1 Samuel
The Lord has filled my heart with joy;
how happy I am because of what he has done!
I laugh at my enemies;
how joyful I am because God has helped me!
No one is holy like the Lord;
there is none like him,
no protector like our God.
Stop your loud boasting;
silence your proud words.
For the Lord is a God who knows,
and he judges all that people do.
(1 Samuel 2:1-3, Good News Bible)
The Lord kills and restores to life;
he sends people to the world of the dead and brings them back again.
He makes some men poor and others rich;
he humbles some and makes others great.
He lifts the poor from the dust and raises the needy from their misery.
He makes them companions of princes and puts them in places of honor.
He protects the lives of his faithful people,
But the wicked disappear in darkness;
A man does not triumph by his own strength.
(1 Samuel 2:6-9, Good News Bible)
If a man sins against another man, God can defend him; but who can defend a man who sins against the Lord?
(1 Samuel 2:25, Good News Bible)
I will honor those who honor me, and I will treat with contempt those who despise me.
(1 Samuel 2:30, Good News Bible)
answered, “Here I am!”
(1 Samuel 3:4)
Speak; your servant is listening.”
(1 Samuel 3:10)
“He is the Lord; he will do whatever seems best to him.”
(1 Samuel 3:18, Good News Bible)
Saul, a handsome man in the prime of life. Saul was a foot taller than anyone else in Israel and more handsome as well.
(1 Samuel 9:2, Good News Bible)
Do whatever God leads you to do.
(1 Samuel 10:7, Good News Bible)
When Saul turned to leave Samuel, God gave Saul a new nature.
(1 Samuel 10:9, Good News Bible)
“I am your God, the one who rescues you from all your troubles and difficulties.”
(1 Samuel 10:19)
You committed a great sin against the Lord when you asked him for a king.
(1 Samuel 12:17, Good News Bible)
Do not turn away from the lord, but serve him with all your heart. Don’t go after false gods; they cannot help you or save you, for they are not real.
(1 Samuel 12:20-21, Good News Bible)
You must serve Jehovah with all your heart.
(1 Samuel 12:20, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)
Don’t go after false gods; they cannot help you or save you, for they are not real.
(1 Samuel 12:21)
Obey the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart.
(1 Samuel 12:24, Good News Bible)
There is no hindrance to Jehovah to save by many or by few.
(1 Samuel 14:6, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)
To obey is better than sacrifice.
(1 Samuel 15:22)
Which does the Lord prefer: obedience or offerings and sacrifices? It is better to obey him than to sacrifice the best sheep to him. Rebellion against him is as bad as witchcraft, and arrogance is as sinful as idolatry.
(1 Samuel 15:22-23, Good News Bible)
He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man.
(1 Samuel 15:29)
“Israel’s majestic God does not lie or change his mind. He is not a man - he does not change his mind.”
(1 Samuel 15:29, Good News Bible)
The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
(1 Samuel 16:7)
“Pay no attention to how tall and handsome he is. I have rejected him, because I do not judge as man judges. Man looks at the outward appearance, but I look at the heart.”
(1 Samuel 16:7, Good News Bible)
You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts.
(1 Samuel 17:45)
The Lord does not need swords or spears to save his people.
(1 Samuel 17:47, Good News Bible)
Who can raise his hand against the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless?
(1 Samuel 26:9)
The Lord rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness.
(1 Samuel 26:23)
The Lord rewards those who are faithful and righteous.
(1 Samuel 26:23, Good News Bible)