Scripture Biography for the Young ... David and Solomon, Including Saul and Rehoboam, Gallaudet's SeriesAmerican tract society, 1843 - 385 pages |
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... divine commands had caused the forfeiture of his crown . " I have re- jected him from reigning over Israel , " was the declaration of God to the prophet Samuel ; " fill thy horn with oil , and go , I will send thee to Jesse the ...
... divine commands had caused the forfeiture of his crown . " I have re- jected him from reigning over Israel , " was the declaration of God to the prophet Samuel ; " fill thy horn with oil , and go , I will send thee to Jesse the ...
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... divine direction that the Lord had not chosen him . He now inquired of Jesse if these were all his children , and being told that one yet , the youngest , remained at home , he ordered him to be sent for ; and to show the importance and ...
... divine direction that the Lord had not chosen him . He now inquired of Jesse if these were all his children , and being told that one yet , the youngest , remained at home , he ordered him to be sent for ; and to show the importance and ...
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... divine decision , and anointed David as the one chosen of God who was to be at no distant period the king of Israel . What a change is before him ! The sceptre of royalty is to take the place of the shepherd's crook . He who has been ...
... divine decision , and anointed David as the one chosen of God who was to be at no distant period the king of Israel . What a change is before him ! The sceptre of royalty is to take the place of the shepherd's crook . He who has been ...
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Horace Hooker. those divine influences which had so mercifully been shed down upon him , thus invited , as it were , a demon of wickedness to take possession of his breast . To what awful judgments do not they expose themselves who ...
Horace Hooker. those divine influences which had so mercifully been shed down upon him , thus invited , as it were , a demon of wickedness to take possession of his breast . To what awful judgments do not they expose themselves who ...
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... divine influence which attend- ed him . The language that the attendant of Saul used seems clearly to imply this . " Behold , I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite that is cun- ning in playing , and a mighty valiant man , and a ...
... divine influence which attend- ed him . The language that the attendant of Saul used seems clearly to imply this . " Behold , I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite that is cun- ning in playing , and a mighty valiant man , and a ...
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Page 25 - And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock. And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth : and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
Page 201 - And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 117 - And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up ? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
Page 349 - And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
Page 9 - But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature ; because I have refused him : for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel.
Page 118 - Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him ; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
Page 137 - From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
Page 199 - Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight ? Thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
Page 23 - And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him : for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
Page 367 - And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy ; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.