1 Samuel 24:20
Now look, I realize that you will in fact be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
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- 1 Sam 23:17 : 17 He said to him,“Don’t be afraid! For the hand of my father Saul cannot find you. You will rule over Israel, and I will be your second in command. Even my father Saul realizes this.”
- 2 Sam 3:17-18 : 17 Abner advised the elders of Israel,“Previously you were wanting David to be your king. 18 Act now! For the LORD has said to David,‘By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.’”
- Job 15:25 : 25 for he stretches out his hand against God, and vaunts himself against the Almighty,
- Matt 2:3-6 : 3 When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 After assembling all the chief priests and experts in the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem of Judea,” they said,“for it is written this way by the prophet: 6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
- Matt 2:13 : 13 The Escape to Egypt After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,“Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.”
- Matt 2:16 : 16 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.
- 1 Sam 13:14 : 14 But now your kingdom will not continue! The LORD has sought out for himself a man who is loyal to him and the LORD has appointed him to be leader over his people, for you have not obeyed what the LORD commanded you.”
- 1 Sam 20:30-31 : 30 Saul became angry with Jonathan and said to him,“You stupid traitor! Don’t I realize that to your own disgrace and to the disgrace of your mother’s nakedness you have chosen this son of Jesse? 31 For as long as this son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established. Now, send some men and bring him to me. For he is as good as dead!”
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21 So now swear to me in the LORD’s name that you will not kill my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”
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30 The LORD will do for my lord everything that he promised you, and he will make you a leader over Israel.
- 1 Sam 24:18-192 verses78%
18 You have explained today how you have treated me well. The LORD delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.
19 Now if a man finds his enemy, does he send him on his way in good shape? May the LORD repay you with good this day for what you have done to me.
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17 He said to him,“Don’t be afraid! For the hand of my father Saul cannot find you. You will rule over Israel, and I will be your second in command. Even my father Saul realizes this.”
- 1 Kgs 11:37-382 verses76%
37 I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel.
38 You must obey all I command you to do, follow my instructions, do what I approve, and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; I will give you Israel.
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20 Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.
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4 and the LORD will fulfill his promise to me,‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised,‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
- 1 Chr 17:10-112 verses74%
10 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. I will subdue all your enemies.“‘“I declare to you that the LORD will build a dynastic house for you!
11 When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.
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5 Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, just as I promised your father David,‘You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
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30 I will keep today the oath I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel:‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’”
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35 Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”
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18 Then I will establish your dynasty, just as I promised your father David,‘You will not fail to have a successor ruling over Israel.’
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10 Today your own eyes see how the LORD delivered you– this very day– into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I had pity on you and said,‘I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD’s chosen one.’
11 Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.
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7 Now be courageous and prove to be valiant warriors, for your lord Saul is dead. The people of Judah have anointed me as king over them.”
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15 He said,“You know that the kingdom was mine and all Israel considered me king. But then the kingdom was given to my brother, for the LORD decided it should be his.
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17 The LORD has done exactly as I prophesied! The LORD has torn the kingdom from your hand and has given it to your neighbor David!
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16 Now, O LORD God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said,‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and obey my law as you have done.’
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24 You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.
25 Now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said,‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’
26 Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized.
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18 Act now! For the LORD has said to David,‘By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.’”
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16 Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’”
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12 When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.
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24 Now, as certainly as the LORD lives(he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”
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12 David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
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14 The LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty. It is ready to happen!
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10 namely, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah all the way from Dan to Beer Sheba!”
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9 May the LORD your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.”
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24 Nathan said,“My master, O king, did you announce,‘Adonijah will be king after me; he will sit on my throne’?
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9 Now, LORD God, may your promise to my father David be realized, for you have made me king over a great nation as numerous as the dust of the earth.
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19 The LORD will hand you and Israel over to the Philistines! Tomorrow both you and your sons will be with me. The LORD will also hand the army of Israel over to the Philistines!”
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31 For as long as this son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established. Now, send some men and bring him to me. For he is as good as dead!”
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2 David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
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5 Don’t you realize that the LORD God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal covenant?
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10 He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’
11 “Now, my son, may the LORD be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the LORD your God, just as he announced you would.
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25 So now, O LORD God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,
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16 Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’
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23 So now, O LORD, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,
24 so it may become a reality and you may gain lasting fame, as people say,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is the God of Israel.’ The dynasty of your servant David will be established before you,
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4 He said,“The LORD God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.
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45 But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the LORD.
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17 She replied to him,“My master, you swore an oath to your servant by the LORD your God,‘Solomon your son will be king after me and he will sit on my throne.’
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2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. The LORD your God said to you,‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”
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26 Now, O LORD, you are the true God; you have made this good promise to your servant.
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15 May the LORD be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!”