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But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together.
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Their possessions were too great for them to remain together; the land where they were staying could not support them both because of their livestock.
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“‘If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner and stranger, so they can continue to live among you.
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Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Put me where I can feel the pillars that support the temple, so that I may lean against them.”
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But the men said, “You must not go out; if we are forced to flee, they won’t care about us. Even if half of us die, they won’t care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It would be better now for you to give us support from the city.”
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They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support.
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Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they gave him their support.
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He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high, with four rows of cedar columns supporting trimmed cedar beams.
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Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and each had a basin resting on four supports, cast with wreaths on each side.
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At the top of the stand there was a circular band half a cubit deep. The supports and panels were attached to the top of the stand.
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He engraved cherubim, lions and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and on the panels, in every available space, with wreaths all around.
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The king used the almugwood to make supports for the temple of the Lord and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. So much almugwood has never been imported or seen since that day.)
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Omri King of Israel
Then the people of Israel were split into two factions; half supported Tibni son of Ginath for king, and the other half supported Omri.
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Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and strengthen his own hold on the kingdom.
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King Ahaz cut off the side panels and removed the basins from the movable stands. He removed the Sea from the bronze bulls that supported it and set it on a stone base.
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David’s Mighty Warriors
These were the chiefs of David’s mighty warriors—they, together with all Israel, gave his kingship strong support to extend it over the whole land, as the Lord had promised—
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They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon three years, following the ways of David and Solomon during this time.
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Under their command was an army of 307,500 men trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
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Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jozadak set to work to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.
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Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it.”
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Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this.
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Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strengthened faltering knees.
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They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support.
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May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.
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Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword and have not supported him in battle.
