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My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
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Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
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Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
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And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
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Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
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Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
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Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
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Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
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Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
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So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
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And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
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The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
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She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
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With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.
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Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
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I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
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Genesis 41
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And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
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And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
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And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
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And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
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And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
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And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
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And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
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And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
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Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
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Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:
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And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
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And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
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And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
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Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
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And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
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And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
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And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
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And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
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And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
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And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
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And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
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And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
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And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
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And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
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And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
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The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
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And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
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This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
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Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
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And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
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And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
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And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
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Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
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Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
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And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
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And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
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2 Chronicles 18
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And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
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And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of their’s, and speak thou good.
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And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
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And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.
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And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord?
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Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.
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And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?
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Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
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And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
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Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith?
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And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.
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Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.
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Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?
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And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
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Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
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And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
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And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the Lord spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.
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So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.
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And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and I will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.
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Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.
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And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
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For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him.
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And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
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And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.
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Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
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And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.
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And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.
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And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day.
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Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand.
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But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?
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And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
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And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
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And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
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And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
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Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
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And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
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And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.
Acts 11
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Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
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And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.
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And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
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Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.
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Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
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For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
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Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
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And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
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And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
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And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
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Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
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Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.