Exodus 1:21
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21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.(A)
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Exodus 1:21
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1 Kings 11:38
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38 If you will listen to all that I command you, walk in my ways, and do what is right in my sight by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, I will be with you and will build you an enduring house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.(A)
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1 Kings 11:38
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38 If you do whatever I command you and walk in obedience to me and do what is right(A) in my eyes by obeying my decrees(B) and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty(C) as enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you.
1 Samuel 2:35
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35 I will raise up for myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed one forever.(A)
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1 Samuel 2:35
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35 I will raise up for myself a faithful priest,(A) who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed(B) one always.
Psalm 37:3
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3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
live in the land and enjoy security.(A)
Psalm 37:3
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2 Samuel 7:27-29
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27 For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house’; therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.(A) 28 And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant;(B) 29 now, therefore, may it please you to bless the house of your servant so that it may continue forever before you, for you, O Lord God, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.”(C)
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2 Samuel 7:27-29
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27 “Lord Almighty, God of Israel, you have revealed this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ So your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. 28 Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy,(A) and you have promised these good things to your servant. 29 Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Sovereign Lord, have spoken, and with your blessing(B) the house of your servant will be blessed forever.”
Ecclesiastes 8:12
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12 Though sinners do evil a hundred times and prolong their lives, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they stand in fear before him,(A)
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Ecclesiastes 8:12
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12 Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better(A) with those who fear God,(B) who are reverent before him.(C)
1 Kings 2:24
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24 Now therefore as the Lord lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of my father David and who has made me a house as he promised, today Adonijah shall be put to death.”(A)
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1 Kings 2:24
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24 And now, as surely as the Lord lives—he who has established me securely on the throne of my father David and has founded a dynasty for me as he promised(A)—Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
1 Samuel 25:28
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28 Please forgive the trespass of your servant, for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live.(A)
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1 Samuel 25:28
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28 “Please forgive(A) your servant’s presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting(B) dynasty for my lord, because you fight the Lord’s battles,(C) and no wrongdoing(D) will be found in you as long as you live.
Psalm 127:1
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Psalm 127
God’s Blessings in the Home
A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
1 Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
the guard keeps watch in vain.(A)
Psalm 127:1
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Psalm 127
A song of ascents. Of Solomon.
2 Samuel 7:11-13
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11 from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel, and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house.(A) 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come forth from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.(B) 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.(C)
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2 Samuel 7:11-13
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11 and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders[a](A) over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies.(B)
“‘The Lord declares(C) to you that the Lord himself will establish(D) a house(E) for you: 12 When your days are over and you rest(F) with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood,(G) and I will establish his kingdom.(H) 13 He is the one who will build a house(I) for my Name,(J) and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.(K)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 7:11 Traditionally judges
Jeremiah 35:2
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2 Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them to the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers; then offer them wine to drink.(A)
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Jeremiah 35:2
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2 “Go to the Rekabite(A) family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms(B) of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink.”
Proverbs 24:3
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3 By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;(A)
Proverbs 24:3
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Saying 21
3 By wisdom a house is built,(A)
and through understanding it is established;
Psalm 127:3
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3 Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.(A)
Psalm 127:3
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3 Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward(A) from him.
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