2 Samuel 16:4
Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!
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2 Samuel 16:4
Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!
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Genesis 15:2
And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.
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Genesis 32:5
And I have oxen and asses and flocks and men-servants and women-servants: and I have sent to give my lord news of these things so that I may have grace in his eyes.
Ruth 2:2
And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Now let me go into the field and take up the heads of grain after him in whose eyes I may have grace. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.
2 Samuel 14:22
Then Joab, falling down on his face on the earth, gave the king honour and blessing; and Joab said, Today it is clear to your servant that I have grace in your eyes, my lord king, because the king has given effect to the request of his servant.
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Genesis 33:9
But Esau said, I have enough; keep what is yours, my brother, for yourself.
Genesis 33:11
Take my offering then, with my blessing; for God has been very good to me and I have enough: so at his strong request, he took it.
Genesis 43:11
Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:
Genesis 43:14
And may God, the Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me; there is no help for it.
Exodus 23:8
Take no rewards in a cause: for rewards make blind those who have eyes to see, and make the decisions of the upright false.
1 Samuel 25:35
Then David took from her hands her offering: and he said to her, Go back to your house in peace; see, I have given ear to your voice, and taken your offering with respect.
Proverbs 17:8
An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.
Micah 7:3
Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.
Malachi 1:9
And now, make request for the grace of God so that he may have mercy on us: this has been your doing: will he give his approval to any of you? says the Lord of armies.
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Genesis 34:11
And Shechem said to her father and her brothers, If you will give ear to my request, whatever you say I will give to you.
1 Samuel 25:8
If your young men are questioned they will say the same thing. So now, let my young men have grace in your eyes, for we are come at a good time; please give anything you may have by you to your servants and to your son David.
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Genesis 45:22
To every one of them he gave three changes of clothing; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred bits of silver and five changes of clothing.
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Deuteronomy 19:15
One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has done: on the word of two or three witnesses a question is to be judged.
2 Samuel 14:4
And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king.
2 Samuel 14:8
And the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this.
2 Samuel 14:10
And the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.
2 Samuel 14:11
Then she said, Let the king keep in mind the Lord your God, so that he who gives punishment for blood may be kept back from further destruction and that no one may send death on my son. And he said, By the living Lord, not a hair of your son's head will come to the earth.
Proverbs 18:17
The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.
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1 Samuel 9:1
Now there was a man of Benjamin named Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a man of wealth.
2 Samuel 3:16
And her husband went with her as far as Bahurim, weeping while he went. Then Abner said to him, Go back. And he went back.
2 Samuel 16:6
And he sent stones at David and at all the king's servants and at all the people and at all the men of war by his side, on the right hand and on the left.
2 Samuel 16:7
And Shimei said, with curses, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, you good-for-nothing:
2 Samuel 16:8
The Lord has sent punishment on you for all the blood of the family of Saul, whose kingdom you have taken; and the Lord has given the kingdom to Absalom, your son: now you yourself are taken in your evil, because you are a man of blood.
2 Samuel 16:9
Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king, Is this dead dog to go on cursing my lord the king? let me go over and take off his head.
2 Samuel 16:10
And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Let him go on cursing, for the Lord has said, Put a curse on David, and who then may say, Why have you done so?
2 Samuel 16:11
And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, You see how my son, the offspring of my body, has made designs against my life: how much more then may this Benjamite do so? Let him be, and let him go on cursing; for the Lord has given him orders.
2 Samuel 16:12
It may be that the Lord will take note of my wrongs, and give me back good in answer to his cursing of me today.
2 Samuel 16:13
So David and his men went on their way: and Shimei went by the hillside parallel with them, cursing and sending stones and dust at him.
2 Samuel 16:14
And the king and his people came tired to Jordan, and took their rest there.
2 Samuel 16:15
And Absalom and the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
2 Samuel 16:16
Then Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom and said, Long life to the king, long life to the king!
2 Samuel 16:17
And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?
Psalms 7:1
Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite. O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;
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2 Samuel 13:16
And she said to him, Not so, my brother, for this great wrong in sending me away is worse than what you did to me before. But he gave no attention to her.
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2 Samuel 16:18
And Hushai said to Absalom, Not so; I am for that man whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel have taken as king, and I will take my place with him.
2 Samuel 16:19
And more than this! where is my place as a servant? is it not before his son? as I have been your father's servant, so will I be yours.
2 Samuel 16:20
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your opinion now, what are we to do?
2 Samuel 16:21
And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's women who are here looking after his house; then all Israel will have the news that you are hated by your father, and the hands of your supporters will be strong.
2 Samuel 16:22
So they put up the tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's women before the eyes of all Israel.
2 Samuel 16:23
In those days the opinions of Ahithophel were valued as highly as if through him a man might get direction from God; so were they valued by David as much as by Absalom.
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2 Samuel 17:27
Now when David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi, the son of Nahash of Rabbah, the Ammonite, and Machir, the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
2 Samuel 17:28
Came with beds and basins and pots, and grain and meal, and all sorts of dry foods,
2 Samuel 17:29
And honey and butter and sheep and milk-cheeses, for David and his people: for they said, This people is in the waste land, needing food and drink and rest.
Psalms 4:1
To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David. Give answer to my cry, O God of my righteousness; make me free from my troubles; have mercy on me, and give ear to my prayer.
Psalms 4:7
Lord, you have put joy in my heart, more than they have when their grain and their wine are increased.
Proverbs 16:15
In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.
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2 Samuel 9:1
And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?
2 Samuel 9:6
And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, came to David, and falling down on his face, gave him honour. And David said, Mephibosheth. And answering he said, Your servant is here.
2 Samuel 9:7
And David said to him, Have no fear: for truly I will be good to you, because of your father Jonathan, and I will give back to you all the land which was Saul's; and you will have a place at my table at all times.
2 Samuel 9:12
And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. And all the people living in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
2 Samuel 9:13
So Mephibosheth went on living in Jerusalem; for he took all his meals at the king's table; and he had not the use of his feet.
2 Samuel 19:24
And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace.
2 Samuel 19:28
For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?
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1 Kings 21:15
Then Jezebel, hearing that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, said to Ahab, Get up and take as your heritage the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he would not give you for money, for Naboth is no longer living but is dead.
Proverbs 12:17
The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.
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Psalms 37:1
Of David. Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.
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Proverbs 11:9
With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.
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2 Samuel 12:5
And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:
2 Samuel 12:6
And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.
Job 29:16
I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.
Isaiah 11:3
And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears:
Isaiah 11:4
But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.
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Acts 7:46
Who was pleasing to God; and he had a desire to make a holy tent for the God of Jacob.
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