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1 Chronicles 10:14
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1 Chronicles 10:14
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14 But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and (A)turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
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1 Chronicles 10:14
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1 Chronicles 10:14
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14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned(A) the kingdom(B) over to David son of Jesse.
1 Samuel 15:28
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1 Samuel 15:28
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28 So Samuel said to him, (A)“The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.
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1 Samuel 15:28
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1 Samuel 15:28
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28 Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn(A) the kingdom(B) of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors—to one better than you.(C)
1 Samuel 13:14
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1 Samuel 13:14
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14 (A)But now your kingdom shall not continue. (B)The Lord has sought for Himself a man (C)after His own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have (D)not kept what the Lord commanded you.”
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1 Chronicles 12:23
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1 Chronicles 12:23
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David’s Army at Hebron
23 Now these were the numbers of the [a]divisions that were equipped for war, and (A)came to David at (B)Hebron to (C)turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, (D)according to the word of the Lord:
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- 1 Chronicles 12:23 Lit. heads of those
1 Chronicles 12:23
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1 Chronicles 12:23
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Others Join David at Hebron
23 These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron(A) to turn(B) Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the Lord had said:(C)
2 Samuel 3:9-10
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2 Samuel 3:9-10
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9 (A)May God do so to Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David (B)as the Lord has sworn to him— 10 to transfer the kingdom from the [a]house of Saul, and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, (C)from Dan to Beersheba.”
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- 2 Samuel 3:10 family
2 Samuel 3:9-10
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2 Samuel 3:9-10
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9 May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the Lord promised(A) him on oath 10 and transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David’s throne over Israel and Judah from Dan to Beersheba.”(B)
1 Samuel 28:17
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1 Samuel 28:17
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17 And the Lord has done for [a]Himself (A)as He spoke by me. For the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David.
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- 1 Samuel 28:17 Or him, i.e., David
1 Samuel 28:17
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1 Samuel 28:17
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17 The Lord has done what he predicted through me. The Lord has torn(A) the kingdom out of your hands and given it to one of your neighbors—to David.
1 Samuel 28:6
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1 Samuel 28:6
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6 And when Saul inquired of the Lord, (A)the Lord did not answer him, either by (B)dreams or (C)by Urim or by the prophets.
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1 Samuel 28:6
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1 Samuel 28:6
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6 He inquired(A) of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him by dreams(B) or Urim(C) or prophets.(D)
1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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David Anointed King
16 Now the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? (B)Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to (C)Jesse the Bethlehemite. For (D)I have [a]provided Myself a king among his sons.”
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- 1 Samuel 16:1 Lit. seen
1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:11-13
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1 Samuel 16:11-13
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11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the (A)sheep.”
And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not [a]sit down till he comes here.” 12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was (B)ruddy, (C)with [b]bright eyes, and good-looking. (D)And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!” 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and (E)the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
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- 1 Samuel 16:11 So with LXX, Vg.; MT turn around; Tg., Syr. turn away
- 1 Samuel 16:12 Lit. beautiful
1 Samuel 16:11-13
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1 Samuel 16:11-13
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11 So he asked Jesse, “Are these all(A) the sons you have?”
“There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.”(B)
Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.”
12 So he(C) sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome(D) features.
Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.”
13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed(E) him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord(F) came powerfully upon David.(G) Samuel then went to Ramah.
Judges 10:11-16
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Judges 10:11-16
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11 So the Lord said to the children of Israel, “Did I not deliver you (A)from the Egyptians and (B)from the Amorites and (C)from the people of Ammon and (D)from the Philistines? 12 Also (E)the Sidonians (F)and Amalekites and [a]Maonites (G)oppressed you; and you cried out to Me, and I delivered you from their hand. 13 (H)Yet you have forsaken Me and served other gods. Therefore I will deliver you no more. 14 “Go and (I)cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in your time of distress.”
15 And the children of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned! (J)Do to us whatever seems best to You; only deliver us this day, we pray.” 16 (K)So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord. And (L)His soul could no longer endure the misery of Israel.
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- Judges 10:12 LXX mss. Midianites
Judges 10:11-16
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Judges 10:11-16
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11 The Lord replied, “When the Egyptians,(A) the Amorites,(B) the Ammonites,(C) the Philistines,(D) 12 the Sidonians, the Amalekites(E) and the Maonites[a](F) oppressed you(G) and you cried to me for help, did I not save you from their hands? 13 But you have forsaken(H) me and served other gods,(I) so I will no longer save you. 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save(J) you when you are in trouble!(K)”
15 But the Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best,(L) but please rescue us now.” 16 Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the Lord.(M) And he could bear Israel’s misery(N) no longer.(O)
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- Judges 10:12 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts Midianites
Ezekiel 14:3-6
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Ezekiel 14:3-6
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3 “Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them (A)that which causes them to stumble into iniquity. (B)Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them?
4 “Therefore speak to them, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Everyone of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the Lord will answer him who comes, according to the multitude of his idols, 5 that I may seize the house of Israel by their heart, because they are all estranged from Me by their idols.” ’
6 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Repent, turn away from your idols, and (C)turn your faces away from all your abominations.
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Ezekiel 14:3-6
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Ezekiel 14:3-6
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3 “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts(A) and put wicked stumbling blocks(B) before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?(C) 4 Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When any of the Israelites set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet, I the Lord will answer them myself in keeping with their great idolatry. 5 I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted(D) me for their idols.’(E)
6 “Therefore say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Repent!(F) Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices!(G)
Isaiah 10:15
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Isaiah 10:15
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15 Shall (A)the ax boast itself against him who chops with it?
Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it?
As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up,
Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood!
Isaiah 10:15
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Isaiah 10:15
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Isaiah 10:7
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Isaiah 10:7
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7 (A)Yet he does not mean so,
Nor does his heart think so;
But it is in his heart to destroy,
And cut off not a few nations.
Isaiah 10:7
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Isaiah 10:7
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7 But this is not what he intends,(A)
this is not what he has in mind;
his purpose is to destroy,
to put an end to many nations.
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