Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh.
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In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you that led out and brought in Israel; and the LORD said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'"
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So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
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He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
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in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation;
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for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities--all things were created through him and for him.
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He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
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He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in everything he might be pre-eminent.
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For in him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell,
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and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said,
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"As for these things which you see, the days will come when there shall not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."
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And they asked him, "Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign when this is about to take place?"
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And he said, "Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and, 'The time is at hand!' Do not go after them.
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And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified; for this must first take place, but the end will not be at once."
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Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;
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there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences; and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
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But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.
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This will be a time for you to bear testimony.
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Settle it therefore in your minds, not to meditate beforehand how to answer;
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for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
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You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends, and some of you they will put to death;