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“When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.”
— Judges 18:10
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“And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?”
— Judges 18:24
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“And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.”
— Judges 18:31
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“And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.”
— Judges 20:2
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“And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.”
— Judges 20:18
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“And the children of Israel inquired of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,”
— Judges 20:27
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“And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;”
— Judges 21:2
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“And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?”
— Judges 21:3
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“And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.”
— Ruth 1:15
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“And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:”
— Ruth 1:16
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“The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.”
— Ruth 2:12
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“Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.”
— 1 Samuel 1:17
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“There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.”
— 1 Samuel 2:2
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“If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.”
— 1 Samuel 2:25
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“And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?”
— 1 Samuel 2:27
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“Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.”
— 1 Samuel 2:30
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“And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;”
— 1 Samuel 3:3
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“And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.”
— 1 Samuel 3:17
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“So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.”
— 1 Samuel 4:4
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“And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.”
— 1 Samuel 4:7
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“Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.”
— 1 Samuel 4:8
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“And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.”
— 1 Samuel 4:11
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“And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.”
— 1 Samuel 4:13
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“And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.”
— 1 Samuel 4:17
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“And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.”
— 1 Samuel 4:18
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“And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.”
— 1 Samuel 4:19
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“And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.”
— 1 Samuel 4:21
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“And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.”
— 1 Samuel 4:22
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“And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.”
— 1 Samuel 5:1
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“When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.”
— 1 Samuel 5:2
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“And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.”
— 1 Samuel 5:7
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“They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.”
— 1 Samuel 5:8
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“Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.”
— 1 Samuel 5:10
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“So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.”
— 1 Samuel 5:11
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“And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.”
— 1 Samuel 6:3
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“Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.”
— 1 Samuel 6:5
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“And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us?”
— 1 Samuel 6:20
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“And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
— 1 Samuel 7:3
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“And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”
— 1 Samuel 7:8
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“According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.”
— 1 Samuel 8:8
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“And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.”
— 1 Samuel 9:6
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“Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?”
— 1 Samuel 9:7
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“And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.”
— 1 Samuel 9:8
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“(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)”
— 1 Samuel 9:9
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“Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.”
— 1 Samuel 9:10
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“And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.”
— 1 Samuel 9:27
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“Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:”
— 1 Samuel 10:3
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“After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:”
— 1 Samuel 10:5
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“And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.”
— 1 Samuel 10:7
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“And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.”
— 1 Samuel 10:9