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highlighted 1 Samuel 8:3 NLT
But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.
Feb 26
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highlighted 1 Samuel 8:2 NLT
Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba.
Feb 26
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highlighted 1 Samuel 7:12 NLT
Samuel then took a large stone and placed it between the towns of Mizpah and Jeshanah. He named it Ebenezer (which means “the stone of help”), for he said, “Up to this point the LORD has helped us!”
Feb 25
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highlighted 1 Samuel 7:6 NLT
So they gathered at Mizpah and, in a great ceremony, drew water from a well and poured it out before the LORD. They also went without food all day and confessed that they had sinned against the LORD. (It was at Mizpah that Samuel became Israel’s judge.)
Feb 25
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highlighted 1 Samuel 7:4 NLT
So the Israelites got rid of their images of Baal and Ashtoreth and worshiped only the LORD.
Feb 25
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highlighted 1 Samuel 7:2 NLT
The Ark remained in Kiriath-jearim for a long time—twenty years in all. During that time all Israel mourned because it seemed the LORD had abandoned them.
Feb 25
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highlighted 1 Samuel 7:1 NLT
So the men of Kiriath-jearim came to get the Ark of the LORD. They took it to the hillside home of Abinadab and ordained Eleazar, his son, to be in charge of it.
Feb 25
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highlighted 1 Samuel 6:21 NLT
So they sent messengers to the people at Kiriath-jearim and told them, “The Philistines have returned the Ark of the LORD. Come here and get it!”
Feb 24
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highlighted 1 Samuel 6:20 NLT
“Who is able to stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God?” they cried out. “Where can we send the Ark from here?”
Feb 24
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highlighted 1 Samuel 6:19 NLT
But the LORD killed seventy men from Beth-shemesh because they looked into the Ark of the LORD. And the people mourned greatly because of what the LORD had done.
Feb 24
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highlighted 1 Samuel 6:18 NLT
The five gold rats represented the five Philistine towns and their surrounding villages, which were controlled by the five rulers. The large rock at Beth-shemesh, where they set the Ark of the LORD, still stands in the field of Joshua as a witness to what happened there.
Feb 24
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highlighted 1 Samuel 6:6 NLT
Don’t be stubborn and rebellious as Pharaoh and the Egyptians were. By the time God was finished with them, they were eager to let Israel go.
Feb 24
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highlighted 1 Samuel 4:17 NLT
“Israel has been defeated by the Philistines,” the messenger replied. “The people have been slaughtered, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were also killed. And the Ark of God has been captured.”
Feb 22
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highlighted 1 Samuel 4:8 NLT
Help! Who can save us from these mighty gods of Israel? They are the same gods who destroyed the Egyptians with plagues when Israel was in the wilderness.
Feb 22
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highlighted 1 Samuel 4:3 NLT
After the battle was over, the troops retreated to their camp, and the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the LORD allow us to be defeated by the Philistines?” Then they said, “Let’s bring the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from Shiloh. If we carry it into battle with us, it will save us from our enemies.”
Feb 22
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highlighted 1 Samuel 3:20-21 NLT
And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD. The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh and gave messages to Samuel there at the Tabernacle.
Feb 21
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highlighted 1 Samuel 3:19 NLT
As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.
Feb 21
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highlighted 1 Samuel 3:16 NLT
But Eli called out to him, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” Samuel replied.
Feb 21
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highlighted 1 Samuel 3:10 NLT
And the LORD came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.”
Feb 21
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highlighted 1 Samuel 3:6 NLT
Then the LORD called out again, “Samuel!” Again Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” “I didn’t call you, my son,” Eli said. “Go back to bed.”
Feb 21