The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom safe?” The Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up...
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And Absalom would add, “If only I were appointed judge in the land! Then everyone who has a complaint or case could come to me and I would...
Then Joab did go to Absalom’s house, and he said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?” Absalom said to Joab, “Look, I sent...
He (David) answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let the...
Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all...
How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. And who is...
But when David returned to bless his household, Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel...
David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life...
Then David chanted with this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son, and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the song of the bow;...
When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken...
When Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by prophets. Then Saul said to his servants...
Now behold, as your life was highly valued in my sight this day, so may my life be highly valued in the sight of the Lord, and may He...
Now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand. So now swear to me by...
The women sang as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.” Then Saul became very angry, for this...
Samuel rose early in the morning to meet Saul; and it was told Samuel, saying, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for...
Now the war against the Philistines was severe all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man or any valiant man, he attached him...
Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good...
And it came about when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons judges over Israel. Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name...
Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas’s wife, was pregnant and about to give birth; and when she heard the news that the ark of God was taken...
Then Hannah prayed and said, My heart exults in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord, My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies...
And they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. Then she said, “Behold, your...
The sons of Benjamin did so, and took wives according to their number from those who danced, whom they carried away. And they went and...
So when he (Micah) returned the silver to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to the silversmith who...
Then Delilah said to Samson, “Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies; tell me how you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you...
Then the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the child grew up and the Lord blessed him. And the Spirit of the Lord began...
Yet you have forsaken Me and served other gods; therefore I will no longer deliver you. Go and cry out to the gods which you have chosen;...
The Lord said to Gideon, “I will deliver you with the 300 men who lapped and will give the Midianites into your hands; so let all the other...
Now the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have...
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive...
So we answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?” Judah said to his father Israel, “Send...
When the seven years of plenty which had been in the land of Egypt came to an end, and the seven years of famine began to come, just as...
Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. It came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and...
When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death. They said to one another...
Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the...
Then God remembered Rachel, and God gave heed to her and opened her womb. So she conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my...
So I came today to the spring, and said, ‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful;...
Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” And he said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but...
But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken...
He said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the...
Then behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he...
Now the Lord said to Abram, Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father’s house, To the land which I will show...
Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take...
God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them; and God said to...
Are they servants of Christ?—I speak as if insane—I more so; in far more labors, in far more imprisonments, beaten times without number...
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the...
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some, letters of commendation to you or from you? You are our letter...
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction...
You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who...
Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. So...
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I...