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1 Samuel chapter 15

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Samuel said to Saul, "I am the one whom the LORD sent to anoint you king of his people Israel. Now listen to what the LORD Almighty says.
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He is going to punish the people of Amalek because their ancestors opposed the Israelites when they were coming from Egypt.
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Go and attack the Amalekites and completely destroy everything they have. Don't leave a thing; kill all the men, women, children, and babies; the cattle, sheep, camels, and donkeys."
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Saul called his forces together and inspected them at Telem: there were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and 10,000 from Judah.
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Then he and his men went to the city of Amalek and waited in ambush in a dry riverbed.
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He sent a warning to the Kenites, a people whose ancestors had been kind to the Israelites when they came from Egypt: "Go away and leave the Amalekites, so that I won't kill you along with them." So the Kenites left.
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Saul defeated the Amalekites, fighting all the way from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt;
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he captured King Agag of Amalek alive and killed all the people.
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But Saul and his men spared Agag's life and did not kill the best sheep and cattle, the best calves and lambs, or anything else that was good; they destroyed only what was useless or worthless.
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The LORD said to Samuel,
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"I am sorry that I made Saul king; he has turned away from me and disobeyed my commands." Samuel was angry, and all night long he pleaded with the LORD.
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Early the following morning he went off to find Saul. He heard that Saul had gone to the town of Carmel, where he had built a monument to himself, and then had gone on to Gilgal.
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Samuel went up to Saul, who greeted him, saying, "The LORD bless you, Samuel! I have obeyed the LORD's command."
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Samuel asked, "Why, then, do I hear cattle mooing and sheep bleating?"
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Saul answered, "My men took them from the Amalekites. They kept the best sheep and cattle to offer as a sacrifice to the LORD your God, and the rest we have destroyed completely."
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"Stop," Samuel ordered, "and I will tell you what the LORD said to me last night." "Tell me," Saul said.
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Samuel answered, "Even though you consider yourself of no importance, you are the leader of the tribes of Israel. The LORD anointed you king of Israel,
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and he sent you out with orders to destroy those wicked people of Amalek. He told you to fight until you had killed them all.
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Why, then, did you not obey him? Why did you rush to grab the loot, and so do what displeases the LORD?"
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"I did obey the LORD," Saul replied. "I went out as he told me to, brought back King Agag, and killed all the Amalekites.
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But my men did not kill the best sheep and cattle that they captured; instead, they brought them here to Gilgal to offer as a sacrifice to the LORD your God."
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Samuel said, "Which does the LORD prefer: obedience or offerings and sacrifices? It is better to obey him than to sacrifice the best sheep to him.
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Rebellion against him is as bad as witchcraft, and arrogance is as sinful as idolatry. Because you rejected the LORD's command, he has rejected you as king."
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"Yes, I have sinned," Saul replied. "I disobeyed the LORD's command and your instructions. I was afraid of my men and did what they wanted.
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But now I beg you, forgive my sin and go back with me, so that I can worship the LORD."
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"I will not go back with you," Samuel answered. "You rejected the LORD's command, and he has rejected you as king of Israel."
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Then Samuel turned to leave, but Saul caught hold of his cloak, and it tore.
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Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you today and given it to someone who is a better man than you.
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Israel's majestic God does not lie or change his mind. He is not a human being---he does not change his mind."
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"I have sinned," Saul replied. "But at least show me respect in front of the leaders of my people and all of Israel. Go back with me so that I can worship the LORD your God."
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So Samuel went back with him, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
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"Bring King Agag here to me," Samuel ordered. Agag came to him, trembling with fear, thinking to himself, "What a bitter thing it is to die!"
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Samuel said, "As your sword has made many mothers childless, so now your mother will become childless." And he cut Agag to pieces in front of the altar in Gilgal.
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Then Samuel went to Ramah, and King Saul went home to Gibeah.
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As long as Samuel lived, he never again saw the king; but he grieved over him. The LORD was sorry that he had made Saul king of Israel.

1 Samuel chapter 16

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The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you go on grieving over Saul? I have rejected him as king of Israel. But now get some olive oil and go to Bethlehem, to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be king."
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"How can I do that?" Samuel asked. "If Saul hears about it, he will kill me!" The LORD answered, "Take a calf with you and say that you are there to offer a sacrifice to the LORD.
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Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell you what to do. You will anoint as king the man I tell you to."
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Samuel did what the LORD told him to do and went to Bethlehem, where the city leaders came trembling to meet him and asked, "Is this a peaceful visit, seer?"
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"Yes," he answered. "I have come to offer a sacrifice to the LORD. Purify yourselves and come with me." He also told Jesse and his sons to purify themselves, and he invited them to the sacrifice.
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When they arrived, Samuel saw Jesse's son Eliab and said to himself, "This man standing here in the LORD's presence is surely the one he has chosen."
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But the LORD said to him, "Pay no attention to how tall and handsome he is. I have rejected him, because I do not judge as people judge. They look at the outward appearance, but I look at the heart."
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Then Jesse called his son Abinadab and brought him to Samuel. But Samuel said, "No, the LORD hasn't chosen him either."
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Jesse then brought Shammah. "No, the LORD hasn't chosen him either," Samuel said.
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In this way Jesse brought seven of his sons to Samuel. And Samuel said to him, "No, the LORD hasn't chosen any of these."
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Then he asked him, "Do you have any more sons?" Jesse answered, "There is still the youngest, but he is out taking care of the sheep." "Tell him to come here," Samuel said. "We won't offer the sacrifice until he comes."
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So Jesse sent for him. He was a handsome, healthy young man, and his eyes sparkled. The LORD said to Samuel, "This is the one---anoint him!"
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Samuel took the olive oil and anointed David in front of his brothers. Immediately the spirit of the LORD took control of David and was with him from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.
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The LORD's spirit left Saul, and an evil spirit sent by the LORD tormented him.
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His servants said to him, "We know that an evil spirit sent by God is tormenting you.
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So give us the order, sir, and we will look for a man who knows how to play the harp. Then when the evil spirit comes on you, the man can play his harp, and you will be all right again."
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Saul ordered them, "Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me."
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One of his attendants said, "Jesse of the town of Bethlehem has a son who is a good musician. He is also a brave and handsome man, a good soldier, and an able speaker. The LORD is with him."
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So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, "Send me your son David, the one who takes care of the sheep."
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Jesse sent David to Saul with a young goat, a donkey loaded with bread, and a leather bag full of wine.
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David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much and chose him as the man to carry his weapons.
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Then Saul sent a message to Jesse: "I like David. Let him stay here in my service."
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From then on, whenever the evil spirit sent by God came on Saul, David would get his harp and play it. The evil spirit would leave, and Saul would feel better and be all right again.

1 Chronicles chapter 5

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These are the descendants of Reuben, the oldest of Jacob's sons. (Because he had sex with one of his father's concubines, he lost the rights belonging to the first-born son, and those rights were given to Joseph.
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It was the tribe of Judah, however, that became the strongest and provided a ruler for all the tribes.)
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Reuben, the oldest of Jacob's sons, had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
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These are the descendants of Joel from generation to generation: Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei, Micah, Reaiah, Baal, and Beerah. The Assyrian emperor, Tiglath Pileser, captured Beerah, a leader of the tribe, and deported him.
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(SEE 5:4)
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(SEE 5:4)
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The family records list the following clan leaders in the tribe of Reuben: Jeiel, Zechariah,
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and Bela, the son of Azaz and grandson of Shema, of the clan of Joel. This clan lived in Aroer and in the territory from there north to Nebo and Baal Meon.
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They had large herds in the land of Gilead, and so they occupied the land as far east as the desert that stretches all the way to the Euphrates River.
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In the time of King Saul the tribe of Reuben attacked the Hagrites, killed them in battle, and occupied their land in the eastern part of Gilead.
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The tribe of Gad lived to the north of Reuben in the land of Bashan as far east as Salecah.
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Joel was the founder of the leading clan, and Shapham of the second most important clan. Janai and Shaphat were founders of other clans in Bashan.
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The other members of the tribe belonged to the following seven clans: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
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They were descendants of Abihail son of Huri, whose ancestors were traced back as follows: Abihail, Huri, Jaroah, Gilead, Michael, Jeshishai, Jahdo, Buz.
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Ahi, the son of Abdiel and grandson of Guni, was head of these clans.
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They lived in the territory of Bashan and Gilead, in the towns there and all over the pasture lands of Sharon.
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(These records were compiled in the days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam II of Israel.)
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In the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh there were 44,760 soldiers, well-trained in the use of shields, swords, and bows.
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They went to war against the Hagrite tribes of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
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They put their trust in God and prayed to him for help, and God answered their prayers and made them victorious over the Hagrites and their allies.
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They captured from the enemy 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys, and took 100,000 prisoners of war.
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They killed many of the enemy, because the war was God's will. And they went on living in that territory until the exile.
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The people of East Manasseh settled in the territory of Bashan as far north as Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon, and their population increased greatly.
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The following were the heads of their clans: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were all outstanding soldiers, well-known leaders of their clans.
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But the people were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and deserted him to worship the gods of the nations whom God had driven out of the land.
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So God caused Emperor Pul of Assyria (also known as Tiglath Pileser) to invade their country. He deported the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh and settled them permanently in Halah, Habor, and Hara, and by the Gozan River.

Matthew chapter 1

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This is the list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, who was a descendant of Abraham.
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From Abraham to King David, the following ancestors are listed: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah and his brothers; then Perez and Zerah (their mother was Tamar), Hezron, Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz (his mother was Rahab), Obed (his mother was Ruth), Jesse, and King David.
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(SEE 1:2)
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(SEE 1:2)
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(SEE 1:2)
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(SEE 1:2)
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From David to the time when the people of Israel were taken into exile in Babylon, the following ancestors are listed: David, Solomon (his mother was the woman who had been Uriah's wife), Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, and Jehoiachin and his brothers.
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(SEE 1:7)
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(SEE 1:7)
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(SEE 1:7)
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(SEE 1:7)
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From the time after the exile in Babylon to the birth of Jesus, the following ancestors are listed: Jehoiachin, Shealtiel, Zerubbabel, Abiud, Eliakim, Azor, Zadok, Achim, Eliud, Eleazar, Matthan, Jacob, and Joseph, who married Mary, the mother of Jesus, who was called the Messiah.
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(SEE 1:12)
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(SEE 1:12)
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(SEE 1:12)
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(SEE 1:12)
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So then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, and fourteen from David to the exile in Babylon, and fourteen from then to the birth of the Messiah.
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This was how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. His mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they were married, she found out that she was going to have a baby by the Holy Spirit.
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Joseph was a man who always did what was right, but he did not want to disgrace Mary publicly; so he made plans to break the engagement privately.
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While he was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary to be your wife. For it is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived.
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She will have a son, and you will name him Jesus---because he will save his people from their sins."
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Now all this happened in order to make come true what the Lord had said through the prophet,
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"A virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and he will be called Immanuel" (which means, "God is with us").
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So when Joseph woke up, he married Mary, as the angel of the Lord had told him to.
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But he had no sexual relations with her before she gave birth to her son. And Joseph named him Jesus.

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