1 Samuel 2:7

New King James Version

⁷The Lord ^(A)makes poor and makes rich;
^(B)He brings low and lifts up.

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1 Samuel 2:8

New King James Version

⁸^(A)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
^(B)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.

^(C)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.

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1 Kings 19:16

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¹⁶Also you shall anoint ^(A)Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And ^(B)Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.

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2 Kings 9:3

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³Then ^(A)take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ Then open the door and flee, and do not delay.”

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2 Chronicles 22:7

New King James Version

⁷His going to Joram ^(A)was God’s occasion for Ahaziah’s ^[a]downfall; for when he arrived, ^(B)he went out with ^[b]Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, ^(C)whom the Lord had anointed to ^[c]cut off the house of Ahab.