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- 1 Samuel 6:18
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The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.
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- 1 Samuel 6:20
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The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”
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- 1 Samuel 8:8
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Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.
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- 1 Samuel 8:11
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He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots.
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- 1 Samuel 9:11
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And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
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- 1 Samuel 9:17
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When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”
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- 1 Samuel 9:18
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Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
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- 1 Samuel 9:21
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Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
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- 1 Samuel 10:11
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When all those who had formerly known Saul saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
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- 1 Samuel 10:27
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But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
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- 1 Samuel 11:13
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But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
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- 1 Samuel 12:2
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Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
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- 1 Samuel 12:5
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Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
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- 1 Samuel 12:8
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When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
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- 1 Samuel 12:16
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Now, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.
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- 1 Samuel 14:4
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Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
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- 1 Samuel 14:10
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But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.”
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- 1 Samuel 14:29
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“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
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- 1 Samuel 14:34
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Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.
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- 1 Samuel 14:45
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But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
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- 1 Samuel 15:14
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But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”
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- 1 Samuel 16:8
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Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
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- 1 Samuel 16:9
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Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
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- 1 Samuel 16:12
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So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:3
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The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them.
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- 1 Samuel 17:10
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Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!”
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- 1 Samuel 17:12
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Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.
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- 1 Samuel 17:17
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One day Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.
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- 1 Samuel 17:25
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Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:26
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David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
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- 1 Samuel 17:27
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The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:28
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Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
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- 1 Samuel 17:30
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Then he turned from him toward another and asked about the offer, and those people answered him just as the first ones had answered.
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- 1 Samuel 17:32
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And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!”
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- 1 Samuel 17:33
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But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:36
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Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:37
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David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:46
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This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
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- 1 Samuel 17:47
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And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:55
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As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:56
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“Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king.
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- 1 Samuel 18:8
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And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
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- 1 Samuel 20:2
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“Far from it!” Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!”
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- 1 Samuel 20:8
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Therefore show kindness to your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
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- 1 Samuel 21:9
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The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
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Source alternate reference: 21.10
- 1 Samuel 21:11
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But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
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Source alternate reference: 21.12
- 1 Samuel 21:15
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Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”
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Source alternate reference: 21.16
- 1 Samuel 22:8
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Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.”
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- 1 Samuel 22:13
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And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today.”
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- 1 Samuel 23:26
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Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
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