And Ahab had called Obadiah, who was [a]in charge of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly.

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  1. 1 Kings 18:3 Lit. over the house

that I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brother (A)Hanani, and Hananiah the leader (B)of the [a]citadel, for he was a faithful man and (C)feared God more than many.

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  1. Nehemiah 7:2 palace

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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  1. Matthew 10:28 Gr. Gehenna

(A)Now his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him as he was in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, (B)steward[a] of his house in Tirzah.

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  1. 1 Kings 16:9 Lit. who was over the house

35 But (A)in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is (B)accepted by Him.

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(A)a devout man and one who (B)feared God with all his household, who gave [a]alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always.

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  1. Acts 10:2 charitable gifts

A Book of Remembrance

16 Then those (A)who feared the Lord (B)spoke to one another,
And the Lord listened and heard them;
So (C)a book of remembrance was written before Him
For those who fear the Lord
And who [a]meditate on His name.

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  1. Malachi 3:16 Or esteem

26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And His children will have a place of refuge.

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15 But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule over the people, but (A)I did not do so, because of the (B)fear of God.

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Elisha and the Widow’s Oil(A)

A certain woman of the wives of (B)the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming (C)to take my two sons to be his slaves.”

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12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that (A)the Spirit of the Lord will carry you to a place I do not know; so when I go and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he will kill me. But I your servant have feared the Lord from my youth.

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18 Then Joseph said to them the third day, “Do this and live, (A)for I fear God:

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40 (A)You shall be [a]over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”

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  1. Genesis 41:40 In charge of

There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. (A)How then can I do this great wickedness, and (B)sin against God?”

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So Joseph (A)found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him (B)overseer of his house, and all that he had he put [a]under his authority. So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that (C)the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had in the house and in the field.

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  1. Genesis 39:4 Lit. in his hand

10 Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed, (A)for all his master’s goods were in his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to (B)the city of Nahor.

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So Abraham said (A)to the oldest servant of his house, who (B)ruled over all that he had, “Please, (C)put your hand under my thigh,

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12 And He said, (A)“Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for (B)now I know that you fear God, since you have not (C)withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

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