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2 Kings 10:3
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2 Kings 10:3
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3 choose the [a]best qualified of your master’s sons, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
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- 2 Kings 10:3 most upright
2 Kings 10:3
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2 Kings 10:3
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3 choose the best and most worthy of your master’s sons and set him on his father’s throne. Then fight for your master’s house.”
John 18:36
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John 18:36
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36 (A)Jesus answered, (B)“My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”
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John 18:36
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John 18:36
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36 Jesus said, “My kingdom(A) is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders.(B) But now my kingdom is from another place.”(C)
1 Kings 12:20-21
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1 Kings 12:20-21
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20 Now it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all (A)Israel. There was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah (B)only.
21 And when (C)Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah with the tribe of (D)Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, that he might restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
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1 Kings 12:20-21
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1 Kings 12:20-21
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20 When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.(A)
21 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered all Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—a hundred and eighty thousand able young men—to go to war(B) against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon.
1 Kings 1:24-25
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1 Kings 1:24-25
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24 And Nathan said, “My lord, O king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’? 25 (A)For he has gone down today, and has sacrificed oxen and fattened cattle and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons, and the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and look! They are eating and drinking before him; and they say, (B)‘Long[a] live King Adonijah!’
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- 1 Kings 1:25 Lit. Let King Adonijah live
1 Kings 1:24-25
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1 Kings 1:24-25
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24 Nathan said, “Have you, my lord the king, declared that Adonijah shall be king after you, and that he will sit on your throne? 25 Today he has gone down and sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep. He has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. Right now they are eating and drinking with him and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
2 Samuel 2:12-17
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2 Samuel 2:12-17
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Israel and Judah at War
12 Now Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to (A)Gibeon. 13 And (B)Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and met them by (C)the pool of Gibeon. So they sat down, one on one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool. 14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men now arise and compete before us.”
And Joab said, “Let them arise.”
15 So they arose and went over by number, twelve from Benjamin, followers of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David. 16 And each one grasped his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called [a]the Field of Sharp Swords, which is in Gibeon. 17 So there was a very fierce battle that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
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- 2 Samuel 2:16 Heb. Helkath Hazzurim
2 Samuel 2:12-17
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2 Samuel 2:12-17
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12 Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.(A) 13 Joab(B) son of Zeruiah and David’s men went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. One group sat down on one side of the pool and one group on the other side.
14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.”
“All right, let them do it,” Joab said.
15 So they stood up and were counted off—twelve men for Benjamin and Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David. 16 Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger(C) into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.[a]
17 The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated(D) by David’s men.(E)
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- 2 Samuel 2:16 Helkath Hazzurim means field of daggers or field of hostilities.
2 Samuel 2:8-9
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2 Samuel 2:8-9
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Ishbosheth Made King of Israel
8 But (A)Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, took [a]Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to (B)Mahanaim; 9 and he made him king over (C)Gilead, over the (D)Ashurites, over (E)Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
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- 2 Samuel 2:8 Esh-Baal, 1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39
2 Samuel 2:8-9
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2 Samuel 2:8-9
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War Between the Houses of David and Saul(A)
8 Meanwhile, Abner(B) son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth(C) son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.(D) 9 He made him king over Gilead,(E) Ashuri(F) and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.(G)
1 Samuel 11:15
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1 Samuel 11:15
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15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king (A)before the Lord in Gilgal. (B)There they made sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
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1 Samuel 11:15
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1 Samuel 11:15
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15 So all the people went to Gilgal(A) and made Saul king(B) in the presence of the Lord. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings before the Lord, and Saul and all the Israelites held a great celebration.
1 Samuel 10:24
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1 Samuel 10:24
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24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him (A)whom the Lord has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?”
So all the people shouted and said, (B)“Long[a] live the king!”
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- 1 Samuel 10:24 Lit. May the king live
1 Samuel 10:24
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1 Samuel 10:24
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24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen?(A) There is no one like(B) him among all the people.”
Then the people shouted, “Long live(C) the king!”
Deuteronomy 17:14-15
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Deuteronomy 17:14-15
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Principles Governing Kings
14 “When you come to the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and possess it and dwell in it, and say, (A)‘I will set a king over me like all the nations that are around me,’ 15 you shall surely set a king over you (B)whom the Lord your God chooses; one (C)from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.
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Deuteronomy 17:14-15
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Deuteronomy 17:14-15
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The King
14 When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you and have taken possession(A) of it and settled in it,(B) and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”(C) 15 be sure to appoint(D) over you a king the Lord your God chooses. He must be from among your fellow Israelites.(E) Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not an Israelite.
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