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Judges 19:22
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Judges 19:22
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Gibeah's Crime
22 As they were (A)making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, (B)surrounded the house, beating on the door. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.”
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Judges 19:22
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Judges 19:22
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22 While they were enjoying themselves,(A) some of the wicked men(B) of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they shouted to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him.(C)”
Judges 19:22
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Judges 19:22
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22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
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Judges 20:13
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Judges 20:13
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13 Now therefore give up the men, (A)the worthless fellows in Gibeah, that we may put them to death (B)and purge evil from Israel.” But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the people of Israel.
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Judges 20:13
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Judges 20:13
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13 Now turn those wicked men(A) of Gibeah over to us so that we may put them to death and purge the evil from Israel.(B)”
But the Benjamites would not listen to their fellow Israelites.
Judges 20:13
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Judges 20:13
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13 Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.
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1 Samuel 2:12
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1 Samuel 2:12
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Eli's Worthless Sons
12 Now the sons of Eli were (A)worthless men. (B)They did not know the Lord.
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1 Samuel 2:12
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1 Samuel 2:12
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Eli’s Wicked Sons
12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard(A) for the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:12
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1 Samuel 2:12
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12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
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1 Samuel 25:17
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1 Samuel 25:17
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17 Now therefore know this and consider what you should do, (A)for harm is determined against our master and against all his house, and he is such (B)a worthless man that one cannot speak to him.”
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1 Samuel 25:17
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1 Samuel 25:17
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17 Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked(A) man that no one can talk to him.”
1 Samuel 25:17
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1 Samuel 25:17
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17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.
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2 Samuel 16:7
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2 Samuel 16:7
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7 And Shimei said as he (A)cursed, “Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless man!
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2 Samuel 16:7
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2 Samuel 16:7
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7 As he cursed, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you murderer, you scoundrel!
2 Samuel 16:7
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2 Samuel 16:7
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7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
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2 Samuel 20:1
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2 Samuel 20:1
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The Rebellion of Sheba
20 Now there happened to be there (A)a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said,
(B)“We have no portion in David,
and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;
(C)every man to his tents, O Israel!”
2 Samuel 20:1
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2 Samuel 20:1
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Sheba Rebels Against David
20 Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and shouted,
2 Samuel 20:1
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2 Samuel 20:1
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20 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
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1 Kings 21:10
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1 Kings 21:10
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10 And set two (A)worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, (B)‘You have cursed[a] God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
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- 1 Kings 21:10 Hebrew blessed; also verse 13
1 Kings 21:10
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1 Kings 21:10
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1 Kings 21:10
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1 Kings 21:10
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10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
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1 Kings 21:13
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1 Kings 21:13
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13 And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.
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1 Kings 21:13
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1 Kings 21:13
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13 Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.(A)
1 Kings 21:13
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1 Kings 21:13
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13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
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