 - “Don't worry,” David replied. “I never allow my men to be with women when they are on a campaign. And since they stay clean even on ordinary trips, how much more on this one!”

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1Sa 21:6 - Since there was no other food available, the priest gave him the holy bread—the Bread of the Presence that was placed before the LORD in the Tabernacle. It had just been replaced that day with fresh bread.

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1Sa 21:7 - Now Doeg the Edomite, Saul's chief herdsman, was there that day, having been detained before the LORD.[fn]

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1Sa 21:10 - So David escaped from Saul and went to King Achish of Gath.

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1Sa 22:6 - The news of his arrival in Judah soon reached Saul. At the time, the king was sitting beneath the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, holding his spear and surrounded by his officers.

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1Sa 22:7 - “Listen here, you men of Benjamin!” Saul shouted to his officers when he heard the news. “Has that son of Jesse promised every one of you fields and vineyards? Has he promised to make you all generals and captains in his army?[fn]

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1Sa 22:10 - Ahimelech consulted the LORD for him. Then he gave him food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

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1Sa 22:13 - “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me?” Saul demanded. “Why did you give him food and a sword? Why have you consulted God for him? Why have you encouraged him to kill me, as he is trying to do this very day?”

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1Sa 22:15 - This was certainly not the first time I had consulted God for him! May the king not accuse me and my family in this matter, for I knew nothing at all of any plot against you.”

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1Sa 22:20 - Only Abiathar, one of the sons of Ahimelech, escaped and fled to David.

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1Sa 23:4 - So David asked the LORD again, and again the LORD replied, “Go down to Keilah, for I will help you conquer the Philistines.”

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1Sa 24:1 - [fn]After Saul returned from fighting the Philistines, he was told that David had gone into the wilderness of En-gedi.

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1Sa 24:4 - “Now's your opportunity!” David's men whispered to him. “Today the LORD is telling you, ‘I will certainly put your enemy into your power, to do with as you wish.'” So David crept forward and cut off a piece of the hem of Saul's robe.

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1Sa 24:8 - David came out and shouted after him, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked around, David bowed low before him.

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1Sa 24:19 - Who else would let his enemy get away when he had him in his power? May the LORD reward you well for the kindness you have shown me today.

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1Sa 25:23 - When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed low before him.

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1Sa 25:25 - I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don't pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests.[fn] But I never even saw the young men you sent.

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1Sa 25:31 - don't let this be a blemish on your record. Then your conscience won't have to bear the staggering burden of needless bloodshed and vengeance. And when the LORD has done these great things for you, please remember me, your servant!”

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1Sa 25:35 - Then David accepted her present and told her, “Return home in peace. I have heard what you said. We will not kill your husband.”

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1Sa 25:36 - When Abigail arrived home, she found that Nabal was throwing a big party and was celebrating like a king. He was very drunk, so she didn't tell him anything about her meeting with David until dawn the next day.

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1Sa 25:37 - In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him what had happened. As a result he had a stroke,[fn] and he lay paralyzed on his bed like a stone.

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1Sa 25:40 - When the messengers arrived at Carmel, they told Abigail, “David has sent us to take you back to marry him.”

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1Sa 25:42 - Quickly getting ready, she took along five of her servant girls as attendants, mounted her donkey, and went with David's messengers. And so she became his wife.

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1Sa 25:43 - David also married Ahinoam from Jezreel, making both of them his wives.

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1Sa 26:8 - “God has surely handed your enemy over to you this time!” Abishai whispered to David. “Let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won't need to strike twice!”

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1Sa 27:6 - So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag (which still belongs to the kings of Judah to this day),

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1Sa 28:6 - He asked the LORD what he should do, but the LORD refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots[fn] or by the prophets.

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1Sa 28:13 - “Don't be afraid!” the king told her. “What do you see?”
“I see a god[fn] coming up out of the earth,” she said.

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1Sa 28:14 - “What does he look like?” Saul asked.
“He is an old man wrapped in a robe,” she replied. Saul realized it was Samuel, and he fell to the ground before him.

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1Sa 28:20 - Saul fell full length on the ground, paralyzed with fright because of Samuel's words. He was also faint with hunger, for he had eaten nothing all day and all night.

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1Sa 29:3 - But the Philistine commanders demanded, “What are these Hebrews doing here?”
And Achish told them, “This is David, the servant of King Saul of Israel. He's been with me for years, and I've never found a single fault in him from the day he arrived until today.”

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1Sa 29:4 - But the Philistine commanders were angry. “Send him back to the town you've given him!” they demanded. “He can't go into the battle with us. What if he turns against us in battle and becomes our adversary? Is there any better way for him to reconcile himself with his master than by handing our heads over to him?

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1Sa 29:6 - So Achish finally summoned David and said to him, “I swear by the LORD that you have been a trustworthy ally. I think you should go with me into battle, for I've never found a single flaw in you from the day you arrived until today. But the other Philistine rulers won't hear of it.

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1Sa 30:8 - Then David asked the LORD, “Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?”
And the LORD told him, “Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!”

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1Sa 30:11 - Along the way they found an Egyptian man in a field and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink.

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1Sa 30:12 - They also gave him part of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins, for he hadn't had anything to eat or drink for three days and nights. Before long his strength returned.

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1Sa 30:13 - “To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?” David asked him.
“I am an Egyptian—the slave of an Amalekite,” he replied. “My master abandoned me three days ago because I was sick.

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2Sa 1:2 - On the third day a man arrived from Saul's army camp. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head to show that he was in mourning. He fell to the ground before David in deep respect.

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2Sa 1:3 - “Where have you come from?” David asked.
“I escaped from the Israelite camp,” the man replied.

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2Sa 1:4 - “What happened?” David demanded. “Tell me how the battle went.”
The man replied, “Our entire army fled from the battle. Many of the men are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”

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2Sa 1:5 - “How do you know Saul and Jonathan are dead?” David demanded of the young man.

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2Sa 1:6 - The man answered, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there was Saul leaning on his spear with the enemy chariots and charioteers closing in on him.

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2Sa 1:13 - Then David said to the young man who had brought the news, “Where are you from?”
And he replied, “I am a foreigner, an Amalekite, who lives in your land.”

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2Sa 1:14 - “Why were you not afraid to kill the LORD's anointed one?” David asked.

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2Sa 1:15 - Then David said to one of his men, “Kill him!” So the man thrust his sword into the Amalekite and killed him.

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2Sa 2:21 - “Go fight someone else!” Abner warned. “Take on one of the younger men, and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel kept right on chasing Abner.

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2Sa 3:9 - May God strike me and even kill me if I don't do everything I can to help David get what the LORD has promised him!

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2Sa 4:4 - (Saul's son Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth,[fn] who was crippled as a child. He was five years old when the report came from Jezreel that Saul and Jonathan had been killed in battle. When the child's nurse heard the news, she picked him up and fled. But as she hurried away, she dropped him, and he became crippled.)

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2Sa 5:1 - Then all the tribes of Israel went to David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood.

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2Sa 5:14 - These are the names of David's sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

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2Sa 5:25 - So David did what the LORD commanded, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon[fn] to Gezer.

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2Sa 7:11 - starting from the time I appointed judges to rule my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. “‘Furthermore, the LORD declares that he will make a house for you—a dynasty of kings!

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2Sa 7:14 - I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will correct and discipline him with the rod, like any father would do.

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2Sa 7:23 - What other nation on earth is like your people Israel? What other nation, O God, have you redeemed from slavery to be your own people? You made a great name for yourself when you redeemed your people from Egypt. You performed awesome miracles and drove out the nations and gods that stood in their way.[fn]

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2Sa 8:8 - along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer's towns of Tebah[fn] and Berothai.

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2Sa 9:2 - He summoned a man named Ziba, who had been one of Saul's servants. “Are you Ziba?” the king asked.
“Yes sir, I am,” Ziba replied.

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2Sa 9:6 - His name was Mephibosheth[fn]; he was Jonathan's son and Saul's grandson. When he came to David, he bowed low to the ground in deep respect. David said, “Greetings, Mephibosheth.”
Mephibosheth replied, “I am your servant.”

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2Sa 9:7 - “Don't be afraid!” David said. “I intend to show kindness to you because of my promise to your father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will eat here with me at the king's table!”

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2Sa 9:10 - You and your sons and servants are to farm the land for him to produce food for your master's household.[fn] But Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, will eat here at my table.” (Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)

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2Sa 9:12 - Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. From then on, all the members of Ziba's household were Mephibosheth's servants.

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2Sa 11:22 - So the messenger went to Jerusalem and gave a complete report to David.

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2Sa 11:27 - When the period of mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to the palace, and she became one of his wives. Then she gave birth to a son. But the LORD was displeased with what David had done.

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2Sa 12:1 - So the LORD sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: “There were two men in a certain town. One was rich, and one was poor.

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2Sa 12:3 - The poor man owned nothing but one little lamb he had bought. He raised that little lamb, and it grew up with his children. It ate from the man's own plate and drank from his cup. He cuddled it in his arms like a baby daughter.

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2Sa 12:18 - Then on the seventh day the child died. David's advisers were afraid to tell him. “He wouldn't listen to reason while the child was ill,” they said. “What drastic thing will he do when we tell him the child is dead?”

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2Sa 12:20 - Then David got up from the ground, washed himself, put on lotions,[fn] and changed his clothes. He went to the Tabernacle and worshiped the LORD. After that, he returned to the palace and was served food and ate.

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2Sa 13:3 - But Amnon had a very crafty friend—his cousin Jonadab. He was the son of David's brother Shimea.[fn]

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2Sa 13:4 - One day Jonadab said to Amnon, “What's the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected morning after morning?”
So Amnon told him, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.”

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2Sa 13:5 - “Well,” Jonadab said, “I'll tell you what to do. Go back to bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, ask him to let Tamar come and prepare some food for you. Tell him you'll feel better if she prepares it as you watch and feeds you with her own hands.”

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2Sa 13:7 - So David agreed and sent Tamar to Amnon's house to prepare some food for him.

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2Sa 13:11 - But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, “Come to bed with me, my darling sister.”

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2Sa 13:12 - “No, my brother!” she cried. “Don't be foolish! Don't do this to me! Such wicked things aren't done in Israel.

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2Sa 13:16 - “No, no!” Tamar cried. “Sending me away now is worse than what you've already done to me.”
But Amnon wouldn't listen to her.

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2Sa 13:17 - He shouted for his servant and demanded, “Throw this woman out, and lock the door behind her!”

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2Sa 13:26 - “Well, then,” Absalom said, “if you can't come, how about sending my brother Amnon with us?”
“Why Amnon?” the king asked.

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2Sa 13:31 - The king got up, tore his robe, and threw himself on the ground. His advisers also tore their clothes in horror and sorrow.

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2Sa 14:4 - When the woman from Tekoa approached the king, she bowed with her face to the ground in deep respect and cried out, “O king! Help me!”

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2Sa 14:25 - Now Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in all Israel. He was flawless from head to foot.

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2Sa 14:27 - He had three sons and one daughter. His daughter's name was Tamar, and she was very beautiful.

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2Sa 14:30 - So Absalom said to his servants, “Go and set fire to Joab's barley field, the field next to mine.” So they set his field on fire, as Absalom had commanded.

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2Sa 14:33 - So Joab told the king what Absalom had said. Then at last David summoned Absalom, who came and bowed low before the king, and the king kissed him.

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2Sa 15:2 - He got up early every morning and went out to the gate of the city. When people brought a case to the king for judgment, Absalom would ask where in Israel they were from, and they would tell him their tribe.

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2Sa 15:5 - When people tried to bow before him, Absalom wouldn't let them. Instead, he took them by the hand and kissed them.

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2Sa 15:9 - “All right,” the king told him. “Go and fulfill your vow.”
So Absalom went to Hebron.

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2Sa 15:32 - When David reached the summit of the Mount of Olives where people worshiped God, Hushai the Arkite was waiting there for him. Hushai had torn his clothing and put dirt on his head as a sign of mourning.

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2Sa 15:33 - But David told him, “If you go with me, you will only be a burden.

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2Sa 16:5 - As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, from the same clan as Saul's family.

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2Sa 16:10 - “No!” the king said. “Who asked your opinion, you sons of Zeruiah! If the LORD has told him to curse me, who are you to stop him?”

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2Sa 16:11 - Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “My own son is trying to kill me. Doesn't this relative of Saul[fn] have even more reason to do so? Leave him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him to do it.

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2Sa 16:18 - “I'm here because I belong to the man who is chosen by the LORD and by all the men of Israel,” Hushai replied.

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2Sa 17:12 - When we find David, we'll fall on him like dew that falls on the ground. Then neither he nor any of his men will be left alive.

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2Sa 17:18 - But a boy spotted them at En-rogel, and he told Absalom about it. So they quickly escaped to Bahurim, where a man hid them down inside a well in his courtyard.

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2Sa 17:19 - The man's wife put a cloth over the top of the well and scattered grain on it to dry in the sun; so no one suspected they were there.

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2Sa 17:25 - Absalom had appointed Amasa as commander of his army, replacing Joab, who had been commander under David. (Amasa was Joab's cousin. His father was Jether,[fn] an Ishmaelite.[fn] His mother, Abigail daughter of Nahash, was the sister of Joab's mother, Zeruiah.)

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2Sa 18:18 - During his lifetime, Absalom had built a monument to himself in the King's Valley, for he said, “I have no son to carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and it is known as Absalom's Monument to this day.

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2Sa 18:19 - Then Zadok's son Ahimaaz said, “Let me run to the king with the good news that the LORD has rescued him from his enemies.”

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2Sa 18:20 - “No,” Joab told him, “it wouldn't be good news to the king that his son is dead. You can be my messenger another time, but not today.”

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2Sa 18:23 - “Yes, but let me go anyway,” he begged.
Joab finally said, “All right, go ahead.” So Ahimaaz took the less demanding route by way of the plain and ran to Mahanaim ahead of the Ethiopian.

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2Sa 19:23 - Then, turning to Shimei, David vowed, “Your life will be spared.”

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2Sa 19:25 - “Why didn't you come with me, Mephibosheth?” the king asked him.

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2Sa 19:26 - Mephibosheth replied, “My lord the king, my servant Ziba deceived me. I told him, ‘Saddle my donkey[fn] so I can go with the king.' For as you know I am crippled.

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2Sa 19:29 - “You've said enough,” David replied. “I've decided that you and Ziba will divide your land equally between you.”

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2Sa 19:37 - Then let me return again to die in my own town, where my father and mother are buried. But here is your servant, my son Kimham. Let him go with my lord the king and receive whatever you want to give him.”

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2Sa 19:38 - “Good,” the king agreed. “Kimham will go with me, and I will help him in any way you would like. And I will do for you anything you want.”

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2Sa 20:1 - There happened to be a troublemaker there named Sheba son of Bicri, a man from the tribe of Benjamin. Sheba blew a ram's horn and began to chant:
“Down with the dynasty of David!
We have no interest in the son of Jesse.
Come on, you men of Israel,
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2Sa 20:5 - So Amasa went out to notify Judah, but it took him longer than the time he had been given.

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2Sa 20:10 - Amasa didn't notice the dagger in his left hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it so that his insides gushed out onto the ground. Joab did not need to strike again, and Amasa soon died. Joab and his brother Abishai left him lying there and continued after Sheba.

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2Sa 20:17 - As he approached, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?”
“I am,” he replied.
So she said, “Listen carefully to your servant.”
“I'm listening,” he said.

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2Sa 21:4 - “Well, money can't settle this matter between us and the family of Saul,” the Gibeonites replied. “Neither can we demand the life of anyone in Israel.”
“What can I do then?” David asked. “Just tell me and I will do it for you.”

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2Sa 21:17 - But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David's rescue and killed the Philistine. Then David's men declared, “You are not going out to battle with us again! Why risk snuffing out the light of Israel?”

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2Sa 22:3 - my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
and my place of safety.
He is my refuge, my savior,
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2Sa 22:24 - I am blameless before God;
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2Sa 22:31 - “God's way is perfect.
All the LORD's promises prove true.
He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.

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2Sa 23:18 - Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty.[fn] He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three.

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2Sa 23:22 - Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the Three mightiest warriors.

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2Sa 24:13 - So Gad came to David and asked him, “Will you choose three[fn] years of famine throughout your land, three months of fleeing from your enemies, or three days of severe plague throughout your land? Think this over and decide what answer I should give the LORD who sent me.”

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2Sa 24:18 - That day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”

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2Sa 24:19 - So David went up to do what the LORD had commanded him.

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1Ki 1:4 - The girl was very beautiful, and she looked after the king and took care of him. But the king had no sexual relations with her.

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1Ki 1:52 - Solomon replied, “If he proves himself to be loyal, not a hair on his head will be touched. But if he makes trouble, he will die.”

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1Ki 1:53 - So King Solomon summoned Adonijah, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and bowed respectfully before King Solomon, who dismissed him, saying, “Go on home.”

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1Ki 2:8 - “And remember Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me with a terrible curse as I was fleeing to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, I swore by the LORD that I would not kill him.

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1Ki 2:9 - But that oath does not make him innocent. You are a wise man, and you will know how to arrange a bloody death for him.[fn]”

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1Ki 2:14 - In fact, I have a favor to ask of you.”
“What is it?” she asked.

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1Ki 2:15 - He replied, “As you know, the kingdom was rightfully mine; all Israel wanted me to be the next king. But the tables were turned, and the kingdom went to my brother instead; for that is the way the LORD wanted it.

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1Ki 2:16 - So now I have just one favor to ask of you. Please don't turn me down.”
“What is it?” she asked.

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1Ki 2:19 - So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak on Adonijah's behalf. The king rose from his throne to meet her, and he bowed down before her. When he sat down on his throne again, the king ordered that a throne be brought for his mother, and she sat at his right hand.

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1Ki 2:20 - “I have one small request to make of you,” she said. “I hope you won't turn me down.”
“What is it, my mother?” he asked. “You know I won't refuse you.”

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1Ki 2:22 - “How can you possibly ask me to give Abishag to Adonijah?” King Solomon demanded. “You might as well ask me to give him the kingdom! You know that he is my older brother, and that he has Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah on his side.”

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1Ki 2:30 - Benaiah went to the sacred tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king orders you to come out!”
But Joab answered, “No, I will die here.”
So Benaiah returned to the king and told him what Joab had said.

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1Ki 2:31 - “Do as he said,” the king replied. “Kill him there beside the altar and bury him. This will remove the guilt of Joab's senseless murders from me and from my father's family.

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1Ki 2:36 - The king then sent for Shimei and told him, “Build a house here in Jerusalem and live there. But don't step outside the city to go anywhere else.

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1Ki 3:6 - Solomon replied, “You showed faithful love to your servant my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you. And you have continued your faithful love to him today by giving him a son to sit on his throne.

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1Ki 3:28 - When all Israel heard the king's decision, the people were in awe of the king, for they saw the wisdom God had given him for rendering justice.

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1Ki 4:11 - Ben-abinadab, in all of Naphoth-dor.[fn] (He was married to Taphath, one of Solomon's daughters.)

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1Ki 4:24 - Solomon's dominion extended over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. And there was peace on all his borders.

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1Ki 5:12 - So the LORD gave wisdom to Solomon, just as he had promised. And Hiram and Solomon made a formal alliance of peace.

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1Ki 7:8 - Solomon's living quarters surrounded a courtyard behind this hall, and they were constructed the same way. He also built similar living quarters for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married.

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1Ki 8:25 - “And now, O LORD, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, ‘If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow me as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.'

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1Ki 8:32 - then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Punish the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence.

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1Ki 9:4 - “As for you, if you will follow me with integrity and godliness, as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations,

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1Ki 9:12 - But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns Solomon had given him, he was not at all pleased with them.

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1Ki 10:2 - She arrived in Jerusalem with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind.

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1Ki 11:1 - Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh's daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the Hittites.

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1Ki 11:9 - The LORD was very angry with Solomon, for his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.

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1Ki 11:10 - He had warned Solomon specifically about worshiping other gods, but Solomon did not listen to the LORD's command.

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1Ki 11:18 - They set out from Midian and went to Paran, where others joined them. Then they traveled to Egypt and went to Pharaoh, who gave them a home, food, and some land.

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1Ki 11:19 - Pharaoh grew very fond of Hadad, and he gave him his wife's sister in marriage—the sister of Queen Tahpenes.

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1Ki 11:20 - She bore him a son named Genubath. Tahpenes raised him[fn] in Pharaoh's palace among Pharaoh's own sons.

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1Ki 11:22 - “Why?” Pharaoh asked him. “What do you lack here that makes you want to go home?”
“Nothing,” he replied. “But even so, please let me return home.”

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1Ki 11:30 - and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces.

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1Ki 11:32 - But I will leave him one tribe for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

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1Ki 11:34 - “‘But I will not take the entire kingdom from Solomon at this time. For the sake of my servant David, the one whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees, I will keep Solomon as leader for the rest of his life.

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1Ki 12:8 - But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers.

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1Ki 12:13 - But Rehoboam spoke harshly to the people, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors

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1Ki 13:2 - Then at the LORD's command, he shouted, “O altar, altar! This is what the LORD says: A child named Josiah will be born into the dynasty of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests from the pagan shrines who come here to burn incense, and human bones will be burned on you.”

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1Ki 13:3 - That same day the man of God gave a sign to prove his message. He said, “The LORD has promised to give this sign: This altar will split apart, and its ashes will be poured out on the ground.”

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1Ki 13:11 - As it happened, there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and his sons[fn] came home and told him what the man of God had done in Bethel that day. They also told their father what the man had said to the king.

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1Ki 13:12 - The old prophet asked them, “Which way did he go?” So they showed their father[fn] which road the man of God had taken.

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1Ki 13:13 - “Quick, saddle the donkey,” the old man said. So they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it.

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1Ki 13:14 - Then he rode after the man of God and found him sitting under a great tree. The old prophet asked him, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?”
“Yes, I am,” he replied.

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1Ki 13:15 - Then he said to the man of God, “Come home with me and eat some food.”

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1Ki 13:18 - But the old prophet answered, “I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this command from the LORD: ‘Bring him home with you so he can have something to eat and drink.'” But the old man was lying to him.

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1Ki 13:23 - After the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet saddled his own donkey for him,

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1Ki 13:31 - Afterward the prophet said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones.

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1Ki 15:4 - But for David's sake, the LORD his God allowed his descendants to continue ruling, shining like a lamp, and he gave Abijam a son to rule after him in Jerusalem.

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1Ki 15:5 - For David had done what was pleasing in the LORD's sight and had obeyed the LORD's commands throughout his life, except in the affair concerning Uriah the Hittite.

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1Ki 16:31 - And as though it were not enough to follow the example of Jeroboam, he married Jezebel, the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians, and he began to bow down in worship of Baal.

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1Ki 17:6 - The ravens brought him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he drank from the brook.

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1Ki 17:17 - Some time later the woman's son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died.

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1Ki 18:8 - “Yes, it is,” Elijah replied. “Now go and tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.'”

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1Ki 18:15 - But Elijah said, “I swear by the LORD Almighty, in whose presence I stand, that I will present myself to Ahab this very day.”

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1Ki 18:16 - So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come, and Ahab went out to meet Elijah.

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1Ki 18:27 - About noontime Elijah began mocking them. “You'll have to shout louder,” he scoffed, “for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself.[fn] Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!”

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1Ki 19:5 - Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, “Get up and eat!”

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1Ki 19:7 - Then the angel of the LORD came again and touched him and said, “Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.”

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1Ki 19:18 - Yet I will preserve 7,000 others in Israel who have never bowed down to Baal or kissed him!”

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1Ki 19:21 - So Elisha returned to his oxen and slaughtered them. He used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast their flesh. He passed around the meat to the townspeople, and they all ate. Then he went with Elijah as his assistant.

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1Ki 20:8 - “Don't give in to any more demands,” all the elders and the people advised.

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1Ki 20:9 - So Ahab told the messengers from Ben-hadad, “Say this to my lord the king: ‘I will give you everything you asked for the first time, but I cannot accept this last demand of yours.'” So the messengers returned to Ben-hadad with that response.

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1Ki 20:12 - Ahab's reply reached Ben-hadad and the other kings as they were drinking in their tents.[fn] “Prepare to attack!” Ben-hadad commanded his officers. So they prepared to attack the city.

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1Ki 20:34 - Ben-hadad told him, “I will give back the towns my father took from your father, and you may establish places of trade in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.”
Then Ahab said, “I will release you under these conditions.” So they made a new treaty, and Ben-hadad was set free.

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1Ki 22:13 - Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.”

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1Ki 22:15 - When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we hold back?”
Micaiah replied sarcastically, “Yes, go up and be victorious, for the LORD will give the king victory!”

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1Ki 22:16 - But the king replied sharply, “How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth to me when you speak for the LORD?”

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2Ki 2:6 - Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to the Jordan River.”
But again Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you.” So they went on together.

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2Ki 2:15 - When the group of prophets from Jericho saw from a distance what happened, they exclaimed, “Elijah's spirit rests upon Elisha!” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.

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2Ki 2:23 - Elisha left Jericho and went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, a group of boys from the town began mocking and making fun of him. “Go away, baldy!” they chanted. “Go away, baldy!”

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2Ki 3:12 - Jehoshaphat said, “Yes, the LORD speaks through him.” So the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom went to consult with Elisha.

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2Ki 3:13 - “Why are you coming to me?”[fn] Elisha asked the king of Israel. “Go to the pagan prophets of your father and mother!”
But King Joram of Israel said, “No! For it was the LORD who called us three kings here—only to be defeated by the king of Moab!”

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2Ki 4:10 - Let's build a small room for him on the roof and furnish it with a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp. Then he will have a place to stay whenever he comes by.”

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2Ki 4:13 - Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tell her, ‘We appreciate the kind concern you have shown us. What can we do for you? Can we put in a good word for you to the king or to the commander of the army?'”
“No,” she replied, “my family takes good care of me.”

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2Ki 4:29 - Then Elisha said to Gehazi, “Get ready to travel[fn]; take my staff and go! Don't talk to anyone along the way. Go quickly and lay the staff on the child's face.”

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2Ki 4:31 - Gehazi hurried on ahead and laid the staff on the child's face, but nothing happened. There was no sign of life. He returned to meet Elisha and told him, “The child is still dead.”

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2Ki 5:1 - The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the LORD had given Aram great victories. But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy.[fn]

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2Ki 5:26 - But Elisha asked him, “Don't you realize that I was there in spirit when Naaman stepped down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to receive money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, and male and female servants?

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2Ki 6:6 - “Where did it fall?” the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. Then the ax head floated to the surface.

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2Ki 6:10 - So the king of Israel would send word to the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he would be on the alert there.

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2Ki 6:13 - “Go and find out where he is,” the king commanded, “so I can send troops to seize him.”
And the report came back: “Elisha is at Dothan.”

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2Ki 6:31 - “May God strike me and even kill me if I don't separate Elisha's head from his shoulders this very day,” the king vowed.

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2Ki 8:6 - “Is this true?” the king asked her. And she told him the story. So he directed one of his officials to see that everything she had lost was restored to her, including the value of any crops that had been harvested during her absence.

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2Ki 8:7 - Elisha went to Damascus, the capital of Aram, where King Ben-hadad lay sick. When someone told the king that the man of God had come,

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2Ki 8:10 - And Elisha replied, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.' But actually the LORD has shown me that he will surely die!”

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2Ki 8:14 - When Hazael left Elisha and went back, the king asked him, “What did Elisha tell you?”
And Hazael replied, “He told me that you will surely recover.”

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2Ki 8:18 - But Jehoram followed the example of the kings of Israel and was as wicked as King Ahab, for he had married one of Ahab's daughters. So Jehoram did what was evil in the LORD's sight.

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2Ki 8:19 - But the LORD did not want to destroy Judah, for he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever.

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2Ki 9:1 - Meanwhile, Elisha the prophet had summoned a member of the group of prophets. “Get ready to travel,”[fn] he told him, “and take this flask of olive oil with you. Go to Ramoth-gilead,

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2Ki 9:6 - So Jehu left the others and went into the house. Then the young prophet poured the oil over Jehu's head and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I anoint you king over the LORD's people, Israel.

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2Ki 9:11 - Jehu went back to his fellow officers, and one of them asked him, “What did that madman want? Is everything all right?”
“You know how a man like that babbles on,” Jehu replied.

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2Ki 9:26 - ‘I solemnly swear that I will repay him here on this plot of land, says the LORD, for the murder of Naboth and his sons that I saw yesterday.' So throw him out on Naboth's property, just as the LORD said.”

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2Ki 9:36 - When they returned and told Jehu, he stated, “This fulfills the message from the LORD, which he spoke through his servant Elijah from Tishbe: ‘At the plot of land in Jezreel, dogs will eat Jezebel's body.

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2Ki 10:18 - Then Jehu called a meeting of all the people of the city and said to them, “Ahab's worship of Baal was nothing compared to the way I will worship him!

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2Ki 12:14 - It was paid to the workmen, who used it for the Temple repairs.

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2Ki 13:15 - Elisha told him, “Get a bow and some arrows.” And the king did as he was told.

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2Ki 13:18 - Then he said, “Now pick up the other arrows and strike them against the ground.” So the king picked them up and struck the ground three times.

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2Ki 13:19 - But the man of God was angry with him. “You should have struck the ground five or six times!” he exclaimed. “Then you would have beaten Aram until it was entirely destroyed. Now you will be victorious only three times.”

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2Ki 15:16 - At that time Menahem destroyed the town of Tappuah[fn] and all the surrounding countryside as far as Tirzah, because its citizens refused to surrender the town. He killed the entire population and ripped open the pregnant women.

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2Ki 16:16 - Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz commanded him.

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2Ki 17:3 - King Shalmaneser of Assyria attacked King Hoshea, so Hoshea was forced to pay heavy tribute to Assyria.

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2Ki 17:36 - But worship only the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt with great strength and a powerful arm. Bow down to him alone, and offer sacrifices only to him.

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2Ki 18:4 - He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been offering sacrifices to it. The bronze serpent was called Nehushtan.[fn]

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2Ki 18:5 - Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before or after his time.

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2Ki 18:7 - So the LORD was with him, and Hezekiah was successful in everything he did. He revolted against the king of Assyria and refused to pay him tribute.

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2Ki 18:36 - But the people were silent and did not utter a word because Hezekiah had commanded them, “Do not answer him.”

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2Ki 18:37 - Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian, went back to Hezekiah. They tore their clothes in despair, and they went in to see the king and told him what the Assyrian chief of staff had said.

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2Ki 19:7 - Listen! I myself will move against him,[fn] and the king will receive a message that he is needed at home. So he will return to his land, where I will have him killed with a sword.'”

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2Ki 19:10 - “This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don't let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria.

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2Ki 23:17 - “What is that monument over there?” Josiah asked.
And the people of the town told him, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and predicted the very things that you have just done to the altar at Bethel!”

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2Ki 23:25 - Never before had there been a king like Josiah, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and soul and strength, obeying all the laws of Moses. And there has never been a king like him since.

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2Ki 24:1 - During Jehoiakim's reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded the land of Judah. Jehoiakim surrendered and paid him tribute for three years but then rebelled.

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2Ki 24:2 - Then the LORD sent bands of Babylonian,[fn] Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Judah to destroy it, just as the LORD had promised through his prophets.

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1Ch 1:32 - The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.

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1Ch 2:3 - Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the LORD saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him.

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1Ch 2:4 - Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all.

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1Ch 2:9 - The sons of Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.[fn]

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1Ch 2:19 - After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah,[fn] and they had a son named Hur.

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1Ch 2:21 - When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Gilead's sister, the daughter of Makir. They had a son named Segub.

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1Ch 2:22 - Segub was the father of Jair, who ruled twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead.

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1Ch 2:24 - Soon after Hezron died in the town of Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah gave birth to a son named Ashhur (the father of[fn] Tekoa).

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1Ch 2:29 - The sons of Abishur and his wife Abihail were Ahban and Molid.

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1Ch 2:34 - Sheshan had no sons, though he did have daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

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1Ch 2:35 - Sheshan gave one of his daughters to be the wife of Jarha, and they had a son named Attai.

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1Ch 3:1 - These are the sons of David who were born in Hebron:
The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel.
The second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel.

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1Ch 3:4 - These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven and a half years. Then David reigned another thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

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1Ch 3:5 - The sons born to David in Jerusalem included Shammua,[fn] Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. Their mother was Bathsheba,[fn] the daughter of Ammiel.

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1Ch 4:6 - Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.

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1Ch 6:67 - Shechem (a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim),[fn] Gezer,

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1Ch 10:13 - So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD. He failed to obey the LORD's command, and he even consulted a medium

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1Ch 11:42 - Adina son of Shiza, the Reubenite leader who had thirty men with him;

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1Ch 12:20 - Here is a list of the men from Manasseh who defected to David as he was returning to Ziklag: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each commanded 1,000 troops from the tribe of Manasseh.

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1Ch 14:1 - Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, and stonemasons and carpenters to build him a palace.

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1Ch 14:4 - These are the names of David's sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

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1Ch 14:10 - So David asked God, “Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?”
The LORD replied, “Yes, go ahead. I will hand them over to you.”

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1Ch 14:14 - And once again David asked God what to do. “Do not attack them straight on,” God replied. “Instead, circle around behind and attack them near the poplar[fn] trees.

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1Ch 14:16 - So David did what God commanded, and they struck down the Philistine army all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

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1Ch 15:1 - David now built several buildings for himself in the City of David. He also prepared a place for the Ark of God and set up a special tent for it.

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1Ch 15:2 - Then he commanded, “No one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The LORD has chosen them to carry the Ark of the LORD and to serve him forever.”

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1Ch 16:5 - Asaph, the leader of this group, sounded the cymbals. Second to him was Zechariah, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played the harps and lyres.

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1Ch 16:9 - Sing to him; yes, sing his praises.
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1Ch 16:32 - Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise!
Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!

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1Ch 17:4 - “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the LORD has declared: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in.

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1Ch 17:13 - I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my favor from him as I took it from the one who ruled before you.

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1Ch 17:25 - “O my God, I have been bold enough to pray to you because you have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him—a dynasty of kings!

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1Ch 19:19 - When Hadadezer's allies saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they surrendered to David and became his subjects. After that, the Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

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1Ch 20:2 - When David arrived at Rabbah, he removed the crown from the king's head,[fn] and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and he found that it weighed seventy-five pounds.[fn] David took a vast amount of plunder from the city.

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1Ch 21:11 - So Gad came to David and said, “These are the choices the LORD has given you.

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1Ch 21:22 - David said to Araunah, “Let me buy this threshing floor from you at its full price. Then I will build an altar to the LORD there, so that he will stop the plague.”

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1Ch 21:26 - David built an altar there to the LORD and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And when David prayed, the LORD answered him by sending fire from heaven to burn up the offering on the altar.

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1Ch 21:28 - When David saw that the LORD had answered his prayer, he offered sacrifices there at Araunah's threshing floor.

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1Ch 22:5 - David said, “My son Solomon is still young and inexperienced. And since the Temple to be built for the LORD must be a magnificent structure, famous and glorious throughout the world, I will begin making preparations for it now.” So David collected vast amounts of building materials before his death.

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1Ch 22:6 - Then David sent for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a Temple for the LORD, the God of Israel.

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1Ch 22:9 - But you will have a son who will be a man of peace. I will give him peace with his enemies in all the surrounding lands. His name will be Solomon,[fn] and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.

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1Ch 22:10 - He is the one who will build a Temple to honor my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will secure the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'

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1Ch 23:22 - Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.

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1Ch 24:28 - From the descendants of Mahli, the leader was Eleazar, though he had no sons.

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1Ch 28:3 - but God said to me, ‘You must not build a temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.'

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1Ch 28:6 - He said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will build my Temple and its courtyards, for I have chosen him as my son, and I will be his father.

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1Ch 28:9 - “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the LORD sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

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1Ch 28:10 - So take this seriously. The LORD has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the work.”

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1Ch 28:15 - He told Solomon the amount of gold needed for the gold lampstands and lamps, and the amount of silver for the silver lampstands and lamps, depending on how each would be used.

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1Ch 28:16 - He designated the amount of gold for the table on which the Bread of the Presence would be placed and the amount of silver for other tables.

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1Ch 28:18 - He designated the amount of refined gold for the altar of incense. Finally, he gave him a plan for the LORD's “chariot”—the gold cherubim[fn] whose wings were stretched out over the Ark of the LORD's Covenant.

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1Ch 28:19 - “Every part of this plan,” David told Solomon, “was given to me in writing from the hand of the LORD.[fn]”

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1Ch 29:1 - Then King David turned to the entire assembly and said, “My son Solomon, whom God has clearly chosen as the next king of Israel, is still young and inexperienced. The work ahead of him is enormous, for the Temple he will build is not for mere mortals—it is for the LORD God himself!

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1Ch 29:24 - All the officials, the warriors, and the sons of King David pledged their loyalty to King Solomon.

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1Ch 29:25 - And the LORD exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and he gave Solomon greater royal splendor than any king in Israel before him.

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1Ch 29:30 - These accounts include the mighty deeds of his reign and everything that happened to him and to Israel and to all the surrounding kingdoms.

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2Ch 1:7 - That night God appeared to Solomon and said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!”

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2Ch 1:14 - Solomon built up a huge force of chariots and horses.[fn] He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He stationed some of them in the chariot cities and some near him in Jerusalem.

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2Ch 2:3 - Solomon also sent this message to King Hiram[fn] at Tyre: “Send me cedar logs as you did for my father, David, when he was building his palace.

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2Ch 2:4 - I am about to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God. It will be a place set apart to burn fragrant incense before him, to display the special sacrificial bread, and to sacrifice burnt offerings each morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, at new moon celebrations, and at the other appointed festivals of the LORD our God. He has commanded Israel to do these things forever.

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2Ch 2:6 - But who can really build him a worthy home? Not even the highest heavens can contain him! So who am I to consider building a Temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices to him?

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2Ch 2:14 - His mother is from the tribe of Dan in Israel, and his father is from Tyre. He is skillful at making things from gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and he also works with stone and wood. He can work with purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and fine linen. He is also an engraver and can follow any design given to him. He will work with your craftsmen and those appointed by my lord David, your father.

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2Ch 3:14 - Across the entrance of the Most Holy Place he hung a curtain made of fine linen, decorated with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and embroidered with figures of cherubim.

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2Ch 6:15 - You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you have fulfilled it today.

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2Ch 6:16 - “And now, O LORD, God of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant David, my father. For you said to him, ‘If your descendants guard their behavior and faithfully follow my Law as you have done, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.'

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2Ch 6:23 - then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Pay back the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence.

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2Ch 7:12 - Then one night the LORD appeared to Solomon and said, “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this Temple as the place for making sacrifices.

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2Ch 10:7 - The older counselors replied, “If you are good to these people and do your best to please them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.”

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2Ch 10:8 - But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers.

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2Ch 10:10 - The young men replied, “This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's waist!

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2Ch 11:12 - He also put shields and spears in these towns as a further safety measure. So only Judah and Benjamin remained under his control.

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2Ch 11:19 - Mahalath had three sons—Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.

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2Ch 11:20 - Later Rehoboam married another cousin, Maacah, the daughter of Absalom. Maacah gave birth to Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

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2Ch 14:6 - During those peaceful years, he was able to build up the fortified towns throughout Judah. No one tried to make war against him at this time, for the LORD was giving him rest from his enemies.

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2Ch 14:10 - so Asa deployed his armies for battle in the valley north of Mareshah.[fn]

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2Ch 16:7 - At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, “Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the LORD your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram.

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2Ch 16:14 - He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor.

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2Ch 17:5 - So the LORD established Jehoshaphat's control over the kingdom of Judah. All the people of Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, so he became very wealthy and highly esteemed.

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2Ch 17:11 - Some of the Philistines brought him gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs brought 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.

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2Ch 17:13 - He stored numerous supplies in Judah's towns and stationed an army of seasoned troops at Jerusalem.

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2Ch 18:2 - A few years later he went to Samaria to visit Ahab, who prepared a great banquet for him and his officials. They butchered great numbers of sheep, goats, and cattle for the feast. Then Ahab enticed Jehoshaphat to join forces with him to recover Ramoth-gilead.

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2Ch 18:3 - “Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead?” King Ahab of Israel asked King Jehoshaphat of Judah.
Jehoshaphat replied, “Why, of course! You and I are as one, and my troops are your troops. We will certainly join you in battle.”

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2Ch 18:12 - Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.”

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2Ch 18:14 - When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?”
Micaiah replied sarcastically, “Yes, go up and be victorious, for you will have victory over them!”

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2Ch 18:15 - But the king replied sharply, “How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth to me when you speak for the LORD?”

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2Ch 18:23 - Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the LORD leave me to speak to you?” he demanded.

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2Ch 19:2 - Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. “Why should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD?” he asked the king. “Because of what you have done, the LORD is very angry with you.

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2Ch 20:30 - So Jehoshaphat's kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.

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2Ch 21:2 - Jehoram's brothers—the other sons of Jehoshaphat—were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Judah.[fn]

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2Ch 21:7 - But the LORD did not want to destroy David's dynasty, for he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever.

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2Ch 21:12 - Then Elijah the prophet wrote Jehoram this letter: “This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: You have not followed the good example of your father, Jehoshaphat, or your grandfather King Asa of Judah.

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2Ch 21:17 - They marched against Judah, broke down its defenses, and carried away everything of value in the royal palace, including the king's sons and his wives. Only his youngest son, Ahaziah,[fn] was spared.

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2Ch 22:4 - He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as Ahab's family had done. They even became his advisers after the death of his father, and they led him to ruin.

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2Ch 24:3 - Jehoiada chose two wives for Joash, and he had sons and daughters.

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2Ch 24:6 - So the king called for Jehoiada the high priest and asked him, “Why haven't you demanded that the Levites go out and collect the Temple taxes from the towns of Judah and from Jerusalem? Moses, the servant of the LORD, levied this tax on the community of Israel in order to maintain the Tabernacle of the Covenant.[fn]”

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2Ch 24:21 - Then the leaders plotted to kill Zechariah, and King Joash ordered that they stone him to death in the courtyard of the LORD's Temple.

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2Ch 24:25 - The Arameans withdrew, leaving Joash severely wounded. But his own officials plotted to kill him for murdering the son[fn] of Jehoiada the priest. They assassinated him as he lay in bed. Then he was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal cemetery.

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2Ch 24:27 - The account of the sons of Joash, the prophecies about him, and the record of his restoration of the Temple of God are written in The Commentary on the Book of the Kings. His son Amaziah became the next king.

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2Ch 25:15 - This made the LORD very angry, and he sent a prophet to ask, “Why do you turn to gods who could not even save their own people from you?”

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2Ch 25:16 - But the king interrupted him and said, “Since when have I made you the king's counselor? Be quiet now before I have you killed!”
So the prophet stopped with this warning: “I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have refused to accept my counsel.”

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2Ch 25:27 - After Amaziah turned away from the LORD, there was a conspiracy against his life in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there.

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2Ch 26:5 - Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God.[fn] And as long as the king sought guidance from the LORD, God gave him success.

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2Ch 26:10 - He also constructed forts in the wilderness and dug many water cisterns, because he kept great herds of livestock in the foothills of Judah[fn] and on the plains. He was also a man who loved the soil. He had many workers who cared for his farms and vineyards, both on the hillsides and in the fertile valleys.

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2Ch 26:18 - They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD. That is the work of the priests alone, the descendants of Aaron who are set apart for this work. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have sinned. The LORD God will not honor you for this!”

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2Ch 27:5 - Jotham went to war against the Ammonites and conquered them. Over the next three years he received from them an annual tribute of 7,500 pounds[fn] of silver, 50,000 bushels of wheat, and 50,000 bushels of barley.[fn]

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2Ch 28:5 - Because of all this, the LORD his God allowed the king of Aram to defeat Ahaz and to exile large numbers of his people to Damascus. The armies of the king of Israel also defeated Ahaz and inflicted many casualties on his army.

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2Ch 28:9 - But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there in Samaria when the army of Israel returned home. He went out to meet them and said, “The LORD, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah and let you defeat them. But you have gone too far, killing them without mercy, and all heaven is disturbed.

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2Ch 28:16 - At that time King Ahaz of Judah asked the king of Assyria for help.

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2Ch 28:21 - Ahaz took valuable items from the LORD's Temple, the royal palace, and from the homes of his officials and gave them to the king of Assyria as tribute. But this did not help him.

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2Ch 28:23 - He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus who had defeated him, for he said, “Since these gods helped the kings of Aram, they will help me, too, if I sacrifice to them.” But instead, they led to his ruin and the ruin of all Judah.

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2Ch 29:11 - My sons, do not neglect your duties any longer! The LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him, and to lead the people in worship and present offerings to him.”

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2Ch 32:3 - he consulted with his officials and military advisers, and they decided to stop the flow of the springs outside the city.

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2Ch 32:15 - Don't let Hezekiah deceive you! Don't let him fool you like this! I say it again—no god of any nation or kingdom has ever yet been able to rescue his people from me or my ancestors. How much less will your God rescue you from my power!”

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2Ch 32:24 - About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill. He prayed to the LORD, who healed him and gave him a miraculous sign.

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2Ch 32:25 - But Hezekiah did not respond appropriately to the kindness shown him, and he became proud. So the LORD's anger came against him and against Judah and Jerusalem.

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2Ch 32:29 - He built many towns and acquired vast flocks and herds, for God had given him great wealth.

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2Ch 32:33 - When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the upper area of the royal cemetery, and all Judah and Jerusalem honored him at his death. And his son Manasseh became the next king.

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2Ch 33:24 - Then Amon's own officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace.

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2Ch 34:26 - “But go to the king of Judah who sent you to seek the LORD and tell him: ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the message you have just heard:

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2Ch 35:19 - This Passover celebration took place in the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign.

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2Ch 35:20 - After Josiah had finished restoring the Temple, King Neco of Egypt led his army up from Egypt to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River, and Josiah and his army marched out to fight him.[fn]

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2Ch 35:24 - So they lifted Josiah out of his chariot and placed him in another chariot. Then they brought him back to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried there in the royal cemetery. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

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2Ch 36:5 - Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.

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2Ch 36:20 - The few who survived were taken as exiles to Babylon, and they became servants to the king and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

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2Ch 36:23 - “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Any of you who are the LORD's people may go there for this task. And may the LORD your God be with you!”

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Ezr 1:2 - “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: “The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

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Ezr 4:2 - So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King Esarhaddon of Assyria brought us here.”

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Ezr 5:3 - But Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River,[fn] and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues soon arrived in Jerusalem and asked, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?”

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Ezr 5:7 - “To King Darius. Greetings.

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Ezr 5:15 - The king instructed him to return the cups to their place in Jerusalem and to rebuild the Temple of God there on its original site.

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Ezr 7:6 - This Ezra was a scribe who was well versed in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given to the people of Israel. He came up to Jerusalem from Babylon, and the king gave him everything he asked for, because the gracious hand of the LORD his God was on him.

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Neh 2:6 - The king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked, “How long will you be gone? When will you return?” After I told him how long I would be gone, the king agreed to my request.

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Neh 4:1 - [fn]Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews,

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Neh 6:18 - For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him because his father-in-law was Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan was married to the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah.

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Neh 6:19 - They kept telling me about Tobiah's good deeds, and then they told him everything I said. And Tobiah kept sending threatening letters to intimidate me.

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Neh 8:3 - He faced the square just inside the Water Gate from early morning until noon and read aloud to everyone who could understand. All the people listened closely to the Book of the Law.

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Neh 9:7 - “You are the LORD God, who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and renamed him Abraham.

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Neh 9:8 - When he had proved himself faithful, you made a covenant with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. And you have done what you promised, for you are always true to your word.

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Neh 13:1 - On that same day, as the Book of Moses was being read to the people, the passage was found that said no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be permitted to enter the assembly of God.[fn]

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Neh 13:5 - had converted a large storage room and placed it at Tobiah's disposal. The room had previously been used for storing the grain offerings, the frankincense, various articles for the Temple, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil (which were prescribed for the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers), as well as the offerings for the priests.

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Neh 13:7 - When I arrived back in Jerusalem, I learned about Eliashib's evil deed in providing Tobiah with a room in the courtyards of the Temple of God.

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Neh 13:26 - “Wasn't this exactly what led King Solomon of Israel into sin?” I demanded. “There was no king from any nation who could compare to him, and God loved him and made him king over all Israel. But even he was led into sin by his foreign wives.

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Est 1:14 - The names of these men were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan—seven nobles of Persia and Media. They met with the king regularly and held the highest positions in the empire.

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Est 1:15 - “What must be done to Queen Vashti?” the king demanded. “What penalty does the law provide for a queen who refuses to obey the king's orders, properly sent through his eunuchs?”

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Est 2:5 - At that time there was a Jewish man in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was a descendant of Kish and Shimei.

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Est 2:9 - Hegai was very impressed with Esther and treated her kindly. He quickly ordered a special menu for her and provided her with beauty treatments. He also assigned her seven maids specially chosen from the king's palace, and he moved her and her maids into the best place in the harem.

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Est 3:2 - All the king's officials would bow down before Haman to show him respect whenever he passed by, for so the king had commanded. But Mordecai refused to bow down or show him respect.

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Est 3:4 - They spoke to him day after day, but still he refused to comply with the order. So they spoke to Haman about this to see if he would tolerate Mordecai's conduct, since Mordecai had told them he was a Jew.

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Est 3:5 - When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or show him respect, he was filled with rage.

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Est 4:2 - He went as far as the gate of the palace, for no one was allowed to enter the palace gate while wearing clothes of mourning.

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Est 4:7 - Mordecai told him the whole story, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews.

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Est 4:8 - Mordecai gave Hathach a copy of the decree issued in Susa that called for the death of all Jews. He asked Hathach to show it to Esther and explain the situation to her. He also asked Hathach to direct her to go to the king to beg for mercy and plead for her people.

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Est 4:11 - “All the king's officials and even the people in the provinces know that anyone who appears before the king in his inner court without being invited is doomed to die unless the king holds out his gold scepter. And the king has not called for me to come to him for thirty days.”

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Est 4:17 - So Mordecai went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.

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Est 5:2 - When he saw Queen Esther standing there in the inner court, he welcomed her and held out the gold scepter to her. So Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter.

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Est 5:11 - and boasted to them about his great wealth and his many children. He bragged about the honors the king had given him and how he had been promoted over all the other nobles and officials.

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Est 6:1 - That night the king had trouble sleeping, so he ordered an attendant to bring the book of the history of his reign so it could be read to him.

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Est 6:3 - “What reward or recognition did we ever give Mordecai for this?” the king asked.
His attendants replied, “Nothing has been done for him.”

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Est 6:13 - When Haman told his wife, Zeresh, and all his friends what had happened, his wise advisers and his wife said, “Since Mordecai—this man who has humiliated you—is of Jewish birth, you will never succeed in your plans against him. It will be fatal to continue opposing him.”

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Job 1:2 - He had seven sons and three daughters.

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Job 1:3 - He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.

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Job 1:8 - Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil.”

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Job 1:10 - You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is!

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Job 1:12 - “All right, you may test him,” the LORD said to Satan. “Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don't harm him physically.” So Satan left the LORD's presence.

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Job 1:14 - a messenger arrived at Job's home with this news: “Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them,

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Job 1:22 - In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God.

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Job 2:9 - His wife said to him, “Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.”

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Job 2:10 - But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.

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Job 2:11 - When three of Job's friends heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him. Their names were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite.

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Job 2:13 - Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights. No one said a word to Job, for they saw that his suffering was too great for words.

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Job 6:13 - No, I am utterly helpless,
without any chance of success.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:3

Job 9:3 - If someone wanted to take God to court,[fn]
would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times?

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Job 9:12 - If he snatches someone in death, who can stop him?
Who dares to ask, ‘What are you doing?'

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Job 11:10 - If God comes and puts a person in prison
or calls the court to order, who can stop him?

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Job 12:13 - “But true wisdom and power are found in God;
counsel and understanding are his.

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Job 12:16 - Yes, strength and wisdom are his;
deceivers and deceived are both in his power.

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Job 13:9 - What will happen when he finds out what you are doing?
Can you fool him as easily as you fool people?

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Job 14:20 - You always overpower them, and they pass from the scene.
You disfigure them in death and send them away.

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Job 15:31 - Let them no longer fool themselves by trusting in empty riches,
for emptiness will be their only reward.

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Job 15:35 - They conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
Their womb produces deceit.”

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Job 18:6 - The light in their tent will grow dark.
The lamp hanging above them will be quenched.

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Job 18:12 - Hunger depletes their strength,
and calamity waits for them to stumble.

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Job 18:17 - All memory of their existence will fade from the earth,
no one will remember their names.

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Job 18:20 - People in the west are appalled at their fate;
people in the east are horrified.

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Job 19:28 - “How dare you go on persecuting me,
saying, ‘It's his own fault'?

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Job 20:25 - The arrow is pulled from their back,
and the arrowhead glistens with blood.[fn]
The terrors of death are upon them.

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Job 20:26 - Their treasures will be thrown into deepest darkness.
A wildfire will devour their goods,
consuming all they have left.

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Job 20:27 - The heavens will reveal their guilt,
and the earth will testify against them.

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Job 20:28 - A flood will sweep away their house.
God's anger will descend on them in torrents.

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Job 20:29 - This is the reward that God gives the wicked.
It is the inheritance decreed by God.”

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Job 21:15 - Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him?
What good will it do us to pray?'

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Job 21:31 - No one criticizes them openly
or pays them back for what they have done.

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Job 21:33 - A great funeral procession goes to the cemetery.
Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest,
and the earth gives sweet repose.

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Job 23:13 - But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind?
Whatever he wants to do, he does.

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Job 23:15 - No wonder I am so terrified in his presence.
When I think of it, terror grips me.

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Job 24:5 - Like wild donkeys in the wilderness,
the poor must spend all their time looking for food,
searching even in the desert for food for their children.

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Job 24:20 - Their own mothers will forget them.
Maggots will find them sweet to eat.
No one will remember them.
Wicked people are broken like a tree in the storm.

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Job 26:14 - These are just the beginning of all that he does,
merely a whisper of his power.
Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?”

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Job 27:9 - Will God listen to their cry
when trouble comes upon them?

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Job 27:20 - Terror overwhelms them like a flood,
and they are blown away in the storms of the night.

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Job 28:6 - Here the rocks contain precious lapis lazuli,
and the dust contains gold.

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Job 33:26 - When he prays to God,
he will be accepted.
And God will receive him with joy
and restore him to good standing.

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Job 34:9 - He has even said, ‘Why waste time
trying to please God?'

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Job 34:14 - If God were to take back his spirit
and withdraw his breath,

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Job 35:7 - If you are good, is this some great gift to him?
What could you possibly give him?

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Job 36:27 - He draws up the water vapor
and then distills it into rain.

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Job 37:19 - “So teach the rest of us what to say to God.
We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.

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Job 39:11 - Given its strength, can you trust it?
Can you leave and trust the ox to do your work?

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Job 39:20 - Did you give it the ability to leap like a locust?
Its majestic snorting is terrifying!

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Job 39:23 - The arrows rattle against it,
and the spear and javelin flash.

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Job 41:5 - Can you make it a pet like a bird,
or give it to your little girls to play with?

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Job 41:6 - Will merchants try to buy it
to sell it in their shops?

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Job 41:8 - If you lay a hand on it,
you will certainly remember the battle that follows.
You won't try that again!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:26

Job 41:26 - No sword can stop it,
no spear, dart, or javelin.

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Job 41:33 - Nothing on earth is its equal,
no other creature so fearless.

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Job 42:11 - Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the LORD had brought against him. And each of them brought him a gift of money[fn] and a gold ring.

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Job 42:13 - He also gave Job seven more sons and three more daughters.

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Job 42:17 - Then he died, an old man who had lived a long, full life.

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Psa 2:11 - Serve the LORD with reverent fear,
and rejoice with trembling.

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Psa 2:12 - Submit to God's royal son,[fn] or he will become angry,
and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities—
for his anger flares up in an instant.
But what joy for all who take refuge in him!

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Psa 3:2 - So many are saying,
“God will never rescue him!”
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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:13

Psa 7:13 - He will prepare his deadly weapons
and shoot his flaming arrows.

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Psa 12:5 - The LORD replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless,
and I have heard the groans of the poor.
Now I will rise up to rescue them,
as they have longed for me to do.”

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Psa 21:2 - For you have given him his heart's desire;
you have withheld nothing he requested.
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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:4

Psa 21:4 - He asked you to preserve his life,
and you granted his request.
The days of his life stretch on forever.

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Psa 21:6 - You have endowed him with eternal blessings
and given him the joy of your presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:29

Psa 22:29 - Let the rich of the earth feast and worship.
Bow before him, all who are mortal,
all whose lives will end as dust.

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Psa 22:30 - Our children will also serve him.
Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord.

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Psa 25:12 - Who are those who fear the LORD?
He will show them the path they should choose.

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Psa 28:7 - The LORD is my strength and shield.
I trust him with all my heart.
He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.
I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

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Psa 33:2 - Praise the LORD with melodies on the lyre;
make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.

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Psa 33:3 - Sing a new song of praise to him;
play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.

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Psa 33:21 - In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:33

Psa 37:33 - But the LORD will not let the wicked succeed
or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:3

Psa 41:3 - The LORD nurses them when they are sick
and restores them to health.

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Psa 42:5 - Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and

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Psa 42:11 - Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!

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Psa 43:5 - Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!

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Psa 45:12 - The princess of Tyre[fn] will shower you with gifts.
The wealthy will beg your favor.

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Psa 49:17 - For when they die, they take nothing with them.
Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.

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Psa 49:18 - In this life they consider themselves fortunate
and are applauded for their success.

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Psa 50:5 - “Bring my faithful people to me—
those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.”

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Psa 50:18 - When you see thieves, you approve of them,
and you spend your time with adulterers.

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Psa 50:23 - But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me.
If you keep to my path,
I will reveal to you the salvation of God.”

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Psa 52:1 - For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David, regarding the time Doeg the Edomite said to Saul, “David has gone to see Ahimelech.”

Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior?
Don't you realize God's justice continues forever?

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Psa 63:11 - But the king will rejoice in God.
All who trust in him will praise him,
while liars will be silenced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:6

Psa 66:6 - He made a dry path through the Red Sea,[fn]
and his people went across on foot.
There we rejoiced in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:4

Psa 68:4 - Sing praises to God and to his name!
Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.
His name is the LORD—
rejoice in his presence!

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Psa 68:16 - Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains,
at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live,
where the LORD himself will live forever?

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Psa 72:11 - All kings will bow before him,
and all nations will serve him.

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Psa 72:15 - Long live the king!
May the gold of Sheba be given to him.
May the people always pray for him
and bless him all day long.

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Psa 72:17 - May the king's name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun shines.
May all nations be blessed through him
and bring him praise.

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Psa 74:2 - Remember that we are the people you chose long ago,
the tribe you redeemed as your own special possession!
And remember Jerusalem,[fn] your home here on earth.

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Psa 78:17 - Yet they kept on sinning against him,
rebelling against the Most High in the desert.

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Psa 78:36 - But all they gave him was lip service;
they lied to him with their tongues.

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Psa 81:15 - Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him;
they would be doomed forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:21

Psa 89:21 - I will steady him with my hand;
with my powerful arm I will make him strong.

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Psa 89:22 - His enemies will not defeat him,
nor will the wicked overpower him.

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Psa 89:28 - I will love him and be kind to him forever;
my covenant with him will never end.

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Psa 91:16 - I will reward them with a long life
and give them my salvation.”

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Psa 92:15 - They will declare, “The LORD is just!
He is my rock!
There is no evil in him!”

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Psa 94:13 - You give them relief from troubled times
until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.

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Psa 95:2 - Let us come to him with thanksgiving.
Let us sing psalms of praise to him.

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Psa 95:6 - Come, let us worship and bow down.
Let us kneel before the LORD our maker,

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Psa 97:7 - Those who worship idols are disgraced—
all who brag about their worthless gods—
for every god must bow to him.

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Psa 98:1 - A psalm.

Sing a new song to the LORD,
for he has done wonderful deeds.
His right hand has won a mighty victory;
his holy arm has shown his saving power!

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Psa 100:4 - Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:23

Psa 102:23 - He broke my strength in midlife,
cutting short my days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:16

Psa 103:16 - The wind blows, and we are gone—
as though we had never been here.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:26

Psa 104:26 - See the ships sailing along,
and Leviathan,[fn] which you made to play in the sea.

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Psa 104:34 - May all my thoughts be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the LORD.

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Psa 105:2 - Sing to him; yes, sing his praises.
Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:31

Psa 106:31 - So he has been regarded as a righteous man
ever since that time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:11

Psa 109:11 - May creditors seize his entire estate,
and strangers take all he has earned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:12

Psa 109:12 - Let no one be kind to him;
let no one pity his fatherless children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:17

Psa 109:17 - He loved to curse others;
now you curse him.
He never blessed others;
now don't you bless him.

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Psa 109:19 - Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing;
may they be tied around him like a belt.”

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Pro 3:9 - Honor the LORD with your wealth
and with the best part of everything you produce.

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Pro 7:10 - The woman approached him,
seductively dressed and sly of heart.

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Pro 7:13 - She threw her arms around him and kissed him,
and with a brazen look she said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:27

Pro 8:27 - I was there when he established the heavens,
when he drew the horizon on the oceans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:30

Pro 8:30 - I was the architect at his side.
I was his constant delight,
rejoicing always in his presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:1

Pro 11:1 - The LORD detests the use of dishonest scales,
but he delights in accurate weights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:20

Pro 11:20 - The LORD detests people with crooked hearts,
but he delights in those with integrity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:14

Pro 12:14 - Wise words bring many benefits,
and hard work brings rewards.

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Pro 12:22 - The LORD detests lying lips,
but he delights in those who tell the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:8

Pro 15:8 - The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but he delights in the prayers of the upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:15

Pro 16:15 - When the king smiles, there is life;
his favor refreshes like a spring rain.

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Pro 17:11 - Evil people are eager for rebellion,
but they will be severely punished.

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Pro 18:3 - Doing wrong leads to disgrace,
and scandalous behavior brings contempt.

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Pro 18:7 - The mouths of fools are their ruin;
they trap themselves with their lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:10

Pro 18:10 - The name of the LORD is a strong fortress;
the godly run to him and are safe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:13

Pro 18:13 - Spouting off before listening to the facts
is both shameful and foolish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:17

Pro 19:17 - If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD—
and he will repay you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:10

Pro 22:10 - Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.
Quarrels and insults will disappear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:11

Pro 22:11 - Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech
will have the king as a friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:5

Pro 23:5 - In the blink of an eye wealth disappears,
for it will sprout wings
and fly away like an eagle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:32

Pro 23:32 - For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake;
it stings like a viper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:17

Pro 24:17 - Don't rejoice when your enemies fall;
don't be happy when they stumble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:18

Pro 24:18 - For the LORD will be displeased with you
and will turn his anger away from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:29

Pro 24:29 - And don't say, “Now I can pay them back for what they've done to me!
I'll get even with them!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:13

Pro 25:13 - Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer.
They revive the spirit of their employer.

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Pro 26:4 - Don't answer the foolish arguments of fools,
or you will become as foolish as they are.

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Pro 30:4 - Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down?
Who holds the wind in his fists?
Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak?
Who has created the whole wide world?
What is his name—and his son's name?
Tell me if you know!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:13

Ecc 1:13 - I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:21

Ecc 2:21 - Some people work wisely with knowledge and skill, then must leave the fruit of their efforts to someone who hasn't worked for it. This, too, is meaningless, a great tragedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:10

Ecc 3:10 - I have seen the burden God has placed on us all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:14

Ecc 3:14 - And I know that whatever God does is final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God's purpose is that people should fear him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:8

Ecc 4:8 - This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:10

Ecc 4:10 - If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:16

Ecc 4:16 - Endless crowds stand around him,[fn] but then another generation grows up and rejects him, too. So it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:16

Ecc 5:16 - And this, too, is a very serious problem. People leave this world no better off than when they came. All their hard work is for nothing—like working for the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:18

Ecc 5:18 - Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:19

Ecc 5:19 - And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:2

Ecc 6:2 - God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn't give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless—a sickening tragedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:3

Ecc 6:3 - A man might have a hundred children and live to be very old. But if he finds no satisfaction in life and doesn't even get a decent burial, it would have been better for him to be born dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:4

Ecc 8:4 - His command is backed by great power. No one can resist or question it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:7

Ecc 8:7 - Indeed, how can people avoid what they don't know is going to happen?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:12

Ecc 8:12 - But even though a person sins a hundred times and still lives a long time, I know that those who fear God will be better off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:15

Ecc 8:15 - So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Ecc 10:8 - When you dig a well,
you might fall in.
When you demolish an old wall,
you could be bitten by a snake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:14

Ecc 10:14 - they chatter on and on.
No one really knows what is going to happen;
no one can predict the future.

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Sng 2:16 - Young Woman
My lover is mine, and I am his.
He browses among the lilies.

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Sng 5:8 - Make this promise, O women of Jerusalem—
If you find my lover,
tell him I am weak with love.

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Isa 3:11 - But the wicked are doomed,
for they will get exactly what they deserve.

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Isa 5:2 - He plowed the land, cleared its stones,
and planted it with the best vines.
In the middle he built a watchtower
and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks.
Then he waited for a harvest of sweet grapes,
but the grapes that grew were bitter.

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Isa 5:4 - What more could I have done for my vineyard
that I have not already done?
When I expected sweet grapes,
why did my vineyard give me bitter grapes?

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Isa 7:4 - Tell him to stop worrying. Tell him he doesn't need to fear the fierce anger of those two burned-out embers, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah.

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Isa 8:14 - He will keep you safe.
But to Israel and Judah
he will be a stone that makes people stumble,
a rock that makes them fall.
And for the people of Jerusalem
he will be a trap and a snare.

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Isa 8:17 - I will wait for the LORD,
who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my hope in him.

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Isa 9:6 - For a child is born to us,
a son is given to us.
The government will rest on his shoulders.
And he will be called:
Wonderful Counselor,[fn] Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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Isa 10:8 - He will say,
‘Each of my princes will soon be a king.

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Isa 11:10 - In that day the heir to David's throne[fn]
will be a banner of salvation to all the world.
The nations will rally to him,
and the land where he lives will be a glorious place.[fn]

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Isa 12:2 - See, God has come to save me.
I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The LORD GOD is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.”

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Isa 22:15 - This is what the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, said to me: “Confront Shebna, the palace administrator, and give him this message:

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Isa 22:21 - I will dress him in your royal robes and will give him your title and your authority. And he will be a father to the people of Jerusalem and Judah.

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Isa 22:22 - I will give him the key to the house of David—the highest position in the royal court. When he opens doors, no one will be able to close them; when he closes doors, no one will be able to open them.

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Isa 22:24 - They will give him great responsibility, and he will bring honor to even the lowliest members of his family.[fn]”

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Isa 27:5 - unless they turn to me for help.
Let them make peace with me;
yes, let them make peace with me.”

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Isa 28:12 - God has told his people,
“Here is a place of rest;
let the weary rest here.
This is a place of quiet rest.”
But they would not listen.

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Isa 28:16 - Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
“Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem,[fn]
a firm and tested stone.
It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on.
Whoever believes need never be shaken.[fn]

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Isa 29:12 - When you give it to those who cannot read, they will say, “We don't know how to read.”

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Isa 30:18 - So the LORD must wait for you to come to him
so he can show you his love and compassion.
For the LORD is a faithful God.
Blessed are those who wait for his help.

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Isa 30:32 - And as the LORD strikes them with his rod of punishment,
his people will celebrate with tambourines and harps.
Lifting his mighty arm, he will fight the Assyrians.

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Isa 33:16 - these are the ones who will dwell on high.
The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress.
Food will be supplied to them,
and they will have water in abundance.

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Isa 36:6 - On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierces your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is completely unreliable!

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Isa 36:21 - But the people were silent and did not utter a word because Hezekiah had commanded them, “Do not answer him.”

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Isa 36:22 - Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian, went back to Hezekiah. They tore their clothes in despair, and they went in to see the king and told him what the Assyrian chief of staff had said.

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Isa 37:3 - They told him, “This is what King Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble, insults, and disgrace. It is like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver the baby.

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Isa 37:10 - “This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don't let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria.

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Isa 37:21 - Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you prayed about King Sennacherib of Assyria,

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Isa 39:5 - Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the LORD of Heaven's Armies:

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Isa 40:14 - Has the LORD ever needed anyone's advice?
Does he need instruction about what is good?
Did someone teach him what is right
or show him the path of justice?

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Isa 42:24 - Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt?
It was the LORD, against whom we sinned,
for the people would not walk in his path,
nor would they obey his law.

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Isa 44:17 - Then he takes what's left
and makes his god: a carved idol!
He falls down in front of it,
worshiping and praying to it.
“Rescue me!” he says.
“You are my god!”

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Isa 45:16 - All craftsmen who make idols will be humiliated.
They will all be disgraced together.

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Isa 47:4 - Our Redeemer, whose name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
is the Holy One of Israel.

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Isa 48:2 - even though you call yourself the holy city
and talk about depending on the God of Israel,
whose name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies.

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Isa 49:7 - The LORD, the Redeemer
and Holy One of Israel,
says to the one who is despised and rejected by the nations,
to the one who is the servant of rulers:
“Kings will stand at attention when you pass by.
Princes will also bow low
because of the LORD, the faithful one,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

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Isa 52:15 - And he will startle[fn] many nations.
Kings will stand speechless in his presence.
For they will see what they had not been told;
they will understand what they had not heard about.[fn]

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Isa 53:2 - My servant grew up in the LORD's presence like a tender green shoot,
like a root in dry ground.
There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,
nothing to attract us to him.

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Isa 53:11 - When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish,
he will be satisfied.
And because of his experience,
my righteous servant will make it possible
for many to be counted righteous,
for he will bear all their sins.

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Isa 54:5 - For your Creator will be your husband;
the LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name!
He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
the God of all the earth.

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Isa 54:9 - “Just as I swore in the time of Noah
that I would never again let a flood cover the earth,
so now I swear
that I will never again be angry and punish you.

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Isa 56:6 - “I will also bless the foreigners who commit themselves to the LORD,
who serve him and love his name,
who worship him and do not desecrate the Sabbath day of rest,
and who hold fast to my covenant.

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Isa 57:15 - The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,
the Holy One, says this:
“I live in the high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.

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Isa 57:18 - I have seen what they do,
but I will heal them anyway!
I will lead them.
I will comfort those who mourn,

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Isa 59:5 - They hatch deadly snakes
and weave spiders' webs.
Whoever falls into their webs will die,
and there's danger even in getting near them.

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Isa 59:15 - Yes, truth is gone,
and anyone who renounces evil is attacked.
The LORD looked and was displeased
to find there was no justice.

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Isa 63:12 - Where is the one whose power was displayed
when Moses lifted up his hand—
the one who divided the sea before them,
making himself famous forever?

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Isa 65:5 - Yet they say to each other,
‘Don't come too close or you will defile me!
I am holier than you!'
These people are a stench in my nostrils,
an acrid smell that never goes away.

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Isa 65:8 - “But I will not destroy them all,”
says the LORD.
“For just as good grapes are found among a cluster of bad ones
(and someone will say, ‘Don't throw them all away—
some of those grapes are good!'),
so I will not destroy all Israel.
For I still have true servants there.

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Isa 65:15 - Your name will be a curse word among my people,
for the Sovereign LORD will destroy you
and will call his true servants by another name.

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Jer 4:2 - Then when you swear by my name, saying,
‘As surely as the LORD lives,'
you could do so
with truth, justice, and righteousness.
Then you would be a blessing to the nations of the world,
and all people would come and praise my name.”

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Jer 7:10 - and then come here and stand before me in my Temple and chant, “We are safe!”—only to go right back to all those evils again?

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Jer 7:11 - Don't you yourselves admit that this Temple, which bears my name, has become a den of thieves? Surely I see all the evil going on there. I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Jer 7:12 - “‘Go now to the place at Shiloh where I once put the Tabernacle that bore my name. See what I did there because of all the wickedness of my people, the Israelites.

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Jer 7:14 - So just as I destroyed Shiloh, I will now destroy this Temple that bears my name, this Temple that you trust in for help, this place that I gave to you and your ancestors.

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Jer 10:16 - But the God of Israel[fn] is no idol!
He is the Creator of everything that exists,
including Israel, his own special possession.
The LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name!

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Jer 17:8 - They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.

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Jer 19:4 - “‘For Israel has forsaken me and turned this valley into a place of wickedness. The people burn incense to foreign gods—idols never before acknowledged by this generation, by their ancestors, or by the kings of Judah. And they have filled this place with the blood of innocent children.

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Jer 19:12 - This is what I will do to this place and its people, says the LORD. I will cause this city to become defiled like Topheth.

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Jer 20:3 - The next day, when Pashhur finally released him, Jeremiah said, “Pashhur, the LORD has changed your name. From now on you are to be called ‘The Man Who Lives in Terror.'[fn]

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Jer 20:10 - I have heard the many rumors about me.
They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.”
They threaten, “If you say anything, we will report it.”
Even my old friends are watching me,
waiting for a fatal slip.
“He will trap himself,” they say,
“and then we will get our revenge on him.”

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Jer 20:13 - Sing to the LORD!
Praise the LORD!
For though I was poor and needy,
he rescued me from my oppressors.

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Jer 22:13 - And the LORD says, “What sorrow awaits Jehoiakim,[fn]
who builds his palace with forced labor.[fn]
He builds injustice into its walls,
for he makes his neighbors work for nothing.
He does not pay them for their labor.

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Jer 26:8 - But when Jeremiah had finished his message, saying everything the LORD had told him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people at the Temple mobbed him. “Kill him!” they shouted.

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Jer 27:6 - Now I will give your countries to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who is my servant. I have put everything, even the wild animals, under his control.

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Jer 27:11 - But the people of any nation that submits to the king of Babylon will be allowed to stay in their own country to farm the land as usual. I, the LORD, have spoken!'”

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Jer 31:3 - Long ago the LORD said to Israel:
“I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love.
With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.

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Jer 31:20 - “Is not Israel still my son,
my darling child?” says the LORD.
“I often have to punish him,
but I still love him.
That's why I long for him
and surely will have mercy on him.

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Jer 31:35 - It is the LORD who provides the sun to light the day
and the moon and stars to light the night,
and who stirs the sea into roaring waves.
His name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
and this is what he says:

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Jer 32:9 - So I bought the field at Anathoth, paying Hanamel seventeen pieces[fn] of silver for it.

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Jer 32:34 - They have set up their abominable idols right in my own Temple, defiling it.

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Jer 33:2 - “This is what the LORD says—the LORD who made the earth, who formed and established it, whose name is the LORD:

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Jer 34:2 - “Go to King Zedekiah of Judah, and tell him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.

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Jer 34:15 - Recently you repented and did what was right, following my command. You freed your slaves and made a solemn covenant with me in the Temple that bears my name.

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Jer 34:18 - Because you have broken the terms of our covenant, I will cut you apart just as you cut apart the calf when you walked between its halves to solemnize your vows.

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Jer 36:8 - Baruch did as Jeremiah told him and read these messages from the LORD to the people at the Temple.

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Jer 36:15 - “Sit down and read the scroll to us,” the officials said, and Baruch did as they requested.

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Jer 36:30 - Now this is what the LORD says about King Jehoiakim of Judah: He will have no heirs to sit on the throne of David. His dead body will be thrown out to lie unburied—exposed to the heat of the day and the frost of the night.

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Jer 36:32 - So Jeremiah took another scroll and dictated again to his secretary, Baruch. He wrote everything that had been on the scroll King Jehoiakim had burned in the fire. Only this time he added much more!

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Jer 37:21 - So King Zedekiah commanded that Jeremiah not be returned to the dungeon. Instead, he was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace. The king also commanded that Jeremiah be given a loaf of fresh bread every day as long as there was any left in the city. So Jeremiah was put in the palace prison.

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Jer 38:14 - One day King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and had him brought to the third entrance of the LORD's Temple. “I want to ask you something,” the king said. “And don't try to hide the truth.”

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Jer 38:16 - So King Zedekiah secretly promised him, “As surely as the LORD our Creator lives, I will not kill you or hand you over to the men who want you dead.”

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Jer 38:17 - Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender to the Babylonian officers, you and your family will live, and the city will not be burned down.

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Jer 38:24 - Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Don't tell anyone you told me this, or you will die!

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Jer 38:27 - Sure enough, it wasn't long before the king's officials came to Jeremiah and asked him why the king had called for him. But Jeremiah followed the king's instructions, and they left without finding out the truth. No one had overheard the conversation between Jeremiah and the king.

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Jer 40:2 - The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, “The LORD your God has brought this disaster on this land,

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Jer 40:3 - just as he said he would. For these people have sinned against the LORD and disobeyed him. That is why it happened.

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Jer 40:5 - If you decide to stay, then return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. He has been appointed governor of Judah by the king of Babylon. Stay there with the people he rules. But it's up to you; go wherever you like.”
Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, gave Jeremiah some food and money and let him go.

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Jer 40:7 - The leaders of the Judean guerrilla bands in the countryside heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the poor people who were left behind in Judah—the men, women, and children who hadn't been exiled to Babylon.

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Jer 40:14 - They said to him, “Did you know that Baalis, king of Ammon, has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to assassinate you?” But Gedaliah refused to believe them.

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Jer 42:2 - Jeremiah the prophet. They said, “Please pray to the LORD your God for us. As you can see, we are only a tiny remnant compared to what we were before.

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Jer 44:20 - Then Jeremiah said to all of them, men and women alike, who had given him that answer,

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Jer 45:4 - “Baruch, this is what the LORD says: ‘I will destroy this nation that I built. I will uproot what I planted.

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Jer 46:25 - The LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes,[fn] and all the other gods of Egypt. I will punish its rulers and Pharaoh, too, and all who trust in him.

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Jer 48:11 - “From his earliest history, Moab has lived in peace,
never going into exile.
He is like wine that has been allowed to settle.
He has not been poured from flask to flask,
and he is now fragrant and smooth.

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Jer 48:12 - But the time is coming soon,” says the LORD,
“when I will send men to pour him from his jar.
They will pour him out,
then shatter the jar!

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Jer 48:17 - You friends of Moab,
weep for him and cry!
See how the strong scepter is broken,
how the beautiful staff is shattered!

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Jer 50:34 - But the one who redeems them is strong.
His name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
He will defend them
and give them rest again in Israel.
But for the people of Babylon
there will be no rest!

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Jer 51:3 - Don't let the archers put on their armor
or draw their bows.
Don't spare even her best soldiers!
Let her army be completely destroyed.[fn]

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Jer 51:19 - But the God of Israel[fn] is no idol!
He is the Creator of everything that exists,
including his people, his own special possession.
The LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name!

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Jer 51:57 - I will make her officials and wise men drunk,
along with her captains, officers, and warriors.
They will fall asleep
and never wake up again!”
says the King, whose name is
the LORD of Heaven's Armies.

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Jer 51:62 - Then say, ‘LORD, you have said that you will destroy Babylon so that neither people nor animals will remain here. She will lie empty and abandoned forever.'

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Jer 52:9 - They took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah.

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Jer 52:32 - He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other exiled kings in Babylon.

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Jer 52:34 - So the Babylonian king gave him a regular food allowance as long as he lived. This continued until the day of his death.

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Eze 1:4 - As I looked, I saw a great storm coming from the north, driving before it a huge cloud that flashed with lightning and shone with brilliant light. There was fire inside the cloud, and in the middle of the fire glowed something like gleaming amber.[fn]

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Eze 3:18 - If I warn the wicked, saying, ‘You are under the penalty of death,' but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths.

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Eze 3:20 - “If righteous people turn away from their righteous behavior and ignore the obstacles I put in their way, they will die. And if you do not warn them, they will die in their sins. None of their righteous acts will be remembered, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths.

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Eze 3:21 - But if you warn righteous people not to sin and they listen to you and do not sin, they will live, and you will have saved yourself, too.”

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Eze 14:4 - Tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel have set up idols in their hearts and fallen into sin, and then they go to a prophet asking for a message. So I, the LORD, will give them the kind of answer their great idolatry deserves.

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Eze 14:7 - I, the LORD, will answer all those, both Israelites and foreigners, who reject me and set up idols in their hearts and so fall into sin, and who then come to a prophet asking for my advice.

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Eze 17:7 - But then another great eagle came
with broad wings and full plumage.
So the vine now sent its roots and branches
toward him for water,

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Eze 17:15 - “Nevertheless, this man of Israel's royal family rebelled against Babylon, sending ambassadors to Egypt to request a great army and many horses. Can Israel break her sworn treaties like that and get away with it?

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Eze 17:18 - For the king of Israel disregarded his treaty and broke it after swearing to obey; therefore, he will not escape.

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Eze 18:26 - When righteous people turn from their righteous behavior and start doing sinful things, they will die for it. Yes, they will die because of their sinful deeds.

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Eze 21:27 - Destruction! Destruction!
I will surely destroy the kingdom.
And it will not be restored until the one appears
who has the right to judge it.
Then I will hand it over to him.

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Eze 24:6 - “Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
What sorrow awaits Jerusalem,
the city of murderers!
She is a cooking pot
whose corruption can't be cleaned out.
Take the meat out in random order,
for no piece is better than another.

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Eze 28:12 - “Son of man, sing this funeral song for the king of Tyre. Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“You were the model of perfection,
full of wisdom and exquisite in beauty.

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Eze 29:18 - “Son of man, the army of King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon fought so hard against Tyre that the warriors' heads were rubbed bare and their shoulders were raw and blistered. Yet Nebuchadnezzar and his army won no plunder to compensate them for all their work.

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Eze 29:20 - Yes, I have given him the land of Egypt as a reward for his work, says the Sovereign LORD, because he was working for me when he destroyed Tyre.

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Eze 31:8 - No other cedar in the garden of God
could rival it.
No cypress had branches to equal it;
no plane tree had boughs to compare.
No tree in the garden of God
came close to it in beauty.

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Eze 31:15 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When Assyria went down to the grave,[fn] I made the deep springs mourn. I stopped its rivers and dried up its abundant water. I clothed Lebanon in black and caused the trees of the field to wilt.

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Eze 32:2 - “Son of man, mourn for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and give him this message:
“You think of yourself as a strong young lion among the nations,
but you are really just a sea monster,
heaving around in your own rivers,
stirring up mud with your feet.

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Eze 38:3 - Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD: Gog, I am your enemy!

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Eze 40:46 - The room beside the south inner gate is for the priests in charge of the altar—the descendants of Zadok—for they alone of all the Levites may approach the LORD to minister to him.”

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Eze 43:17 - The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24½ feet by 24½ feet,[fn] with a 21-inch gutter and a 10½-inch curb[fn] all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar.”

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Eze 44:26 - Even then, he can return to his Temple duties only after being ceremonially cleansed and then waiting for seven days.

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Eze 45:2 - A section of this land, measuring 875 feet by 875 feet,[fn] will be set aside for the Temple. An additional strip of land 87½ feet[fn] wide is to be left empty all around it.

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Eze 45:8 - These sections of land will be the prince's allotment. Then my princes will no longer oppress and rob my people; they will assign the rest of the land to the people, giving an allotment to each tribe.

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Eze 46:14 - With the lamb, a grain offering must also be given to the LORD—about three quarts of flour with a third of a gallon of olive oil[fn] to moisten the choice flour. This will be a permanent law for you.

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Eze 46:17 - But if the prince gives a gift of land from his inheritance to one of his servants, the servant may keep it only until the Year of Jubilee, which comes every fiftieth year.[fn] At that time the land will return to the prince. But when the prince gives gifts to his sons, those gifts will be permanent.

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Dan 2:16 - Daniel went at once to see the king and requested more time to tell the king what the dream meant.

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Dan 2:24 - Then Daniel went in to see Arioch, whom the king had ordered to execute the wise men of Babylon. Daniel said to him, “Don't kill the wise men. Take me to the king, and I will tell him the meaning of his dream.”

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Dan 2:25 - Arioch quickly took Daniel to the king and said, “I have found one of the captives from Judah who will tell the king the meaning of his dream!”

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Dan 2:46 - Then King Nebuchadnezzar threw himself down before Daniel and worshiped him, and he commanded his people to offer sacrifices and burn sweet incense before him.

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Dan 2:48 - Then the king appointed Daniel to a high position and gave him many valuable gifts. He made Daniel ruler over the whole province of Babylon, as well as chief over all his wise men.

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Dan 3:28 - Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king's command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

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Dan 4:16 - For seven periods of time, let him have the mind of a wild animal instead of the mind of a human.

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Dan 4:35 - All the people of the earth are nothing compared to him. He does as he pleases among the angels of heaven and among the people of the earth. No one can stop him or say to him, ‘What do you mean by doing these things?'

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Dan 4:36 - “When my sanity returned to me, so did my honor and glory and kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored as head of my kingdom, with even greater honor than before.

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Dan 5:9 - So the king grew even more alarmed, and his face turned pale. His nobles, too, were shaken.

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Dan 5:11 - There is a man in your kingdom who has within him the spirit of the holy gods. During Nebuchadnezzar's reign, this man was found to have insight, understanding, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your predecessor, the king—your predecessor King Nebuchadnezzar—made him chief over all the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers of Babylon.

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Dan 5:12 - This man Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, has exceptional ability and is filled with divine knowledge and understanding. He can interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.”

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Dan 5:19 - He made him so great that people of all races and nations and languages trembled before him in fear. He killed those he wanted to kill and spared those he wanted to spare. He honored those he wanted to honor and disgraced those he wanted to disgrace.

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Dan 6:3 - Daniel soon proved himself more capable than all the other administrators and high officers. Because of Daniel's great ability, the king made plans to place him over the entire empire.

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Dan 6:6 - So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, “Long live King Darius!

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Dan 6:10 - But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.

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Dan 6:14 - Hearing this, the king was deeply troubled, and he tried to think of a way to save Daniel. He spent the rest of the day looking for a way to get Daniel out of this predicament.

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Dan 6:18 - Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting. He refused his usual entertainment and couldn't sleep at all that night.

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Dan 6:23 - The king was overjoyed and ordered that Daniel be lifted from the den. Not a scratch was found on him, for he had trusted in his God.

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Dan 7:10 - and a river of fire was pouring out,
flowing from his presence.
Millions of angels ministered to him;
many millions stood to attend him.
Then the court began its session,
and the books were opened.

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Dan 7:14 - He was given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and nation and language would obey him. His rule is eternal—it will never end. His kingdom will never be destroyed.

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Dan 7:27 - Then the sovereignty, power, and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be given to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will last forever, and all rulers will serve and obey him.”

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Dan 8:3 - As I looked up, I saw a ram with two long horns standing beside the river.[fn] One of the horns was longer than the other, even though it had grown later than the other one.

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Dan 8:11 - It even challenged the Commander of heaven's army by canceling the daily sacrifices offered to him and by destroying his Temple.

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Dan 8:14 - The other replied, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the Temple will be made right again.”

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Dan 9:11 - All Israel has disobeyed your instruction and turned away, refusing to listen to your voice. “So now the solemn curses and judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured down on us because of our sin.

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Dan 10:1 - In the third year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia,[fn] Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar) had another vision. He understood that the vision concerned events certain to happen in the future—times of war and great hardship.

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Dan 11:17 - He will make plans to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will form an alliance with the king of the south. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom from within, but his plan will fail.

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Dan 11:18 - “After this, he will turn his attention to the coastland and conquer many cities. But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.

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Dan 11:30 - For warships from western coastlands[fn] will scare him off, and he will withdraw and return home. But he will vent his anger against the people of the holy covenant and reward those who forsake the covenant.

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Hos 1:3 - So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son.

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Hos 1:6 - Soon Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. And the LORD said to Hosea, “Name your daughter Lo-ruhamah—‘Not loved'—for I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them.

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Hos 4:9 - ‘And what the priests do, the people also do.'
So now I will punish both priests and people
for their wicked deeds.

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Hos 4:12 - They ask a piece of wood for advice!
They think a stick can tell them the future!
Longing after idols
has made them foolish.
They have played the prostitute,
serving other gods and deserting their God.

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Hos 7:9 - Worshiping foreign gods has sapped their strength,
but they don't even know it.
Their hair is gray,
but they don't realize they're old and weak.

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Hos 8:11 - “Israel has built many altars to take away sin,
but these very altars became places for sinning!

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Hos 8:12 - Even though I gave them all my laws,
they act as if those laws don't apply to them.

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Hos 9:4 - There you will make no offerings of wine to the LORD.
None of your sacrifices there will please him.
They will be unclean, like food touched by a person in mourning.
All who present such sacrifices will be defiled.
They may eat this food themselves,
but they may not offer it to the LORD.

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Hos 10:11 - “Israel[fn] is like a trained heifer treading out the grain—
an easy job she loves.
But I will put a heavy yoke on her tender neck.
I will force Judah to pull the plow
and Israel[fn] to break up the hard ground.

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Hos 11:4 - I led Israel along
with my ropes of kindness and love.
I lifted the yoke from his neck,
and I myself stooped to feed him.

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Hos 11:8 - “Oh, how can I give you up, Israel?
How can I let you go?
How can I destroy you like Admah
or demolish you like Zeboiim?
My heart is torn within me,
and my compassion overflows.

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Hos 12:2 - Now the LORD is bringing charges against Judah.
He is about to punish Jacob[fn] for all his deceitful ways,
and pay him back for all he has done.

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Hos 12:8 - Israel boasts, “I am rich!
I've made a fortune all by myself!
No one has caught me cheating!
My record is spotless!”

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Hos 12:14 - But the people of Israel
have bitterly provoked the LORD,
so their Lord will now sentence them to death
in payment for their sins.

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Hos 13:13 - Pain has come to the people
like the pain of childbirth,
but they are like a child
who resists being born.
The moment of birth has arrived,
but they stay in the womb!

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Hos 14:2 - Bring your confessions, and return to the LORD.
Say to him,
“Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us,
so that we may offer you our praises.[fn]

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Hos 14:8 - “O Israel,[fn] stay away from idols!
I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you.
I am like a tree that is always green;
all your fruit comes from me.”

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Joe 2:2 - It is a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of thick clouds and deep blackness.
Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains,
a great and mighty army appears.
Nothing like it has been seen before
or will ever be seen again.

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Joe 2:3 - Fire burns in front of them,
and flames follow after them.
Ahead of them the land lies
as beautiful as the Garden of Eden.
Behind them is nothing but desolation;
not one thing escapes.

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Amo 4:13 - For the LORD is the one who shaped the mountains,
stirs up the winds, and reveals his thoughts to mankind.
He turns the light of dawn into darkness
and treads on the heights of the earth.
The LORD God of Heaven's Armies is his name!

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Amo 5:8 - It is the LORD who created the stars,
the Pleiades and Orion.
He turns darkness into morning
and day into night.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The LORD is his name!

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Amo 5:19 - In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion—
only to meet a bear.
Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house—
and he's bitten by a snake.

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Amo 5:27 - So I will send you into exile, to a land east of Damascus,[fn]” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Heaven's Armies.

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Amo 9:6 - The LORD's home reaches up to the heavens,
while its foundation is on the earth.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The LORD is his name!

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Jon 1:6 - So the captain went down after him. “How can you sleep at a time like this?” he shouted. “Get up and pray to your god! Maybe he will pay attention to us and spare our lives.”

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Jon 4:6 - And the LORD God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah's head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

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Mic 6:5 - Don't you remember, my people,
how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed
and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead?
And remember your journey from Acacia Grove[fn] to Gilgal,
when I, the LORD, did everything I could
to teach you about my faithfulness.”

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Mic 7:9 - I will be patient as the LORD punishes me,
for I have sinned against him.
But after that, he will take up my case
and give me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies.
The LORD will bring me into the light,
and I will see his righteousness.

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Hab 2:4 - “Look at the proud!
They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked.
But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.[fn]

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Hab 2:19 - What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols,
‘Wake up and save us!'
To speechless stone images you say,
‘Rise up and teach us!'
Can an idol tell you what to do?
They may be overlaid with gold and silver,
but they are lifeless inside.

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Zep 2:11 - The LORD will terrify them
as he destroys all the gods in the land.
Then nations around the world will worship the LORD,
each in their own land.

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Zep 3:9 - “Then I will purify the speech of all people,
so that everyone can worship the LORD together.

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Hag 1:8 - Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the LORD.

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Zec 2:3 - Then the angel who was with me went to meet a second angel who was coming toward him.

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Zec 2:11 - Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they, too, will be my people. I will live among you, and you will know that the LORD of Heaven's Armies sent me to you.

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Zec 3:1 - Then the angel showed me Jeshua[fn] the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD. The Accuser, Satan,[fn] was there at the angel's right hand, making accusations against Jeshua.

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Zec 6:12 - Tell him, ‘This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Here is the man called the Branch. He will branch out from where he is and build the Temple of the LORD.

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Zec 12:1 - This[fn] message concerning the fate of Israel came from the LORD: “This message is from the LORD, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and formed the human spirit.

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Zec 13:9 - I will bring that group through the fire
and make them pure.
I will refine them like silver
and purify them like gold.
They will call on my name,
and I will answer them.
I will say, ‘These are my people,'
and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.'”

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Mal 1:14 - “Cursed is the cheat who promises to give a fine ram from his flock but then sacrifices a defective one to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, “and my name is feared among the nations!

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Mal 2:5 - “The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and that is what I gave them. This required reverence from them, and they greatly revered me and stood in awe of my name.

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Mal 3:17 - “They will be my people,” says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. “On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child.

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Mal 4:4 - “Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant—all the decrees and regulations that I gave him on Mount Sinai[fn] for all Israel.

D-DSN

Occurrences: 48 times in 48 verses

Speech: Demonstrative Pronoun

Parsing: Dative Neuter Singular

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Exo 2:3 - But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River.

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Exo 2:4 - The baby's sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen to him.

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Exo 3:2 - There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn't burn up.

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Exo 22:15 - But if the owner was present, no compensation is required. And no compensation is required if the animal was rented, for this loss is covered by the rental fee.

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Exo 28:17 - Mount four rows of gemstones[fn] on it. The first row will contain a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald.

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Exo 28:36 - “Next make a medallion of pure gold, and engrave it like a seal with these words: HOLY TO THE LORD.

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Exo 29:36 - Each day you must sacrifice a young bull as a sin offering to purify them, making them right with the LORD.[fn] Afterward, cleanse the altar by purifying it[fn]; make it holy by anointing it with oil.

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Exo 30:3 - Overlay the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and run a gold molding around the entire altar.

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Exo 30:35 - Using the usual techniques of the incense maker, blend the spices together and sprinkle them with salt to produce a pure and holy incense.

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Exo 30:38 - Anyone who makes incense like this for personal use will be cut off from the community.”

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Exo 31:14 - You must keep the Sabbath day, for it is a holy day for you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community.

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Exo 38:4 - Next he made a bronze grating and installed it halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge.

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Exo 39:10 - They mounted four rows of gemstones[fn] on it. The first row contained a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald.

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Lev 6:6 - As a guilt offering to the LORD, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value.

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Lev 6:28 - If a clay pot is used to boil the sacrificial meat, it must then be broken. If a bronze pot is used, it must be scoured and thoroughly rinsed with water.

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Lev 7:7 - “The same instructions apply to both the guilt offering and the sin offering. Both belong to the priest who uses them to purify someone, making that person right with the LORD.[fn]

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Lev 11:32 - If such an animal dies and falls on something, that object will be unclean. This is true whether the object is made of wood, cloth, leather, or burlap. Whatever its use, you must dip it in water, and it will remain defiled until evening. After that, it will be ceremonially clean and may be used again.

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Lev 13:21 - But if the priest finds no white hair on the affected area and the problem appears to be no more than skin-deep and has faded, the priest must quarantine the person for seven days.

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Lev 13:37 - But if the color of the scabby sore does not change and black hair has grown on it, it has healed. The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean.

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Lev 13:52 - The priest must burn the item—the clothing, the woolen or linen fabric, or piece of leather—for it has been contaminated by a serious mildew. It must be completely destroyed by fire.

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Lev 15:23 - This includes her bed or any other object she has sat on; you will be unclean until evening if you touch it.

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Lev 22:20 - Do not present an animal with defects, because the LORD will not accept it on your behalf.

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Lev 22:21 - “If you present a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or the flock, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, you must offer a perfect animal. It may have no defect of any kind.

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Num 4:5 - When the camp moves, Aaron and his sons must enter the Tabernacle first to take down the inner curtain and cover the Ark of the Covenant[fn] with it.

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Num 21:17 - There the Israelites sang this song:
“Spring up, O well!
Yes, sing its praises!

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Deu 4:7 - For what great nation has a god as near to them as the LORD our God is near to us whenever we call on him?

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Deu 4:8 - And what great nation has decrees and regulations as righteous and fair as this body of instructions that I am giving you today?

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Deu 15:21 - But if this firstborn animal has any defect, such as lameness or blindness, or if anything else is wrong with it, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

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Deu 17:19 - He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the LORD his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees.

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Jos 17:16 - The descendants of Joseph responded, “It's true that the hill country is not large enough for us. But all the Canaanites in the lowlands have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shan and its surrounding settlements and those in the valley of Jezreel. They are too strong for us.”

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2Sa 20:8 - As they arrived at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa met them. Joab was wearing his military tunic with a dagger strapped to his belt. As he stepped forward to greet Amasa, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.[fn]

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2Ch 32:12 - Don't you realize that Hezekiah is the very person who destroyed all the LORD's shrines and altars? He commanded Judah and Jerusalem to worship only at the altar at the Temple and to offer sacrifices on it alone.

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2Ch 35:18 - Never since the time of the prophet Samuel had there been such a Passover. None of the kings of Israel had ever kept a Passover as Josiah did, involving all the priests and Levites, all the people of Jerusalem, and people from all over Judah and Israel.

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2Ch 35:19 - This Passover celebration took place in the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign.

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Neh 2:12 - I slipped out during the night, taking only a few others with me. I had not told anyone about the plans God had put in my heart for Jerusalem. We took no pack animals with us except the donkey I was riding.

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Neh 7:5 - So my God gave me the idea to call together all the nobles and leaders of the city, along with the ordinary citizens, for registration. I had found the genealogical record of those who had first returned to Judah. This is what was written there:

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Job 40:22 - The lotus plants give it shade
among the willows beside the stream.

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Isa 44:19 - The person who made the idol never stops to reflect,
“Why, it's just a block of wood!
I burned half of it for heat
and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat.
How can the rest of it be a god?
Should I bow down to worship a piece of wood?”

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Jer 13:14 - I will smash them against each other, even parents against children, says the LORD. I will not let my pity or mercy or compassion keep me from destroying them.'”

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Jer 36:14 - the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah, grandson of Shelemiah and great-grandson of Cushi, to ask Baruch to come and read the messages to them, too. So Baruch took the scroll and went to them.

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Jer 36:29 - Then say to the king, ‘This is what the LORD says: You burned the scroll because it said the king of Babylon would destroy this land and empty it of people and animals.

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Dan 4:12 - It had fresh green leaves, and it was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches. All the world was fed from this tree.

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Dan 4:21 - It had fresh green leaves and was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches.

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Dan 7:7 - Then in my vision that night, I saw a fourth beast—terrifying, dreadful, and very strong. It devoured and crushed its victims with huge iron teeth and trampled their remains beneath its feet. It was different from any of the other beasts, and it had ten horns.

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Dan 9:26 - “After this period of sixty-two sets of seven,[fn] the Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing, and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple. The end will come with a flood, and war and its miseries are decreed from that time to the very end.

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Zec 5:11 - He replied, “To the land of Babylonia,[fn] where they will build a temple for the basket. And when the temple is ready, they will set the basket there on its pedestal.”

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Zec 10:4 - From Judah will come the cornerstone,
the tent peg,
the bow for battle,
and all the rulers.

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Occurrences: 6 times in 6 verses

Speech: Personal / Possessive Pronoun

Parsing: Dative Singular Masculine

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2Ki 25:30 - So the Babylonian king gave him a regular food allowance as long as he lived.

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Psa 130:7 - O Israel, hope in the LORD;
for with the LORD there is unfailing love.
His redemption overflows.

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Psa 144:2 - He is my loving ally and my fortress,
my tower of safety, my rescuer.
He is my shield, and I take refuge in him.
He makes the nations[fn] submit to me.

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Psa 144:3 - O LORD, what are human beings that you should notice them,
mere mortals that you should think about them?

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Psa 148:14 - He has made his people strong,
honoring his faithful ones—
the people of Israel who are close to him.
Praise the LORD!

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Psa 149:3 - Praise his name with dancing,
accompanied by tambourine and harp.

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