2 Kings 9:1
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Jehu Anointed King of Israel
9 Then Elisha the prophet called one of (A)the sons of the prophets and said to him, (B)“Tie up your garments, and take this (C)flask of oil in your hand, and go to (D)Ramoth-gilead.
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1 Samuel 10:1
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Saul Anointed King
10 (A)Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head (B)and kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince[a] over (C)his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince[b] over his heritage.
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- 1 Samuel 10:1 Or leader
- 1 Samuel 10:1 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks over his people Israel? And you shall…. to be prince
2 Kings 4:29
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29 He said to Gehazi, (A)“Tie up your garment and (B)take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, (C)do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not reply. And (D)lay my staff on the face of the child.”
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2 Kings 8:28-29
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28 He went with Joram the son of Ahab to make war against (A)Hazael king of Syria at (B)Ramoth-gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram. 29 (C)And King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Syrians had given him at (D)Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And (E)Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
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1 Kings 1:39
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39 There Zadok the priest took the horn of (A)oil from the tent and (B)anointed Solomon. (C)Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, (D)“Long live King Solomon!”
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1 Samuel 16:1
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David Anointed King
16 The Lord said to Samuel, (A)“How long will you grieve over Saul, since (B)I have rejected him from being king over Israel? (C)Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, (D)for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”
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1 Peter 1:13
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Called to Be Holy
13 Therefore, (A)preparing your minds for action,[a] and (B)being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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- 1 Peter 1:13 Greek girding up the loins of your mind
2 Kings 2:3
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3 And (A)the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he said, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
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Deuteronomy 4:1
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Moses Commands Obedience
4 “And now, O Israel, listen to (A)the statutes and the rules[a] that I am teaching you, and do them, (B)that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
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- Deuteronomy 4:1 Or just decrees; also verses 5, 8, 14, 45
Luke 12:35-37
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You Must Be Ready
35 (A)“Stay dressed for action[a] and (B)keep your lamps burning, 36 and be like men who are (C)waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and (D)knocks. 37 (E)Blessed are those servants[b] whom the master finds (F)awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, (G)he will dress himself for service and (H)have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.
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- Luke 12:35 Greek Let your loins stay girded; compare Exodus 12:11
- Luke 12:37 Or bondservants
Jeremiah 1:17
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17 But you, (A)dress yourself for work;[a] arise, and (B)say to them everything that I command you. (C)Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them.
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- Jeremiah 1:17 Hebrew gird up your loins
2 Kings 6:1-3
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The Axe Head Recovered
6 Now (A)the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See, the place where we dwell under your charge is too small for us. 2 Let us go to the Jordan and each of us get there a log, and let us make a place for us to dwell there.” And he answered, “Go.” 3 Then one of them said, “Be pleased to go with your servants.” And he answered, “I will go.”
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1 Kings 22:20
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20 and the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said one thing, and another said another.
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1 Kings 22:4
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4 And he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to battle at Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, (A)“I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”
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1 Kings 20:35
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A Prophet Condemns Ben-hadad's Release
35 And a certain man of (A)the sons of the prophets said to his fellow (B)at the command of the Lord, “Strike me, please.” But the man refused to strike him.
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1 Kings 18:46
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46 (A)And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, (B)and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of (C)Jezreel.
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Deuteronomy 4:3
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3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did (A)at Baal-peor, for the Lord your God destroyed from among you all the men who followed the Baal of Peor.
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2 Kings 4:1
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Elisha and the Widow's Oil
4 Now the wife of one of the (A)sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, (B)but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.”
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