1Sa 23:9, Job 12:6, Jer 12:1, Dan 8:4, 11:28, 36, Rev 13:11-17 | ESV | STEP | David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest , Bring the ephod here.

1 Samuel 23:9

9 David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, ^a“Bring the ephod here.”

Job 12:6

6 ^bThe tents of robbers are at peace,
and those who provoke God are secure,
who bring their god in their hand. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain}

Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah’s Complaint

1 ^dRighteous are you, O Lord,
when I complain to you;
yet I would plead my case before you.
^eWhy does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all ^fwho are treacherous thrive?

Daniel 8:4

4 I saw ^gthe ram charging westward and northward and southward. No ^hbeast ⁱcould stand before him, ^jand there was no one who could rescue from his power. ^kHe did as he pleased and ^lbecame great.

Daniel 11:28

28 And he shall return to his land with great wealth, but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant. And he shall work his will and return to his own land.

Daniel 11:36

36 “And the king shall ^mdo as he wills. ⁿHe shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, ^oand shall speak astonishing things against ^pthe God of gods. ^qHe shall prosper ^rtill the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done.

Revelation of John 13:11-17

The Second Beast

11 Then ^sI saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, ^{▼▼Or on its behalf} and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, ^uwhose mortal wound was healed. 13 ^vIt performs great signs, even ^wmaking fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of ^{▼▼Or on behalf of} the beast ^yit deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast ^zthat was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not ^aaworship the image of the beast ^abto be slain. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} ^adto be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, ^aethe name of the beast or ^afthe number of its name.