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Abner Defects to David

There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.

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The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time.(A) David grew stronger and stronger,(B) while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.(C)

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30 There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.(A)

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30 There was continual warfare(A) between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

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18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
    which shines brighter and brighter until full day.(A)
19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
    they do not know what they stumble over.(B)

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18 The path of the righteous(A) is like the morning sun,(B)
    shining ever brighter till the full light of day.(C)
19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;(D)
    they do not know what makes them stumble.(E)

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Though your beginning was small,
    your latter days will be very great.(A)

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Your beginnings will seem humble,
    so prosperous(A) will your future be.(B)

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17 The battle was very fierce that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten by the servants of David.(A)

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17 The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated(A) by David’s men.(B)

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17 For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want.(A)

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17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh.(A) They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever[a] you want.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 5:17 Or you do not do what

35 For I have come to set a man against his father,
and a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,(A)
36 and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household.(B)

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35 For I have come to turn

“‘a man against his father,
    a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law(A)
36     a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 10:36 Micah 7:6

They go from strength to strength;
    the God of gods will be seen in Zion.(A)

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They go from strength to strength,(A)
    till each appears(B) before God in Zion.(C)

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Yet the righteous hold to their way,
    and they who have clean hands grow stronger and stronger.(A)

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Nevertheless, the righteous(A) will hold to their ways,
    and those with clean hands(B) will grow stronger.(C)

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32 There was war between Asa and King Baasha of Israel all their days.

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32 There was war(A) between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

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Alliance with Aram against Israel

16 There was war between Asa and King Baasha of Israel all their days.(A)

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16 There was war(A) between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

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12 for our[a] struggle is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present[b] darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.[c](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 6.12 Other ancient authorities read your
  2. 6.12 Gk lacks present
  3. 6.12 Gk heavenlies

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,(A) but against the rulers, against the authorities,(B) against the powers(C) of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.(D)

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44 And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall this kingdom be left to another people. It shall crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,(A) 45 just as you saw that a stone was cut from the mountain not by hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. The great God has informed the king what shall be hereafter. The dream is certain and its interpretation trustworthy.”(B)

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44 “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush(A) all those kingdoms(B) and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.(C) 45 This is the meaning of the vision of the rock(D) cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands(E)—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces.

“The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future.(F) The dream is true(G) and its interpretation is trustworthy.”

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