1 Samuel 2:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You lift the poor and homeless out of the rubbish dump and give them places of honour in royal palaces. You set the world on foundations, and they belong to you.

Cross References

Genesis 41:14

The king sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of jail. He shaved, changed his clothes, and went to the king.

Genesis 41:40

I'm putting you in charge of my palace, and everybody will have to obey you. No one will be over you except me.

2 Samuel 7:8

David, this is what I, the LORD All-Powerful, say to you. I brought you in from the fields where you took care of sheep, and I made you the leader of my people.

1 Kings 16:2

Nobody knew who you were until I, the LORD, chose you to be the leader of my people Israel. And now you're acting exactly like Jeroboam by causing the Israelites to sin. What you've done has made me so angry

2 Kings 9:6

So Jehu got up and went inside. The prophet poured olive oil on Jehu's head and told him: The LORD God of Israel has this message for you: “I am the LORD, and I have chosen you to be king of my people Israel.

Job 1:21

and said: “We bring nothing at birth; we take nothing with us at death. The LORD alone gives and takes. Praise the name of the LORD!”

Job 2:8

Then Job sat on the ash heap to show his sorrow. And while he was scraping his sores with a broken piece of pottery,

Psalm 102:25

In the beginning, LORD, you laid the earth's foundation and created the heavens.

Psalm 104:5

You built foundations for the earth, and it will never be shaken.

Psalm 107:41

When you are suffering and in need, he will come to your rescue, and your families will grow as fast as a herd of sheep.

Psalm 24:2

The LORD placed it all on the oceans and rivers.

Psalm 75:3

The earth trembles, and its people shake; you alone keep its foundations firm.

Psalm 75:4

You tell every boaster, “Stop boasting!” And to the wicked you say, “Don't boast of your power!

Psalm 75:7

You are the one who judges. You can take away power and give it to others.

Ecclesiastes 4:14

Even if you were not born into the royal family and have been a prisoner and poor, you can still be king.

Isaiah 22:23

The LORD will make him as firm in his position as a tent peg hammered in the ground, and Eliakim will bring honour to his family.

Daniel 2:48

The king then presented Daniel with a lot of gifts; he promoted him to governor of Babylon Province and put him in charge of the other wise men.

Daniel 4:17

This punishment is given at the command of the holy angels. It will show to all who live that God Most High controls all kingdoms and chooses for their rulers persons of humble birth.’

Daniel 6:3

And he did his work so much better than the other governors and officials that the king decided to let him govern the whole kingdom.

Hebrews 1:3

God's Son has all the brightness of God's own glory and is like him in every way. By his own mighty word, he holds the universe together. After the Son had washed away our sins, he sat down at the right side of the glorious God in heaven.

James 2:5

My dear friends, pay attention. God has given a lot of faith to the poor people in this world. He has also promised them a share in his kingdom that he will give to everyone who loves him.

Revelation 1:6

He lets us rule as kings and serve God his Father as priests. To him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 22:5

Never again will night appear, and no one who lives there will ever need a lamp or the sun. The Lord God will be their light, and they will rule for ever.

Revelation 3:21

Everyone who wins the victory will sit with me on my throne, just as I won the victory and sat with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 5:10

You let them become kings and serve God as priests, and they will rule on earth.”

1 Samuel 15:17

Samuel continued, “You may not think you're very important, but the LORD chose you to be king, and you are in charge of the tribes of Israel.