But you have today rejected your God, who Himself saved you from all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us!’ Now therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans.”

Then Joab came into the house to the king, and said, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who today have saved your life, the lives of your sons and daughters, the lives of your wives and the lives of your concubines,

David Returns to Jerusalem

Now all the people were in a dispute throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king saved us from the hand of our enemies, he delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.

Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side.

This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

“Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.

In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them and carried them All the days of old.

The Remnant of Israel Saved

“At the same time,” says the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”

And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

That we should be saved from our enemies And from the hand of all who hate us,

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved.’

Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up.

And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.