12 (A)Of Benjamin he said,

“The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety.
The High God[a] surrounds him all day long,
    and dwells between his shoulders.”

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  1. Deuteronomy 33:12 Septuagint; Hebrew dwells in safety by him. He

12 About Benjamin(A) he said:

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,(B)
    for he shields him all day long,(C)
    and the one the Lord loves(D) rests between his shoulders.(E)

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and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: (A)The Lord is with you while you are with him. (B)If you seek him, he will be found by you, (C)but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

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He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you(A) when you are with him.(B) If you seek(C) him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.(D)

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Lament over Jerusalem

37 (A)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that (B)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have (C)gathered (D)your children together (E)as a hen gathers her brood (F)under her wings, and (G)you were not willing!

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37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,(A) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(B) and you were not willing.

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He will (A)cover you with his pinions,
    and under his (B)wings you will (C)find refuge;
    his (D)faithfulness is (E)a shield and buckler.

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He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;(A)
    his faithfulness will be your shield(B) and rampart.

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16 (A)And I have put my words in your mouth
    (B)and covered you in the shadow of my hand,
(C)establishing[a] the heavens
    and (D)laying the foundations of the earth,
    and saying to Zion, ‘You are my people.’”

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  1. Isaiah 51:16 Or planting

16 I have put my words in your mouth(A)
    and covered you with the shadow of my hand(B)
I who set the heavens in place,
    who laid the foundations of the earth,(C)
    and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.(D)’”

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35 (A)For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for (B)the sake of my servant David.”

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35 “I will defend(A) this city and save it,
    for my sake(B) and for the sake of David(C) my servant!”

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22 this is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him:

“‘She despises you, she scorns you—
    (A)the virgin daughter of Zion;
she wags her head behind you—
    the daughter of Jerusalem.

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22 this is the word the Lord has spoken against him:

“Virgin Daughter(A) Zion(B)
    despises and mocks you.
Daughter Jerusalem
    tosses her head(C) as you flee.

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17 Of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men (A)armed with bow and shield; 18 and next to him Jehozabad with 180,000 armed for war. 19 These were in the service of the king, besides (B)those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

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17 From Benjamin:(A)

Eliada, a valiant soldier, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields;

18 next, Jehozabad, with 180,000 men armed for battle.

19 These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities(B) throughout Judah.(C)

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Rehoboam Secures His Kingdom

11 (A)When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

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11 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem,(A) he mustered Judah and Benjamin—a hundred and eighty thousand able young men—to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam.

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21 (A)When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

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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(A) against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon.

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10 But when (A)you go over the Jordan and live in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, (B)and when he gives you rest from all your enemies around, so that you live in safety,

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10 But you will cross the Jordan and settle in the land the Lord your God is giving(A) you as an inheritance, and he will give you rest(B) from all your enemies around you so that you will live in safety.

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14 “This is my (A)resting place forever;
    here I will (B)dwell, for I have desired it.

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14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;(A)
    here I will sit enthroned,(B) for I have desired it.

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21 But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, (A)so the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

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21 The Benjamites, however, did not drive out(A) the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem;(B) to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.

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