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2 Samuel 12:7
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2 Samuel 12:7
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7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I (A)anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
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2 Samuel 12:7
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2 Samuel 12:7
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7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man!(A) This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed(B) you(C) king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
Matthew 14:14
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Matthew 14:14
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14 And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He (A)was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.
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Matthew 14:14
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Matthew 14:14
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2 Samuel 22:1
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2 Samuel 22:1
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Praise for God’s Deliverance(A)
22 Then David (B)spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had (C)delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
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2 Samuel 22:1
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2 Samuel 22:1
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David’s Song of Praise(A)
22 David sang(B) to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
1 Samuel 16:13
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1 Samuel 16:13
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13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and (A)the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
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1 Samuel 16:13
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1 Samuel 16:13
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13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed(A) him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord(B) came powerfully upon David.(C) Samuel then went to Ramah.
1 Kings 20:42
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1 Kings 20:42
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42 Then he said to him, “Thus says the Lord: (A)‘Because you have let slip out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.’ ”
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1 Kings 20:42
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1 Kings 20:42
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42 He said to the king, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You(A) have set free a man I had determined should die.[a](B) Therefore it is your life for his life,(C) your people for his people.’”
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- 1 Kings 20:42 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
1 Kings 18:18
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1 Kings 18:18
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18 And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, (A)in that you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and have followed the Baals.
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1 Kings 18:18
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1 Kings 18:18
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18 “I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you(A) and your father’s family have. You have abandoned(B) the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals.
2 Samuel 22:49
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2 Samuel 22:49
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49 He delivers me from my enemies.
You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the (A)violent man.
2 Samuel 22:49
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2 Samuel 22:49
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2 Samuel 7:8
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2 Samuel 7:8
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8 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.
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2 Samuel 7:8
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2 Samuel 7:8
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1 Samuel 23:26-28
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1 Samuel 23:26-28
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26 Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. (A)So David made haste to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men (B)were encircling David and his men to take them.
27 (C)But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land!” 28 Therefore Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; so they called that place [a]the Rock of Escape.
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- 1 Samuel 23:28 Heb. Sela Hammahlekoth
1 Samuel 23:26-28
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1 Samuel 23:26-28
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26 Saul(A) was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them, 27 a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly! The Philistines are raiding the land.” 28 Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth.[a]
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- 1 Samuel 23:28 Sela Hammahlekoth means rock of parting.
1 Samuel 23:14
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1 Samuel 23:14
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David in Wilderness Strongholds
14 And David stayed in strongholds in the wilderness, and remained in (A)the mountains in the Wilderness of (B)Ziph. Saul (C)sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.
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1 Samuel 23:14
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1 Samuel 23:14
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14 David stayed in the wilderness(A) strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph.(B) Day after day Saul searched(C) for him, but God did not(D) give David into his hands.
1 Samuel 23:7
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1 Samuel 23:7
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7 And Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah. So Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.”
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1 Samuel 23:7
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1 Samuel 23:7
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Saul Pursues David
7 Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, “God has delivered him into my hands,(A) for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”(B)
1 Samuel 19:10-15
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1 Samuel 19:10-15
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10 Then Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from Saul’s presence; and he drove the spear into the wall. So David fled and escaped that night.
11 (A)Saul also sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and to kill him in the morning. And Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.” 12 So Michal (B)let David down through a window. And he went and fled and escaped. 13 And Michal took [a]an image and laid it in the bed, put a cover of goats’ hair for his head, and covered it with clothes. 14 So when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, “He is sick.”
15 Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.”
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- 1 Samuel 19:13 household idols, Heb. teraphim
1 Samuel 19:10-15
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1 Samuel 19:10-15
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10 Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded(A) him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. That night David made good his escape.
11 Saul sent men to David’s house to watch(B) it and to kill him in the morning.(C) But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, “If you don’t run for your life tonight, tomorrow you’ll be killed.” 12 So Michal let David down through a window,(D) and he fled and escaped. 13 Then Michal took an idol(E) and laid it on the bed, covering it with a garment and putting some goats’ hair at the head.
14 When Saul sent the men to capture David, Michal said,(F) “He is ill.”
15 Then Saul sent the men back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so that I may kill him.”
1 Samuel 18:21
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1 Samuel 18:21
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21 So Saul said, “I will give her to him, that she may [a]be a snare to him, and that (A)the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David a second time, (B)“You shall be my son-in-law today.”
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- 1 Samuel 18:21 be bait for
1 Samuel 18:21
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1 Samuel 18:21
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21 “I will give her to him,” he thought, “so that she may be a snare(A) to him and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “Now you have a second opportunity to become my son-in-law.”
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