1 Samuel 2:8

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The Lord raises poor people from the dust. He takes away their sadness. [22] The Lord makes poor people important. He seats them with princes and at the places for honored guests. The Lord made the whole world! And the whole world belongs to him! [23]

Cross References

Genesis 41:14

So Pharaoh called Joseph from the prison. The guards quickly got Joseph out of prison. Joseph shaved and put on some clean clothes. Then he went to see Pharaoh.

Genesis 41:40

I will put you in charge of my country, and the people will obey all your commands. I will be the only person more powerful than you.”

2 Samuel 7:8

“You must say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: I chose you while you were out in the pasture following the sheep. I took you from that job and made you the leader of my people, the Israelites.

1 Kings 16:2

“I made you an important person. I made you a prince over my people Israel. But you have followed the ways of Jeroboam. You have caused my people Israel to sin. They have made me angry with their sins.

2 Kings 9:6

Jehu got up and went into the house. Then the young prophet poured the oil on Jehu’s head. The young prophet said to Jehu, “The Lord God of Israel says, ‘I am anointing [106] you to be the new king over the Lord’s people, Israel.

Job 1:21

He said:

Job 2:8

So Job sat near the garbage piles. He used a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores.

Psalm 102:25

Long ago, you made the world.\par You made the sky with your own hands!\par

Psalm 104:5

God, you built the earth on its foundations,\par so it will never be destroyed.\par

Psalm 107:41

But then God rescued those poor people\par from their misery.\par And now their families are large,\par like flocks of sheep.\par

Psalm 24:2

The Lord built the earth on the water.\par He built it over the rivers.\par

Psalm 75:3

The earth and everything on it\par may be shaking and ready to fall,\par but I make it steady.”\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [429]})\i0 \par

Psalm 75:7

God is the judge.\par And God decides who will be important.\par God lifts up one person\par and makes him important,\par God brings down another person\par and makes him not important.\par

Ecclesiastes 4:14

Maybe that young ruler was born a poor man in the kingdom. And maybe he came from prison to rule the country.

Isaiah 22:23

I will make him strong like a nail that is hammered into a very strong board.

Daniel 2:48

Then the king gave Daniel a very important job in his kingdom. And the king gave many expensive gifts to Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar made Daniel ruler over the whole province of Babylon. And he put Daniel in charge of all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 4:17

A holy angel announced this punishment. Why? So all the people on earth may know that God Most High rules over the kingdoms of men. God gives those kingdoms to anyone he wants to. And God chooses humble people to rule those kingdoms!

Daniel 6:3

Daniel showed himself to be better than the other supervisors. Daniel did this by his good character and great abilities. The king was so impressed with Daniel that he planned to make Daniel ruler over the whole kingdom.

Hebrews 1:3

The Son shows the glory of God. He is a perfect copy of God’s nature. The Son holds everything together with his powerful command. The Son made people clean from their sins. Then he sat down at the right side {\cf2\super [2]} of the Great One (God) in heaven.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! God chose the poor people in the world to be rich with faith. He chose them to receive the kingdom God promised to people who love him.

Revelation 1:6

Jesus made us to be a kingdom. He made us to be priests who serve God his Father. To Jesus be glory and power forever and ever! Amen. {\cf2\super [3]}

Revelation 22:5

There will never be night again. People will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun. The Lord God will give them light. And they will rule like kings forever and ever.

Revelation 3:21

“I will let every person that wins the victory sit with me on my throne. It was the same with me. I won the victory and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 5:10

You made these people to be a kingdom,\par and you made these people to be priests for our God.\par And they will rule on the earth.”\par

1 Samuel 15:17

Samuel said, “In the past, you thought you were not important. But then you became the leader of the family groups of Israel. The Lord chose you to be king over Israel.