2 Kings 7:9
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9 Finally, they said to each other, “This is not right. This is a day of good news, and we aren’t sharing it with anyone! If we wait until morning, some calamity will certainly fall upon us. Come on, let’s go back and tell the people at the palace.”
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Philippians 2:4
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4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
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Luke 2:10
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10 but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.
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Haggai 1:4-5
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4 “Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins? 5 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you!
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Nahum 1:15
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15 [a]Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news!
He is bringing a message of peace.
Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah,
and fulfill all your vows,
for your wicked enemies will never invade your land again.
They will be completely destroyed!
Footnotes
- 1:15 Verse 1:15 is numbered 2:1 in Hebrew text.
Isaiah 52:7
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7 How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of the messenger who brings good news,
the good news of peace and salvation,
the news that the God of Israel[a] reigns!
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- 52:7 Hebrew of Zion.
Isaiah 41:27
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27 I was the first to tell Zion,
‘Look! Help is on the way!’[a]
I will send Jerusalem a messenger with good news.
Footnotes
- 41:27 Or ‘Look! They are coming home.’
Proverbs 24:16
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16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
2 Kings 7:6
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6 For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the clatter of speeding chariots and the galloping of horses and the sounds of a great army approaching. “The king of Israel has hired the Hittites and Egyptians[a] to attack us!” they cried to one another.
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- 7:6 Possibly and the people of Muzur, a district near Cilicia.
2 Kings 7:3
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Outcasts Visit the Enemy Camp
3 Now there were four men with leprosy[a] sitting at the entrance of the city gates. “Why should we sit here waiting to die?” they asked each other.
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- 7:3 Or with a contagious skin disease. The Hebrew word used here and throughout this passage can describe various skin diseases.
2 Kings 5:26-27
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26 But Elisha asked him, “Don’t you realize that I was there in spirit when Naaman stepped down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to receive money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, and male and female servants? 27 Because you have done this, you and your descendants will suffer from Naaman’s leprosy forever.” When Gehazi left the room, he was covered with leprosy; his skin was white as snow.
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Numbers 32:23
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23 But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the Lord, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.
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