27 And now let this (A)present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.

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27 And let this gift,(A) which your servant has brought to my lord, be given to the men who follow you.

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26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the Lord.”

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26 When David reached Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, who were his friends, saying, “Here is a gift(A) for you from the plunder of the Lord’s enemies.”

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11 Please accept my (A)blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” Thus he (B)urged him, and he took it.

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11 Please accept the present(A) that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me(B) and I have all I need.”(C) And because Jacob insisted,(D) Esau accepted it.

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Gehazi's Greed and Punishment

15 Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and he came and stood before him. And he said, “Behold, I know that (A)there is no God in all the earth but in Israel; so (B)accept now a present from your servant.”

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15 Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God(A). He stood before him and said, “Now I know(B) that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift(C) from your servant.”

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So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the (A)gift[a] you have promised, so that it may be ready (B)as a willing gift, (C)not as an exaction.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Greek blessing; twice in this verse
  2. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Or a gift expecting something in return; Greek greed

So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers(A) to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift,(B) not as one grudgingly given.(C)

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And the king said to Ziba, “Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered, (A)“The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who (B)faint in the wilderness to drink.”

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The king asked Ziba, “Why have you brought these?”

Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is to refresh(A) those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”

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42 And Abigail hurried and rose and mounted a donkey, and her five young women attended her. She followed the messengers of David and became his wife.

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42 Abigail(A) quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five female servants, went with David’s messengers and became his wife.

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10 And Barak called out (A)Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. And 10,000 men went up at his heels, and Deborah went up with him.

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10 There Barak summoned(A) Zebulun and Naphtali, and ten thousand men went up under his command. Deborah also went up with him.

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