Discovery Box| (0.12) | Rut 3:10 |
| He said, “May you be rewarded 1 by the Lord, my dear! 2 This act of devotion 3 is greater than what you did before. 4 For you have not sought to marry 5 one of the young men, whether rich or poor. 6 |
| (0.12) | Rut 4:12 |
| May your family 1 become like the family of Perez 2 – whom Tamar bore to Judah – through the descendants 3 the Lord gives you by this young woman.” |
| (0.12) | Rut 4:14 |
| The village women said to Naomi, “May the Lord be praised because he has not left you without a guardian 1 today! May he 2 become famous in Israel! 3 |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 1:7 |
| Peninnah 1 would behave this way year after year. Whenever Hannah 2 went up to the Lord’s house, Peninnah 3 would upset her so that she would weep and refuse to eat. |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 1:9 |
| On one occasion in Shiloh, after they had finished eating and drinking, Hannah got up. 1 (Now at the time Eli the priest was sitting in his chair 2 by the doorpost of the Lord’s temple.) |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 1:15 |
| But Hannah replied, “That’s not the way it is, 1 my lord! I am under a great deal of stress. 2 I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to 3 the Lord. |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 1:22 |
| but Hannah did not go up with them. 1 Instead she told her husband, “Once the boy is weaned, I will bring him and appear before the Lord, and he will remain there from then on.” |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 2:15 |
| Even before they burned the fat, the priest’s attendant would come and say to the person who was making the sacrifice, “Hand over some meat for the priest to roast! He won’t take boiled meat from you, but only raw.” 1 |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 3:6 |
| The Lord again called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli 1 said, “I didn’t call you, my son. Go back and lie down.” |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 3:9 |
| So Eli said to Samuel, “Go back and lie down. When he calls you, say, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” So Samuel went back and lay down in his place. |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 3:15 |
| So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision. |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 3:21 |
| Then the Lord again appeared in Shiloh, for it was in Shiloh that the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel 1 through the word of the Lord. 2 |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 4:6 |
| When the Philistines heard the sound of the shout, they said, “What is this loud shout in the camp of the Hebrews?” Then they realized that the ark of the Lord had arrived at the camp. |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 5:6 |
| The Lord attacked 1 the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of 2 both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores. 3 |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 6:2 |
| the Philistines called the priests and the omen readers, saying, “What should we do with the ark of the Lord? Advise us as to how we should send it back to its place.” |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 6:21 |
| So they sent messengers to the residents of Kiriath Jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Come down here and take it back home with you.” |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 7:2 |
| It was quite a long time – some twenty years in all – that the ark stayed at Kiriath Jearim. All the people 1 of Israel longed for 2 the Lord. |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 7:10 |
| As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel. 1 But on that day the Lord thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by 2 Israel. |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 7:12 |
| Samuel took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Shen. 1 He named it Ebenezer, 2 saying, “Up to here the Lord has helped us.” |
| (0.12) | 1Sa 7:13 |
| So the Philistines were defeated; they did not invade Israel again. The hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. |
