ha.yah H1961

הָיָה (ha.yah) means “to be” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

הָיָה Hebrew · H1961 3,561 tagged occurrences in 3,132 verses

Pronunciation guide: haw-yaw Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H1961

הָיָה · ha.yah · to be

1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא)); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

KJV glosses: beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

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How translators render H1961

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
will be	205
came	155
was	149
be	108
and	91
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will become	48
is	36
are	31
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had	28
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to be	28
now	27
vvv	25
there was	24
has become	21
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i am	19
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so	18
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they will be	17
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you were	12
become	11
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have	10
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i have become	9
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when	9
will	9
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it was	8
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and he became	7
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as	7
as soon as	7
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but	7
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however	7
i will be	7
it shall be	7
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some time later	7
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after	6
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to	6
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you will become	5
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one day	4
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all	3
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spread	3
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while	3
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about	2
act	2
am	2
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and bind them	2
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including	2
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a man	1
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and with	1
and would receive	1
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and you will become	1
and you will have	1
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appeared	1
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at	1
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her	1
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it had been	1
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shall extend	1
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share	1
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so adonijah	1
so are	1
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so that you will be	1
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so that you would no longer be	1
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so there were	1
so they became	1
so they could give me	1
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so whenever	1
so will i be	1
sold	1
some time later however	1
soon	1
spent	1
stand	1
still belongs to	1
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supported	1
take	1
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testify	1
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that it may turn into	1
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that they may become	1
that they may go	1
that they would become	1
that you become	1
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the city must remain	1
the following	1
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then i will be	1
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then you will become	1
there	1
there are	1
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there has ever been	1
there is to be	1
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there should now be	1
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therefore be	1
therefore it will remain	1
these curses will be	1
these may become	1
these nations were left	1
these nobles kept	1
these will serve	1
they are but	1
they become	1
they came into	1
they had been	1
they had taken	1
they have	1
they have occurred	1
they have remained	1
they married	1
they may marry	1
they pressed the amorites	1
they serve	1
they spent	1
they themselves have been	1
they went	1
they will	1
they will be fulfilled	1
they will be left	1
they will be thorns	1
they will come	1
they will make	1
they will remain	1
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this was	1
this will belong to	1
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to be used	1
to bring	1
to come	1
to have this	1
to make	1
to marry	1
to provide	1
to remain	1
to serve	1
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treat	1
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whether that man will be	1
which	1
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which he was	1
which served	1
while he is	1
while joseph was	1
while they were	1
who are	1
who became	1
who comes	1
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who had received	1
who is	1
who was	1
who were	1
why was	1
wielding	1
wife has	1
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will be put	1
will be set	1
will be spread	1
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will bring you	1
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will qualify	1
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will stand	1
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will surely come to pass	1
will take place	1
will touch	1
will you have	1
with this bitter	1
would happen	1
would last forever	1
would lie	1
yet it seemed	1
yet they shall be	1
yet you have	1
you	1
you are to apply	1
you are to observe	1
you are to treat them	1
you be	1
you had	1
you harbored	1
you have become	1
you have been working	1
you have done	1
you have indeed become	1
you lived	1
you must	1
you must be	1
you must have	1
you must maintain	1
you must treat	1
you must use	1
you shall have	1
you shall maintain	1
you shall regard it	1
you should be	1
you to be	1
you were only	1
you who were	1
you will escape	1
you will go	1
your god	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
shall be	6
and be	2
and there shall be	2
be	2
done	2
had	2
is	2
let there be	2
was	2
accomplished	1
all that pertained	1
and it came to pass	1
and it is done	1
and it shall be	1
and it shall come to pass	1
and it was so	1
and quit	1
and shall be brought to pass	1
and thou shalt not be	1
and ye shall be	1
art become	1
as when there was	1
be thou	1
brake	1
came	1
caused	1
did	1
fainted	1
fell	1
followed	1
had been	1
had communication	1
happened to us	1
hath been	1
how was	1
i am	1
is committed	1
is done	1
kept	1
lasted	1
required	1
should be	1
that i am	1
that i was altogether	1
them that thou mayest use	1
there are	1
there hath not been	1
there was	1
this that is done	1
thou art become	1
thou shalt be	1
to be	1
to you it shall be	1
to you quit	1
unto thee be not	1
unto thee therefore thou art	1
we should have been	1
we will be	1
were	1
what is done	1
which were	1
with us and be to us	1
you and will be	1

Verses containing H1961

Page 27 of 63. 3132 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

1 Samuel 25:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your servant.”
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1 Samuel 25:37 · BSB · 2 occurrences
In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him, and he became like a stone.
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1 Samuel 25:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.
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1 Samuel 25:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.
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1 Samuel 25:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.
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1 Samuel 27:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
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1 Samuel 27:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the time that David lived in Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months.
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1 Samuel 27:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”
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1 Samuel 28:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”
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1 Samuel 28:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?
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1 Samuel 28:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
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1 Samuel 28:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now please listen to your servant and let me set a morsel of bread before you so you may eat and have the strength to go on your way.”
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1 Samuel 29:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
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1 Samuel 29:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?
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1 Samuel 29:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
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1 Samuel 30:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
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1 Samuel 30:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And so it has been from that day forward. David established this statute and ordinance for Israel to this very day.
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1 Samuel 31:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
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2 Samuel 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
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2 Samuel 1:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
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2 Samuel 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
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2 Samuel 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
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2 Samuel 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
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2 Samuel 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
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2 Samuel 2:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
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2 Samuel 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
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2 Samuel 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
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2 Samuel 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
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2 Samuel 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
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2 Samuel 2:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
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2 Samuel 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
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2 Samuel 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
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2 Samuel 3:6 · BSB · 3 occurrences
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.
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2 Samuel 3:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
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2 Samuel 3:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
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2 Samuel 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
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2 Samuel 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.
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2 Samuel 4:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
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2 Samuel 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
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2 Samuel 5:2 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
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2 Samuel 5:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
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2 Samuel 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
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2 Samuel 6:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.
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2 Samuel 6:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this. Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken.”
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2 Samuel 6:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.
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2 Samuel 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
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2 Samuel 7:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
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2 Samuel 7:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.
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2 Samuel 7:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
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2 Samuel 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.
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