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1 Kings 14:27
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1 Kings 14:27
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27 and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.
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1 Kings 14:27
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1 Kings 14:27
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27 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.(A)
1 Samuel 22:17
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1 Samuel 22:17
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17 And the king said to (A)the guard who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because their hand also is with David, and they knew that he fled and did not disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king would not put out their hand to strike the priests of the Lord.
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1 Samuel 22:17
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1 Samuel 22:17
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17 Then the king ordered the guards at his side: “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because they too have sided with David. They knew he was fleeing, yet they did not tell me.”
But the king’s officials were unwilling(A) to raise a hand to strike the priests of the Lord.
1 Samuel 8:11
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1 Samuel 8:11
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11 He said, (A)“These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: (B)he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots.
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1 Samuel 8:11
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1 Samuel 8:11
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11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take(A) your sons and make them serve(B) with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.(C)
Lamentations 4:1-2
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Lamentations 4:1-2
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The Holy Stones Lie Scattered
4 (A)How the gold has grown dim,
how the pure gold is changed!
The holy stones lie scattered
(B)at the head of every street.
2 The precious sons of Zion,
worth their weight in (C)fine gold,
how they are regarded as (D)earthen pots,
the work of a potter's hands!
Lamentations 4:1-2
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Lamentations 4:1-2
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4 [a]How the gold has lost its luster,
the fine gold become dull!
The sacred gems are scattered
at every street corner.(A)
2 How the precious children of Zion,(B)
once worth their weight in gold,
are now considered as pots of clay,
the work of a potter’s hands!
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:1 This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
1 Kings 18:46
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1 Kings 18:46
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46 (A)And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, (B)and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of (C)Jezreel.
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1 Kings 18:46
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1 Kings 18:46
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46 The power(A) of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt,(B) he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
1 Kings 14:5
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1 Kings 14:5
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5 And the Lord said to (A)Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire of you concerning her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus shall you say to her.”
When she came, she pretended to be another woman.
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1 Kings 14:5
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1 Kings 14:5
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5 But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Jeroboam’s wife is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill, and you are to give her such and such an answer. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else.”
1 Kings 14:1
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1 Kings 14:1
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1 Kings 14:1
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1 Kings 14:1
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Ahijah’s Prophecy Against Jeroboam
14 At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,
2 Samuel 15:1
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2 Samuel 15:1
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Absalom's Conspiracy
15 After this Absalom (A)got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
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2 Samuel 15:1
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2 Samuel 15:1
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Absalom’s Conspiracy
15 In the course of time,(A) Absalom provided himself with a chariot(B) and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him.
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