14 Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And (A)by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”

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14 May it be that when I say to a young woman, ‘Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink,(A) and I’ll water your camels too’(B)—let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac.(C) By this I will know(D) that you have shown kindness to my master.”

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37 (A)look, I shall put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that You will save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”

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37 look, I will place a wool fleece(A) on the threshing floor.(B) If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know(C) that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.”

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17 Then he said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then (A)show me a sign that it is You who talk with me.

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17 Gideon replied, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign(A) that it is really you talking to me.

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And he said, “Lord God, (A)how shall I know that I will inherit it?”

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But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,(A) how can I know(B) that I will gain possession of it?”(C)

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10 making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you.

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10 in my prayers at all times;(A) and I pray that now at last by God’s will(B) the way may be opened for me to come to you.(C)

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11 (A)“Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; [a]ask it either in the depth or in the height above.”

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  1. Isaiah 7:11 Lit. make the request deep or make it high above

11 “Ask the Lord your God for a sign,(A) whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.(B)

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14 (A)Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
But (B)a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,(A)
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.(B)

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And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, (A)“What is the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the Lord the third day?”

Then Isaiah said, (B)“This is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing which He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees or go backward ten degrees?”

10 And Hezekiah answered, “It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten [a]degrees; no, but let the shadow go backward ten degrees.”

11 So Isaiah the prophet cried out to the Lord, and (C)He brought the shadow ten [b]degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz.

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  1. 2 Kings 20:10 Lit. steps
  2. 2 Kings 20:11 Lit. steps

Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the temple of the Lord on the third day from now?”

Isaiah answered, “This is the Lord’s sign(A) to you that the Lord will do what he has promised: Shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or shall it go back ten steps?”

10 “It is a simple(B) matter for the shadow to go forward ten steps,” said Hezekiah. “Rather, have it go back ten steps.”

11 Then the prophet Isaiah called on the Lord, and the Lord made the shadow go back(C) the ten steps it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.

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Then Joab said to Amasa, “Are you in health, my brother?” (A)And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

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Joab said to Amasa, “How are you, my brother?” Then Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

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24 And it shall be, when you (A)hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then (B)the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

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24 As soon as you hear the sound(A) of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move quickly, because that will mean the Lord has gone out in front(B) of you to strike the Philistine army.”

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(A)If he says thus: ‘It is well,’ your servant will be safe. But if he is very angry, be sure that (B)evil is determined by him.

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If he says, ‘Very well,’ then your servant is safe. But if he loses his temper,(A) you can be sure that he is determined(B) to harm me.

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Then Jonathan said, “Very well, let us cross over to these men, and we will show ourselves to them. If they say thus to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them. 10 But if they say thus, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up. For the Lord has delivered them into our hand, and (A)this will be a sign to us.”

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Jonathan said, “Come on, then; we will cross over toward them and let them see us. If they say to us, ‘Wait there until we come to you,’ we will stay where we are and not go up to them. 10 But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ we will climb up, because that will be our sign(A) that the Lord has given them into our hands.(B)

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When you have departed from me today, you will find two men by (A)Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin (B)at Zelzah; and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys which you went to look for have been found. And now your father has ceased caring about the donkeys and is worrying about (C)you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?” ’ Then you shall go on forward from there and come to the terebinth tree of Tabor. There three men going up (D)to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. And they will [a]greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hands. After that you shall come to the hill of God (E)where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down (F)from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; (G)and they will be prophesying. Then (H)the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and (I)you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. And let it be, when these (J)signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for (K)God is with you. You shall go down before me (L)to Gilgal; and surely I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and make sacrifices of peace offerings. (M)Seven days you shall wait, till I come to you and show you what you should do.”

So it was, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, that God [b]gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day. 10 (N)When they came there to the hill, there was (O)a group of prophets to meet him; then the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 10:4 ask you about your welfare
  2. 1 Samuel 10:9 changed his heart

When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb,(A) at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys(B) you set out to look for have been found. And now your father has stopped thinking about them and is worried(C) about you. He is asking, “What shall I do about my son?”’

“Then you will go on from there until you reach the great tree of Tabor. Three men going up to worship God at Bethel(D) will meet you there. One will be carrying three young goats, another three loaves of bread, and another a skin of wine. They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread,(E) which you will accept from them.

“After that you will go to Gibeah(F) of God, where there is a Philistine outpost.(G) As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets(H) coming down from the high place(I) with lyres, timbrels,(J) pipes(K) and harps(L) being played before them, and they will be prophesying.(M) The Spirit(N) of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed(O) into a different person. Once these signs are fulfilled, do whatever(P) your hand(Q) finds to do, for God is with(R) you.

“Go down ahead of me to Gilgal.(S) I will surely come down to you to sacrifice burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, but you must wait seven(T) days until I come to you and tell you what you are to do.”

Saul Made King

As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed(U) Saul’s heart, and all these signs(V) were fulfilled(W) that day. 10 When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit(X) of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying.(Y)

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