“For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.

Small and great are there, and the slave is free from his master.

The Lord says to Edom, “I will certainly make you small among nations. I will make you despised by all humankind.

The Lord says, “Look! I will make you a weak nation; you will be greatly despised!

The next morning Jonathan, along with a young servant, went out to the field to meet David.

Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All the members of Ziba’s household were Mephibosheth’s servants.

I said, “Sovereign Lord, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is too weak!”

We said to my lord, ‘We have an aged father, and there is a young boy who was born when our father was old. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

His mother used to make him a small robe and bring it up to him at regular intervals when she would go up with her husband to make the annual sacrifice.

Samuel said, “Is it not true that when you were insignificant in your own eyes, you became head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord chose you as king over Israel.

Now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in my father David’s place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced.

Hadad, who was only a small boy at the time, escaped with some of his father’s Edomite servants and headed for Egypt.

So he went down and dipped in the Jordan seven times, as the prophet had instructed. His skin became as smooth as a young child’s and he was healed.

Anyone who would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be executed, whether they were young or old, male or female.

And let the king’s decision which he will enact be disseminated throughout all his kingdom, vast though it is. Then all the women will give honor to their husbands, from the most prominent to the lowly.”

A wolf will reside with a lamb, and a leopard will lie down with a young goat; an ox and a young lion will graze together, as a small child leads them along.

When they had completely consumed the earth’s vegetation, I said, “Sovereign Lord, forgive Israel! How can Jacob survive? He is too weak!”

Jonathan said to him, “By no means are you going to die! My father does nothing large or small without making me aware of it. Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won’t happen!”

Was it just today that I began to inquire of God on his behalf? Far be it from me! The king should not accuse his servant or any of my father’s house. For your servant is not aware of all this – not in whole or in part!”

When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning’s light.