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• Psalm 29Bible

  Psalm 29 is a psalm of David that praises the glory and kingship of the LORD, celebrating seven times "the voice of the LORD" sounding in thunder and storm. It closes with the blessing of strength and peace that the LORD gives to his people.

• Psalm 97Bible

  Psalm 97 is a hymn of praise that opens with the declaration "The LORD reigneth." It celebrates the majesty of God, who appears amid fire and lightning, the shame of idol worshipers, and the joy of the righteous.

• Psalm 99Bible

  Psalm 99 is a hymn of praise celebrating the reign of the LORD as King. A refrain declaring his holiness occurs three times, and the psalm exalts the God who answered the prayers of Moses, Aaron, and Samuel and who forgave sin.

• Psalm 93Bible

  A five-verse psalm of praise in Book IV of the Psalms. It proclaims that the LORD reigns as King and that his might is greater than the great waters and the waves of the sea.

• 1 Samuel 16:13–14Bible Verses

  In this passage, after Samuel anoints David, the Spirit of the LORD comes upon David and departs from Saul. The passage marks the turning point in the transfer of kingship and is frequently discussed with regard to the departure of the Spirit and the meaning of "an evil spirit from the LORD."

• Judges 8Bible

  Judges 8 recounts how Gideon relentlessly pursues and captures Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian. It goes on to tell how, after he declines the kingship, the golden ephod he makes becomes a snare, and how Israel returns to the worship of Baal after his death.

• 1 Samuel 12Bible

  First Samuel 12 records Samuel's farewell address before all Israel after Saul became king. Samuel has his integrity publicly affirmed, reviews Israel's history, reminds the people of their sin in asking for a king, and urges king and people alike to serve the LORD.

• 2 Chronicles 1Bible

  2 Chronicles 1 recounts how Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings before the tabernacle of the congregation at Gibeon. When God appeared to him by night, Solomon asked for wisdom and knowledge to judge the people and received, in addition, a promise of riches and honor. The chapter then describes his chariots and wealth.

• Hosea 8Bible

  Hosea 8 is a fourteen-verse prophecy that indicts the northern kingdom of Israel for setting up kings without God, worshiping the calf of Samaria, relying on Assyria, and offering merely formal sacrifices, and it pronounces judgment on the nation.

• 1 Samuel 15:23-24Bible Verses

  In this passage the prophet Samuel tells King Saul, who had disobeyed God's command, that rebellion is comparable to divination and idolatry and that Saul has been rejected from the kingship. Saul then confesses his sin, saying that he feared the people. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of obedience and repentance.

• 1 Samuel 16:11–13Bible Verses

  This passage recounts how Samuel anointed David, the youngest son of Jesse, and how the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. It marks the turning point at which kingship passes from Saul to David and is frequently cited in discussions of divine election and the presence of the Holy Spirit.

• Table of NationsBible

  The Table of Nations is the list of the descendants of Noah's three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, recorded in Genesis 10. Arranged in genealogical form, the passage describes how the various peoples spread across the earth after the Flood.

• AmmonBible

  Ammon was a people whom the Bible describes as the descendants of Ben-ammi, the son of Lot. Living east of the Jordan River, the Ammonites were a neighboring nation related to Israel by kinship, yet frequently in conflict with it.

• Flesh (Pauline Usage)Bible

  Flesh (Greek sarx) is a central term in the Pauline Epistles. It can denote the human body, lineage, and human weakness, and above all the sinful human nature that opposes God and the Holy Spirit.