Bible: 2 Samuel 1:2; 9:6, 8; 14:4, 22, 33; 18:28

1:2 On the third day a man arrived from the camp of Saul with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. 1  When he approached David, the man 2  threw himself to the ground. 3 

9:6 “Whoever sheds human blood, 1 

by other humans 2 

must his blood be shed;

for in God’s image 3 

God 4  has made humankind.”

9:8 God said to Noah and his sons, 5 

14:4 For twelve years 1  they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year 2  they rebelled. 3  14:22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand 4  to the Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow 5 

The Blessing of Victory for God’s People

14:1 At that time 6  Amraphel king of Shinar, 7  Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations 8 

18:28 what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy 1  the whole city because five are lacking?” 2  He replied, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

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