to his friends
1 Chronicles 12:1-15
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Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
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They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
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The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,
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And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
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Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
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Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
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And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
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And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
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Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
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Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,
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Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
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Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,
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Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
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These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
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These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
Psalm 35:27
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Psalm 68:18
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
Proverbs 18:16-24
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A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
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He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
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The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
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A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
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A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
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Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
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Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
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The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
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A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Isaiah 32:8
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
present
1 Samuel 25:27
And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
Genesis 33:11
Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
2 Kings 5:15
And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
2 Corinthians 9:5
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.