052011 Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD…

"And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back: and he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, 'Thus saith the LORD, 'Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not …

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051611 Give therefore Thy servant an understanding heart to judge Thy people

"And Solomon said, 'Thou hast shewed unto Thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before Thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee; and Thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that Thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it …

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051311 Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life

"Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, 'Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.'  And the king said, 'What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath …

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051011 Thy throne shall be established for ever

"And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.  He shall build an house for My name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.  I will …

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050711 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire…

"...And their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.  Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.  And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.  And David …

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050211 …To obey is better than sacrifice…

"And Samuel said, 'Hath 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 hearken than the fat of rams.  For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast …

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042811 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him…

...And did let none of his words fall to the ground.  And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.  And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD."  1 Samuel …

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040711 …The mountain shall be thine

"And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, 'Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?'   And Joshua answered them, 'If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and …

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040611 …Behold, the LORD hath kept me alive…

"Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, 'Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.  Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me …

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040211 …He is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath

"And before they were laid down, she [Rahab] came up unto them upon the roof; and she said unto the men, 'I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.  For we have heard …

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