Ahab’s Treaty with Ben-Hadad

31 Then his servants said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please, let us (A)put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life.”

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31 His officials said to him, “Look, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful.(A) Let us go to the king of Israel with sackcloth(B) around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

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David’s Mourning for Abner

31 Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, (A)“Tear your clothes, (B)gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.” And King David followed the coffin.

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31 Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth(A) and walk in mourning(B) in front of Abner.” King David himself walked behind the bier.

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34 Then Jacob (A)tore his clothes, put sackcloth on his waist, and (B)mourned for his son many days.

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The Syrians Again Defeated

23 Then the servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. Therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight against them in the plain, surely we will be stronger than they.

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23 Meanwhile, the officials of the king of Aram advised him, “Their gods are gods(A) of the hills. That is why they were too strong for us. But if we fight them on the plains, surely we will be stronger than they.

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And I will give power to my two (A)witnesses, (B)and they will prophesy (C)one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

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And I will appoint my two witnesses,(A) and they will prophesy for 1,260 days,(B) clothed in sackcloth.”(C)

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(A)In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to (B)the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and [a]prudence,

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:8 understanding

In him we have redemption(A) through his blood,(B) the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches(C) of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,

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28 (A)And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather (B)fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in [a]hell.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:28 Gr. Gehenna

28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One(A) who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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The People of Nineveh Believe

So the (A)people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth (B)and sat in ashes.

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The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.(A)

When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.(B)

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Isaiah Assures Deliverance(A)

37 And (B)so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

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Jerusalem’s Deliverance Foretold(A)

37 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes(B) and put on sackcloth(C) and went into the temple(D) of the Lord.

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12 And in that day the Lord God of hosts
(A)Called for weeping and for mourning,
(B)For baldness and for girding with sackcloth.

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12 The Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    called you on that day(A)
to weep(B) and to wail,
    to tear out your hair(C) and put on sackcloth.(D)

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In mercy (A)the throne will be established;
And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David,
(B)Judging and seeking justice and hastening (C)righteousness.”

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In love a throne(A) will be established;(B)
    in faithfulness a man will sit on it—
    one from the house[a] of David(C)
one who in judging seeks justice(D)
    and speeds the cause of righteousness.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 16:5 Hebrew tent

28 (A)Mercy and truth preserve the king,
And by [a]lovingkindness he upholds his throne.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:28 mercy

28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love(A) his throne is made secure.(B)

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So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

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“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has(A) for his own life.

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