and he entered once for all into the most holy place not by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, and so he himself secured ¹  eternal redemption.

My dynasty is approved by God, ¹  for he has made a perpetual covenant with me, arranged in all its particulars and secured. He always delivers me, and brings all I desire to fruition. ² 

A garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash.

We are also ready to punish every act of disobedience, ¹  whenever your obedience is complete.

When I went out to the city gate and secured my seat in the public square, ¹ 

if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,

So ¹  they went with the soldiers ²  of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.

So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site ¹  from the sons of Heth.

Your house and your kingdom will stand before me ¹  permanently; your dynasty ²  will be permanent.’”

When he had secured control of the kingdom, ¹  he executed the servants who had assassinated his father. ² 

and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the Lord made with the Israelites.”

After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the Lord.

The Lord made his kingdom secure; ¹  all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected. ² 

When he had secured control of the kingdom, ¹  he executed the servants who had assassinated his father. ² 

Likewise, know ¹  that wisdom is sweet ²  to your soul; if you find it, ³  you will have a future, ⁴  and your hope will not be cut off.

You saw the many breaks in the walls of the city of David; ¹  you stored up water in the lower pool.

Moreover, as for you, because of our covenant relationship secured with blood, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

so ¹  I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’

Then the commanding officer ¹  came up and arrested ²  him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains; ³  he ⁴  then asked who he was and what ⁵  he had done.

As we ran under the lee of ¹  a small island called Cauda, ²  we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat ³  under control.