All verse references are NIV. 1) Isaiah 14:12-16 New International Version (NIV) 12 How you have fallen from heaven,     morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth,     you who once laid low the nations! 13 You said in your heart,     “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne     above the stars of […]

All verse references are NIV. 1) 2 Samuel 18:5 New International Version (NIV) 5 The king commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai, “Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake.” And all the troops heard the king giving orders concerning Absalom to each of the commanders. 2) 2 Samuel 12:10 New International Version (NIV) 10 Now, therefore, the […]

All verse references are NIV. 1) Genesis 2:17 New International Version (NIV) 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” Genesis 3:4-7 New International Version (NIV) 4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when […]

All verse references are NIV. 1) 2 Samuel 7:13-14 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by […]

All verse references are NIV. 1) 2 Samuel 5:11-12 New International Version (NIV) 11 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.12 Then David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people […]

All verse references are NIV. 1) 1 Samuel 16:1-13 16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.” 2 But Samuel said, “How […]

All verse references are NIV. 1) 1 Samuel 31:1-6 31 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua. 3 The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, […]

All verse references are NIV. 1) 1 Samuel 16:14 14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil[a] spirit from the Lord tormented him. 2) 1 Samuel 25:1 25 Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David moved down into the Desert of Paran. 3) Isaiah 6:9-10 […]

All verse references are NIV. 1) Psalm 34:8 8 Taste and see that the Lord is good;     blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Romans 8:28-32 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the […]

All verse references are NIV. 1) 1 Samuel 20:42 42 Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.’” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town. 2) John 8:44 […]

All verse references are NIV. 1) Leviticus 19:18 18 “‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. Matthew 22:37-40 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second […]

All verse references are NIV. 1) Psalm 23:1-3 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2     He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3     he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths     for his name’s sake. 2) Psalm 51 1 Have mercy on me, O God,     according to your unfailing love; according […]