“Then the king of the south ¹  and one of his subordinates ²  will grow strong. His subordinate ³  will resist ⁴  him and will rule a kingdom greater than his. ⁵ 

Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it.

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to release them.

When Samuel turned to leave, Saul ¹  grabbed the edge of his robe and it tore.

Yet Pharaoh’s heart became hard, ¹  and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not release the Israelites.

Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him ¹  through God.

David then grabbed his own clothes ¹  and tore them, as did all the men who were with him.

As she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said to her, “Come on! Get in bed with me, ¹  my sister!”

But he refused to listen to her. ¹  He overpowered her and humiliated her by raping her. ² 

Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. ¹ 

By the ninth day of the fourth month ¹  the famine in the city was so severe the residents ²  had no food.

He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine.

By the ninth day of the fourth month ¹  the famine in the city was so severe the residents ²  had no food.

While the famine was over all the earth, ¹  Joseph opened the storehouses ²  and sold grain to the Egyptians. The famine was severe throughout the land of Egypt.

But the Lord said to Moses, “Put out your hand and grab it by the tail” – so he put out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand ¹  –

But the magicians of Egypt did the same ¹  by their secret arts, and so ²  Pharaoh’s heart remained hard, ³  and he refused to listen to Moses and Aaron ⁴  – just as the Lord had predicted.

The magicians said ¹  to Pharaoh, “It is the finger ²  of God!” But Pharaoh’s heart remained hard, ³  and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.

But the Lord hardened ¹  Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted to Moses.

So Pharaoh’s heart remained hard, ¹  and he did not release the Israelites, as the Lord had predicted through Moses.