1 Samuel 9:21
English Standard Version
21 Saul answered, “Am I not a Benjaminite, (A)from the least of the tribes of Israel? (B)And is not my clan the humblest of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?”
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1 Samuel 9:21
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21 Saul answered, “But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe(A) of Israel, and is not my clan the least(B) of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin?(C) Why do you say such a thing to me?”
1 Samuel 15:17
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17 And Samuel said, (A)“Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.
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1 Samuel 15:17
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17 Samuel said, “Although you were once small(A) in your own eyes, did you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.
Ephesians 3:8
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8 To me, (A)though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, (B)to preach to the Gentiles the (C)unsearchable (D)riches of Christ,
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Ephesians 3:8
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8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,(A) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles(B) the boundless riches of Christ,(C)
Luke 14:11
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11 For (A)everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Luke 14:11
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11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)
Psalm 68:27
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27 There is (A)Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,
the princes of Judah in their throng,
the princes of (B)Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
Psalm 68:27
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Judges 20:46-48
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46 So all who fell that day of Benjamin were 25,000 men who drew the sword, all of them men of valor. 47 But 600 men turned and (A)fled toward the wilderness to the rock of (B)Rimmon and remained at the rock of Rimmon four months. 48 And the men of Israel turned back against the people of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, the city, men and beasts and all that they found. And all the towns that they found they set on fire.
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Judges 20:46-48
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46 On that day twenty-five thousand Benjamite(A) swordsmen fell, all of them valiant fighters. 47 But six hundred of them turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months. 48 The men of Israel went back to Benjamin and put all the towns to the sword, including the animals and everything else they found. All the towns they came across they set on fire.(B)
Hosea 13:1
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The Lord's Relentless Judgment on Israel
13 When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;
(A)he was exalted in Israel,
but he incurred guilt (B)through Baal and died.
Hosea 13:1
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The Lord’s Anger Against Israel
1 Samuel 18:23
English Standard Version
23 And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, (A)“Does it seem to you a little thing to become the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man and have no reputation?”
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1 Samuel 18:23
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23 They repeated these words to David. But David said, “Do you think it is a small matter to become the king’s son-in-law?(A) I’m only a poor man and little known.”
1 Samuel 18:18
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18 And David said to Saul, (A)“Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”
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1 Samuel 18:18
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18 But David said to Saul, “Who am I,(A) and what is my family or my clan in Israel, that I should become the king’s son-in-law?(B)”
1 Samuel 10:27
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27 But some (A)worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
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1 Samuel 10:27
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27 But some scoundrels(A) said, “How can this fellow save us?” They despised him and brought him no gifts.(B) But Saul kept silent.
Judges 6:14-15
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14 And the Lord[a] turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; (A)do not I send you?” 15 And he said to him, (B)“Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, (C)my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.”
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- Judges 6:14 Septuagint the angel of the Lord; also verse 16
Judges 6:14-15
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14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have(A) and save(B) Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”
15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan(C) is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.(D)”
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