Then I will raise up for myself a faithful priest. He will do what is in my heart and soul. I will build for him a secure dynasty and he will serve my chosen one for all time.

All these men were warriors who were ready to march. They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king.

He gave him the blueprints of all he envisioned for the courts of the Lord’s temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God’s temple, and the storehouses for the holy items.

Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

not to be easily shaken from your composure or disturbed by any kind of spirit or message or letter allegedly from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here.

Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.

Yes, they devise a unified strategy; they form an alliance against you.

he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.

Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.

Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

“Don’t remember these earlier events; don’t recall these former events.

He said to them, “The Lord will need to be with you if I release you and your dependents! Watch out! Trouble is right in front of you!

I sent word back to him, “We are not engaged in these activities you are describing. All of this is a figment of your imagination.”

They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

When I tried to gain wisdom and to observe the activity on earth – even though it prevents anyone from sleeping day or night –

Because Joseph, her husband to be, was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her privately.

Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver.

Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.

So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,

Everyone in the world wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.