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1 Samuel 2:7-8
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1 Samuel 2:7-8
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7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(A)
he humbles and he exalts.(B)
8 He raises(C) the poor(D) from the dust(E)
and lifts the needy(F) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.(G)
“For the foundations(H) of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
1 Samuel 2:7-8
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1 Samuel 2:7-8
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7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.
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1 Samuel 2:7-8
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1 Samuel 2:7-8
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7 The Lord (A)makes poor and makes rich;
(B)He brings low and lifts up.
8 (C)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
(D)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.
(E)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
1 Samuel 9:16
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1 Samuel 9:16
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1 Samuel 9:16
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1 Samuel 9:16
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16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
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1 Samuel 9:16
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1 Samuel 9:16
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16 “Tomorrow about this time (A)I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, (B)and you shall anoint him [a]commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have (C)looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
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- 1 Samuel 9:16 prince or ruler
1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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16 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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David Anointed King
16 Now the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? (B)Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to (C)Jesse the Bethlehemite. For (D)I have [a]provided Myself a king among his sons.”
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- 1 Samuel 16:1 Lit. seen
2 Samuel 6:21
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2 Samuel 6:21
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21 David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed(A) me ruler(B) over the Lord’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the Lord.
2 Samuel 6:21
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2 Samuel 6:21
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21 And David said unto Michal, It was before the Lord, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel: therefore will I play before the Lord.
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2 Samuel 6:21
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2 Samuel 6:21
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21 So David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, (A)who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the (B)people of the Lord, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the Lord.
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