But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.

Samson continued on down to Timnah and spoke to the girl. In his opinion, she was just the right one.

When I tried to make sense of this, it was troubling to me.

The Lord values the lives of his faithful followers.

In the same way that I valued your life this day, may the Lord value my life and deliver me from all danger.”

Let the young woman whom the king finds most attractive become queen in place of Vashti.” This seemed like a good idea to the king, so he acted accordingly.

And,’ says the Lord who rules over all, ‘though such a thing may seem to be difficult in the opinion of the small community of those days, will it also appear difficult to me?’ asks the Lord who rules over all.

Sarah’s demand displeased Abraham greatly because Ishmael was his son.

Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.

What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him too.

This advice made sense to Pharaoh and all his officials.

This seemed like a good idea to Absalom and to all the leaders of Israel.

Asa did what the Lord approved like his ancestor David had done.

This is an easy task for the Lord; he will also hand Moab over to you.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord, just like his father Manasseh had done.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord as his ancestors had done.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord as his ancestors had done.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord as his ancestors had done.

He did evil in the sight of the Lord, as Jehoiakim had done.

(14:1) Asa did what the Lord his God desired and approved.