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And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom." And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about Absalom.

Feb 19

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highlighted 2 Samuel 15:6 ESV

Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

Feb 19

Then he said to his servants, "See, Joab's field is next to mine, and he has barley there; go and set it on fire." So Absalom's servants set the field on fire.Then Joab arose and went to Absalom at his house and said to him, "Why have your servants set my field on fire?"Absalom answered Joab, "Behold, I sent word to you, 'Come here, that I may send you to the king, to ask, "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still." Now therefore let me go into the presence of the king, and if there is guilt in me, let him put me to death.'"

Feb 19

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highlighted 2 Samuel 14:23-24 ESV

So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.And the king said, "Let him dwell apart in his own house; he is not to come into my presence." So Absalom lived apart in his own house and did not come into the king's presence.

Feb 19

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highlighted 2 Samuel 13:28 ESV

Then Absalom commanded his servants, "Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, 'Strike Amnon,' then kill him. Do not fear; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant."

Feb 19

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highlighted 2 Samuel 13:21 ESV

When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.

Feb 19

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highlighted 2 Samuel 13:15-17 ESV

Then Amnon hated her with very great hatred, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, "Get up! Go!"But she said to him, "No, my brother, for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me." But he would not listen to her.He called the young man who served him and said, "Put this woman out of my presence and bolt the door after her."

Feb 19

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highlighted 2 Samuel 11:1-5 ESV

In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, "Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?"So David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned to her house.And the woman conceived, and she sent and told David, "I am pregnant."

Feb 12

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highlighted 1 Samuel 11:1-5 ESV

Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you."But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, "On this condition I will make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all your right eyes, and thus bring disgrace on all Israel."The elders of Jabesh said to him, "Give us seven days' respite that we may send messengers through all the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no one to save us, we will give ourselves up to you."When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, and all the people wept aloud.Now, behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen. And Saul said, "What is wrong with the people, that they are weeping?" So they told him the news of the men of Jabesh.

Feb 12

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highlighted 1 Samuel 16:23 ESV

And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him.

Jan 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 16:14-17 ESV

Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented him.And Saul's servants said to him, "Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you.Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well."So Saul said to his servants, "Provide for me a man who can play well and bring him to me."

Jan 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 15:22 ESV

And Samuel said, "Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

Jan 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 15:13-14 ESV

And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed be you to the Lord. I have performed the commandment of the Lord."And Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?"

Jan 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 9:21 ESV

Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjaminite, from the least of the tribes of Israel? And is not my clan the humblest of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?"

Jan 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 9:1-2 ESV

There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth.And he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.

Jan 22

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highlighted 1 Samuel 13:13-14 ESV

And Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you. For then the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you."

Jan 8

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highlighted Matthew 15:11 ESV

it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person."

Jan 3

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highlighted Matthew 14:27 ESV

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid."

Jan 3

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highlighted Matthew 1:18-25 ESV

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (which means, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife,but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.

Dec 11

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highlighted Psalms 34:2-3 ESV

My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!

Nov 27

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