TBESH · H3068G
יְהֹוָה · ye.ho.vah · LORD
Jehovah = "the existing One" 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of a.do.na (אֲדֹנָי "Lord" H0136)
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יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) means “LORD” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: yeh-ho-vaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
יְהֹוָה · ye.ho.vah · LORD
Jehovah = "the existing One" 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of a.do.na (אֲדֹנָי "Lord" H0136)
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יְהֹוָה · ye.ho.vah · The Lord
Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
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יְהֹוָה · ye.ho.vah · (Jerusalem of) the Lord
Combined with ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
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from H1961 (הָיָה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV glosses: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the lord | 2870 |
| of the lord | 1384 |
| to the lord | 451 |
| o lord | 343 |
| and the lord | 181 |
| then the lord | 171 |
| am the lord | 156 |
| the lords | 72 |
| for the lord | 58 |
| may the lord | 58 |
| but the lord | 54 |
| so the lord | 51 |
| in the lord | 46 |
| as surely as the lord | 39 |
| he | 38 |
| by the lord | 36 |
| from the lord | 36 |
| against the lord | 33 |
| when the lord | 24 |
| is the lord | 23 |
| of the lords | 20 |
| before the lord | 15 |
| that the lord | 14 |
| him | 13 |
| now the lord | 12 |
| has the lord | 11 |
| god | 9 |
| because the lord | 8 |
| is the lords | 8 |
| belongs to the lord | 7 |
| his | 7 |
| lord | 7 |
| and he | 6 |
| again the lord | 5 |
| be the lord | 5 |
| is from the lord | 5 |
| therefore the lord | 5 |
| and may the lord | 4 |
| as the lord | 4 |
| does the lord | 4 |
| if the lord | 4 |
| so he | 4 |
| the lord is | 4 |
| with the lord | 4 |
| yet the lord | 4 |
| against the lords | 3 |
| and | 3 |
| and when the lord | 3 |
| are the lord | 3 |
| are the lords | 3 |
| belong to the lord | 3 |
| even though the lord | 3 |
| from the lords | 3 |
| in his | 3 |
| since the lord | 3 |
| the lord himself | 3 |
| the lord to anger | 3 |
| what the lord | 3 |
| you o lord | 3 |
| and since the lord | 2 |
| are from the lord | 2 |
| because of the lords | 2 |
| but in the lords | 2 |
| but it is the lord | 2 |
| by his | 2 |
| can the lord | 2 |
| did the lord | 2 |
| even if the lord | 2 |
| in him | 2 |
| it is the lord | 2 |
| like the lord | 2 |
| of his | 2 |
| of the lord go | 2 |
| on the lord | 2 |
| the lord also | 2 |
| the lord however | 2 |
| then may the lord | 2 |
| thus the lord | 2 |
| to the lords | 2 |
| with the lords | 2 |
| about the lord | 1 |
| after all the lord | 1 |
| against him | 1 |
| against his | 1 |
| although the lord | 1 |
| and did not the lord | 1 |
| and his | 1 |
| and how he | 1 |
| and how the lord | 1 |
| and now the lord | 1 |
| and that the lord | 1 |
| and the lord will cause | 1 |
| and the lords | 1 |
| and when he | 1 |
| any of the lords | 1 |
| are upon the lord | 1 |
| as one the lord | 1 |
| at the lords | 1 |
| at this time the lord | 1 |
| be the lords | 1 |
| belonging to the lord | 1 |
| bless the lord | 1 |
| but by the lord | 1 |
| but he | 1 |
| by the lords | 1 |
| due the lord | 1 |
| even when the lord | 1 |
| for he | 1 |
| for me | 1 |
| how then can the lord | 1 |
| i the lord | 1 |
| in the lords | 1 |
| indeed the lord | 1 |
| is for the lord | 1 |
| is in the lord | 1 |
| is like the lord | 1 |
| is of the lord | 1 |
| it for the lord | 1 |
| it to the lord | 1 |
| it was the lord | 1 |
| let the lord | 1 |
| meanwhile the lord | 1 |
| moreover the lord | 1 |
| nevertheless the lord | 1 |
| o lord are god | 1 |
| of him | 1 |
| of obligation to the lord | 1 |
| of the lord is | 1 |
| of the lord itself | 1 |
| of the lord of hosts | 1 |
| of the lords temple | 1 |
| offense has the lord | 1 |
| on behalf of the lord | 1 |
| our lord | 1 |
| pray that the lord | 1 |
| rather the lord | 1 |
| so that he | 1 |
| so that his | 1 |
| that he | 1 |
| that he himself | 1 |
| that is why the lord | 1 |
| that it is the lord | 1 |
| that it was the lord | 1 |
| the foundation of the lords | 1 |
| the lord in hebron | 1 |
| the lord loved him | 1 |
| the lord with contempt | 1 |
| the offerings for the lords | 1 |
| then as the lord | 1 |
| then he | 1 |
| there | 1 |
| things the lord | 1 |
| this is the lords | 1 |
| to serve the lord | 1 |
| to the lord begins | 1 |
| to the lord for destruction | 1 |
| to the lord freely | 1 |
| unless the lord | 1 |
| until the lord | 1 |
| upon the lord | 1 |
| upon them o lord | 1 |
| was the lord | 1 |
| were treating the lords | 1 |
| where the lord | 1 |
| who | 1 |
| whom the lord | 1 |
| would the lord | 1 |
| yet it was the lords | 1 |
| yet may the lord | 1 |
| you before the lord | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the lord | 1928 |
| of the lord | 1559 |
| and the lord | 507 |
| unto the lord | 454 |
| o lord | 191 |
| which the lord | 174 |
| for the lord | 157 |
| that the lord | 95 |
| as the lord | 88 |
| to the lord | 70 |
| against the lord | 61 |
| in the lord | 54 |
| from the lord | 52 |
| lord | 49 |
| but the lord | 41 |
| the lords | 39 |
| of the lords | 30 |
| because the lord | 27 |
| me o lord | 23 |
| whom the lord | 19 |
| i the lord | 18 |
| when the lord | 18 |
| therefore the lord | 17 |
| all that the lord | 13 |
| that i the lord | 13 |
| upon the lord | 13 |
| according to all that the lord | 12 |
| not the lord | 12 |
| so the lord | 12 |
| then the lord | 12 |
| with the lord | 12 |
| ye the lord | 12 |
| by the lord | 11 |
| moreover the lord | 10 |
| thee o lord | 10 |
| for i the lord | 8 |
| on the lord | 8 |
| what the lord | 8 |
| and when the lord | 7 |
| in the lords | 7 |
| now the lord | 7 |
| unto him the lord | 7 |
| unto thee o lord | 7 |
| but thou o lord | 6 |
| how that the lord | 6 |
| wherefore the lord | 6 |
| also the lord | 5 |
| behold the lord | 5 |
| hath the lord | 5 |
| if the lord | 5 |
| whither the lord | 5 |
| yea the lord | 5 |
| and it shall be when the lord | 4 |
| before the lord | 4 |
| but now the lord | 4 |
| for behold the lord | 4 |
| for thou lord | 4 |
| it the lord | 4 |
| jehovah | 4 |
| let the lord | 4 |
| not unto them as the lord | 4 |
| of which the lord | 4 |
| them o lord | 4 |
| thou o lord | 4 |
| thus the lord | 4 |
| until the lord | 4 |
| unto them the lord | 4 |
| whereof the lord | 4 |
| wherewith the lord | 4 |
| will the lord | 4 |
| according as the lord | 3 |
| according unto all that the lord | 3 |
| against the lords | 3 |
| and behold the lord | 3 |
| and now the lord | 3 |
| and the lords | 3 |
| be the lord | 3 |
| did not the lord | 3 |
| even the lord | 3 |
| for thus hath the lord | 3 |
| from me o lord | 3 |
| god | 3 |
| howbeit the lord | 3 |
| in thee o lord | 3 |
| it may be that the lord | 3 |
| it unto the lord | 3 |
| not against the lord | 3 |
| now o lord | 3 |
| now therefore o lord | 3 |
| of which the lords | 3 |
| seeing the lord | 3 |
| shall the lord | 3 |
| them for the lord | 3 |
| therefore hath the lord | 3 |
| to provoke the lord | 3 |
| toward the lord | 3 |
| unto them as the lord | 3 |
| unto whom the lord | 3 |
| upon me o lord | 3 |
| wherefore hath the lord | 3 |
| ye of the lord | 3 |
| yet the lord | 3 |
| and it shall come to pass when the lord | 2 |
| and now o lord | 2 |
| and thou lord | 2 |
| because of the lord | 2 |
| between the lord | 2 |
| but for the lord | 2 |
| but o lord | 2 |
| did the lord | 2 |
| for that the lord | 2 |
| for thou o lord | 2 |
| for us unto the lord | 2 |
| furthermore the lord | 2 |
| here i pray thee for the lord | 2 |
| him and the lord | 2 |
| how long lord | 2 |
| i that the lord | 2 |
| it as the lord | 2 |
| me and the lord | 2 |
| me for the lord | 2 |
| neither hath the lord | 2 |
| nevertheless the lord | 2 |
| not because the lord | 2 |
| not of the lord | 2 |
| now therefore behold the lord | 2 |
| of you for the lord | 2 |
| only the lord | 2 |
| sake o lord | 2 |
| so as the lord | 2 |
| so shall the lord | 2 |
| so that the lord | 2 |
| that the lords | 2 |
| that they should be the lords | 2 |
| that thou lord | 2 |
| that which the lord | 2 |
| thee as the lord | 2 |
| them for i the lord | 2 |
| them the lord | 2 |
| them unto the lord | 2 |
| themselves before the lord | 2 |
| then shall the lord | 2 |
| then will the lord | 2 |
| there unto the lord | 2 |
| therefore now lord | 2 |
| therefore that the lord | 2 |
| thereon unto the lord | 2 |
| thou lord | 2 |
| thou of the lord | 2 |
| thou that the lord | 2 |
| thou the lord | 2 |
| unto them by the lord | 2 |
| us o lord | 2 |
| what hath the lord | 2 |
| wherein the lord | 2 |
| why hath the lord | 2 |
| after that the lord | 1 |
| against me before the lord | 1 |
| against me the lord | 1 |
| against thee unto the lord | 1 |
| against them and the lord | 1 |
| against us if so be that the lord | 1 |
| against whom the lord | 1 |
| all this the lord | 1 |
| also by us and the lord | 1 |
| also in the lord | 1 |
| also unto me o lord | 1 |
| among you for the lord | 1 |
| and according unto all that the lord | 1 |
| and as the lord | 1 |
| and god | 1 |
| and he was there with the lord | 1 |
| and i the lord | 1 |
| and if the lord | 1 |
| and it came to pass when the lord | 1 |
| and it shall be to the lord | 1 |
| and let the lord | 1 |
| and now behold the lord | 1 |
| and now i beseech thee o lord | 1 |
| and now lord | 1 |
| and so the lord | 1 |
| and that the lord | 1 |
| and there they be as the lord | 1 |
| and therefore will the lord | 1 |
| and unto the lord | 1 |
| and what doth the lord | 1 |
| and what hath the lord | 1 |
| and wherefore hath the lord | 1 |
| as the lords | 1 |
| at the lord | 1 |
| at the lords | 1 |
| away from the lord | 1 |
| be given thee of the lord | 1 |
| because by him the lord | 1 |
| because of the lords | 1 |
| because that the lord | 1 |
| because the lords | 1 |
| because thou lord | 1 |
| behold now the lord | 1 |
| between me and thee and the lord | 1 |
| between us that the lord | 1 |
| both with the lord | 1 |
| but as for thee the lord | 1 |
| but as for us the lord | 1 |
| but because the lord | 1 |
| but if the lord | 1 |
| but lo the lord | 1 |
| but now o lord | 1 |
| but thou lord | 1 |
| but unto the lord | 1 |
| by him for the lord | 1 |
| concerning whom the lord | 1 |
| counsel of the lord | 1 |
| doth the lord | 1 |
| even as the lord | 1 |
| every one of them and the lord | 1 |
| except as the lord | 1 |
| except the lord | 1 |
| for himself the lord | 1 |
| for in thee o lord | 1 |
| for it was his from the lord | 1 |
| for it was of the lord | 1 |
| for me the lord | 1 |
| for the lords | 1 |
| for the which the lord | 1 |
| for them as the lord | 1 |
| for them hath the lord | 1 |
| for them the lord | 1 |
| for there the lord | 1 |
| for thus shall the lord | 1 |
| for us the lord | 1 |
| for which the lord | 1 |
| for whom the lord | 1 |
| for with the lord | 1 |
| for you unto the lord | 1 |
| forasmuch as the lord | 1 |
| from thee which the lord | 1 |
| from them and the lord | 1 |
| from thence will the lord | 1 |
| hath not the lord | 1 |
| have not i the lord | 1 |
| he of the lord | 1 |
| her the lord | 1 |
| him of the lord | 1 |
| him only the lord | 1 |
| him the lord | 1 |
| him to the lord | 1 |
| him unto the lord | 1 |
| himself before the lord | 1 |
| himself but when the lord | 1 |
| himself in the lord | 1 |
| himself to the lord | 1 |
| himself unto the lord | 1 |
| hitherto hath the lord | 1 |
| how the lord | 1 |
| i o lord | 1 |
| i pray thee here for the lord | 1 |
| i pray thee o lord | 1 |
| i pray thee of the lord | 1 |
| i say on the lord | 1 |
| in by it because the lord | 1 |
| in provoking the lord | 1 |
| in thee for thou lord | 1 |
| in which the lord | 1 |
| is me now for the lord | 1 |
| is not the lord | 1 |
| is the lords | 1 |
| it and the lord | 1 |
| it came to pass that the lord | 1 |
| it except the lord | 1 |
| it for the lord | 1 |
| it i the lord | 1 |
| it may be the lord | 1 |
| it that the lord | 1 |
| it upon us for the lord | 1 |
| it whereas the lord | 1 |
| itself for the lord | 1 |
| lest the lord | 1 |
| let them be before the lord | 1 |
| like as the lord | 1 |
| like unto the lord | 1 |
| like unto thee o lord | 1 |
| likewise when the lord | 1 |
| lo o lord | 1 |
| lords | 1 |
| may be in the lord | 1 |
| me not o lord | 1 |
| me the lord | 1 |
| me then the lord | 1 |
| me unto the lord | 1 |
| nay but whom the lord | 1 |
| no more for i the lord | 1 |
| no not when the lord | 1 |
| none like unto the lord | 1 |
| none like unto thee o lord | 1 |
| nor unto whatsoever the lord | 1 |
| not against us but against the lord | 1 |
| not how thou provokedst the lord | 1 |
| not i the lord | 1 |
| not in the lord | 1 |
| not o lord | 1 |
| not right against the lord | 1 |
| not seeing the lord | 1 |
| not that the lord | 1 |
| not that which the lord | 1 |
| not the lords | 1 |
| not thou he o lord | 1 |
| not to the lord | 1 |
| not unto us o lord | 1 |
| not upon the lord | 1 |
| not ye against the lord | 1 |
| notwithstanding the lord | 1 |
| now for the lord | 1 |
| now then o lord | 1 |
| now therefore unto me by the lord | 1 |
| now unto the lord | 1 |
| of all that the lord | 1 |
| of behold the lord | 1 |
| of him as the lord | 1 |
| of him concerning me i the lord | 1 |
| of it for the lord | 1 |
| of it unto the lord | 1 |
| of me seeing the lord | 1 |
| of such unto the lord | 1 |
| of the same the lords | 1 |
| of them and the lord | 1 |
| of them for the lord | 1 |
| of them so shall the lord | 1 |
| of these things unto the lord | 1 |
| on the lords | 1 |
| ourselves to the lord | 1 |
| over thee whom the lord | 1 |
| over us when the lord | 1 |
| over you the lord | 1 |
| peradventure the lord | 1 |
| provoking the lord | 1 |
| sake did the lord | 1 |
| shall be the lords | 1 |
| shall surely be the lords | 1 |
| shalt thou have of the lord | 1 |
| so now the lord | 1 |
| so unto the lord | 1 |
| so whomsoever the lord | 1 |
| so will the lord | 1 |
| surely the lords | 1 |
| that then the lord | 1 |
| thee and what hath the lord | 1 |
| thee for now would the lord | 1 |
| thee that the lord | 1 |
| thee what the lord | 1 |
| them and the lord | 1 |
| them as the lord | 1 |
| them because the lord | 1 |
| them by the lord | 1 |
| them i the lord | 1 |
| them in the lord | 1 |
| them that the lord | 1 |
| them therefore hath the lord | 1 |
| them to minister unto the lord | 1 |
| them which the lord | 1 |
| them will the lord | 1 |
| themselves lest the lord | 1 |
| themselves to the lord | 1 |
| themselves unto them and provoked the lord | 1 |
| there before the lord | 1 |
| there for the lord | 1 |
| there the lord | 1 |
| there when the lord | 1 |
| therefore as the lord | 1 |
| therefore it shall be when the lord | 1 |
| therefore now o lord | 1 |
| therefore unto the lord | 1 |
| therefore when the lord | 1 |
| therein for the lord | 1 |
| therein to the lord | 1 |
| therein unto the lord | 1 |
| thereof and the lord | 1 |
| thereof the lord | 1 |
| thereof the lords | 1 |
| thereof to the lord | 1 |
| thereon as the lord | 1 |
| thereon let the lord | 1 |
| these unto the lord | 1 |
| thine for the lord | 1 |
| thine o lord | 1 |
| this is the lords | 1 |
| thither the lord | 1 |
| thou in the lord | 1 |
| thou therefore o lord | 1 |
| thou unto us all that the lord | 1 |
| thou us unto thee o lord | 1 |
| though the lord | 1 |
| thyself also in the lord | 1 |
| thyself for then shall the lord | 1 |
| thyself in the lord | 1 |
| till the lord | 1 |
| to her by the lord | 1 |
| to him by the lord | 1 |
| to me o lord | 1 |
| to thee o lord | 1 |
| together unto the lord | 1 |
| unto her the lord | 1 |
| unto him hath not the lord | 1 |
| unto him nay for the lord | 1 |
| unto him what hath the lord | 1 |
| unto me and the lord | 1 |
| unto me by the lord | 1 |
| unto me for i the lord | 1 |
| unto me the lord | 1 |
| unto me where is the lord | 1 |
| unto me wherewith the lord | 1 |
| unto thee because of the lord | 1 |
| unto thee because the lord | 1 |
| unto thee but the lord | 1 |
| unto thee by the lord | 1 |
| unto thee for i the lord | 1 |
| unto thee from the lord | 1 |
| unto thee only the lord | 1 |
| unto thee wherefore hath the lord | 1 |
| unto them behold because the lord | 1 |
| unto them i am the lord | 1 |
| unto them let the lord | 1 |
| upon him and the lord | 1 |
| upon it as the lord | 1 |
| upon me because the lord | 1 |
| upon me lord | 1 |
| upon thee i the lord | 1 |
| upon them as the lord | 1 |
| upon them the lord | 1 |
| upon us o lord | 1 |
| upon which the lords | 1 |
| upon you for the lord | 1 |
| upon you which the lord | 1 |
| us not the lord | 1 |
| us not thou o lord | 1 |
| us the lord | 1 |
| was from the lord | 1 |
| was the lord | 1 |
| what doth the lord | 1 |
| what have ye to do with the lord | 1 |
| whatsoever the lord | 1 |
| where the lord | 1 |
| whereby the lord | 1 |
| wherein the lords | 1 |
| wherewith he provoked the lord | 1 |
| whether the lord | 1 |
| which should be the lords | 1 |
| which thou o lord | 1 |
| with him and that the lord | 1 |
| with me forasmuch as when the lord | 1 |
| with me the lord | 1 |
| with that which the lord | 1 |
| with thee for the lord | 1 |
| with thee i the lord | 1 |
| with whom the lord | 1 |
| within her and the lord | 1 |
| ye him whom the lord | 1 |
| ye in the lord | 1 |
| ye make the lords | 1 |
| ye not against the lord | 1 |
| ye now what the lord | 1 |
| ye provoked the lord | 1 |
| ye that the lord | 1 |
| ye to the lord | 1 |
| yet lord | 1 |
| yet thou o lord | 1 |
| you and the lord | 1 |
| you but the lord | 1 |
| you so shall the lord | 1 |
| you so the lord | 1 |
| you the lord | 1 |
| yourselves to the lord | 1 |
| yourselves unto the lord | 1 |
Page 40 of 111. 5524 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
Read word by wordAfterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
Read word by wordSo the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
Read word by wordThen he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
Read word by wordBut when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.
Read word by wordAnd the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.
Read word by wordSo Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.
Read word by wordWhen that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”
Read word by wordSamuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
Read word by word“Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.” Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Everyone must go back to his city.”
Read word by wordNow on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,
Read word by wordWhen Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”
Read word by wordThen Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
Read word by wordThen the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.
Read word by wordAfter this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah
Read word by wordand said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’
Read word by wordBut today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”
Read word by wordSo again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”
Read word by wordSamuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
Read word by wordThen Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.
Read word by wordHe took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out together as one man.
Read word by wordBut Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
Read word by wordSo all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
Read word by wordHere I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
Read word by wordSamuel 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.
Read word by wordThen Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
Read word by wordNow present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.
Read word by wordWhen 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.
Read word by wordBut they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.
Read word by wordThen they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
Read word by wordSo the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.
Read word by wordBut when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
Read word by wordNow here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.
Read word by wordIf you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.
Read word by wordBut if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.
Read word by wordNow, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.
Read word by wordIs it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
Read word by wordSo Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
Read word by wordThey pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”
Read word by word“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
Read word by wordIndeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
Read word by wordAs for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
Read word by wordAbove all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
Read word by wordI thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
Read word by word“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
Read word by wordBut now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”
Read word by wordincluding Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.
Read word by wordJonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
Read word by wordBut 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.”
Read word by wordSo the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
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