1 Samuel 2:27-30
The Lord Rejects Eli’s Household
27And there came aa man of God to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, b‘Did I indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt subject to the house of Pharaoh? 28 cDid I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, dto wear an ephod before me? eI gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel. 29Why then do you fscorn ▼▼Hebrew kick at
my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded for my dwelling, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?’ 30Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: h‘I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,’ ibut now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 1 Samuel 15:16
16Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop! I will tell you what the Lord said to me this night.” And he said to him, “Speak.”2 Samuel 12:7-8
7Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, j‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. 8And I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more.1 Kings 12:24
24‘Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up or fight against your relatives the people of Israel. Every man return to his home, kfor this thing is from me.’” So they listened to the word of the Lord and went home again, according to the word of the Lord.1 Kings 16:2
2“Since I lexalted you out of the dust and made you leader over my people Israel, and myou have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have made my people Israel to sin, provoking me to anger with their sins,
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