Book of the Bible: 1 Samuel

“You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied” (1 Samuel 17:45 NLT).

‘“My father has made trouble for us all!” Jonathan exclaimed. “A command like that only hurts us”‘ (1 Samuel 29:14 NLT).

‘But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said. “We want to be like the nations around us”‘ (1 Samuel 8:19-20 NLT).

“Dagon had fallen face down before the Ark of the Lord again. This time his head and hands had broken off and were lying in the doorway. Only the trunk of his body was left intact” (1 Samuel 5:4 NLT).

‘And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening”’ (1 Samuel 3:10 NLT).

“I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request. Now I am giving him to the Lord, and he will belong to the Lord his whole life” (1 Samuel 1:27-28 NLT).