1 Samuel 12:22

Good News Translation

The Lord has made a solemn promise, and he will not abandon you, for he has decided to make you his own people.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:13

I will live among my people Israel in this Temple that you are building, and I will never abandon them.”

1 Kings 8:57

May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us;

2 Kings 14:27

But it was not the Lord's purpose to destroy Israel completely and forever, so he rescued them through King Jeroboam II.

2 Kings 21:14

I will abandon the people who survive, and will hand them over to their enemies, who will conquer them and plunder their land.

1 Chronicles 28:9

And to Solomon he said, “My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.

2 Chronicles 15:2

and he went to meet King Asa. He called out, “Listen to me, King Asa, and all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you as long as you are with him. If you look for him, he will let you find him, but if you turn away, he will abandon you.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to obey; they forgot all you did; they forgot the miracles you had performed. In their pride they chose a leader to take them back to slavery in Egypt. But you are a God who forgives; you are gracious and loving, slow to be angry. Your mercy is great; you did not forsake them.

Psalm 106:8

But he saved them, as he had promised, in order to show his great power.

Psalm 94:14

The Lord will not abandon his people; he will not desert those who belong to him.

Exodus 32:12

Why should the Egyptians be able to say that you led your people out of Egypt, planning to kill them in the mountains and destroy them completely? Stop being angry; change your mind and do not bring this disaster on your people.

Isaiah 37:35

I will defend this city and protect it, for the sake of my own honor and because of the promise I made to my servant David.’”

Isaiah 41:17

“When my people in their need look for water, when their throats are dry with thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer their prayer; I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.

Isaiah 42:16

“I will lead my blind people by roads they have never traveled. I will turn their darkness into light and make rough country smooth before them. These are my promises, and I will keep them without fail.

Isaiah 43:25

And yet, I am the God who forgives your sins, and I do this because of who I am. I will not hold your sins against you.

Isaiah 43:7

They are my own people, and I created them to bring me glory.”

Isaiah 48:11

What I do is done for my own sake— I will not let my name be dishonored or let anyone else share the glory that should be mine and mine alone.”

Isaiah 49:15

So the Lord answers, “Can a woman forget her own baby and not love the child she bore? Even if a mother should forget her child, I will never forget you.

Isaiah 63:8

The Lord said, “They are my people; they will not deceive me.” And so he saved them

Jeremiah 14:21

Remember your promises and do not despise us; do not bring disgrace on Jerusalem, the place of your glorious throne. Do not break the covenant you made with us.

Jeremiah 14:7

My people cry out to me, ‘Even though our sins accuse us, help us, Lord, as you have promised. We have turned away from you many times; we have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 14:9

Why are you like someone taken by surprise, like a soldier powerless to help? Surely, Lord, you are with us! We are your people; do not abandon us.’”

Lamentations 5:20

Why have you abandoned us so long? Will you ever remember us again?

Ezekiel 20:14

But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name among the nations which had seen me lead Israel out of Egypt.

Ezekiel 20:9

But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name, for in the presence of the people among whom they were living I had announced to Israel that I was going to lead them out of Egypt.

Malachi 1:2

The Lord says to his people, “I have always loved you.” But they reply, “How have you shown your love for us?” The Lord answers, “Esau and Jacob were brothers, but I have loved Jacob and his descendants,

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, this was how you were pleased to have it happen.

John 15:16

You did not choose me; I chose you and appointed you to go and bear much fruit, the kind of fruit that endures. And so the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name.

Romans 11:1

I ask, then: Did God reject his own people? Certainly not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 11:29

For God does not change his mind about whom he chooses and blesses.

1 Corinthians 4:7

Who made you superior to others? Didn't God give you everything you have? Well, then, how can you boast, as if what you have were not a gift?

Ephesians 1:12

Let us, then, who were the first to hope in Christ, praise God's glory!

Ephesians 1:6

Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son!

Deuteronomy 14:2

You belong to the Lord your God; he has chosen you to be his own people from among all the peoples who live on earth.

Deuteronomy 31:17

When that happens, I will become angry with them; I will abandon them, and they will be destroyed. Many terrible disasters will come upon them, and then they will realize that these things are happening to them because I, their God, am no longer with them.

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be determined and confident. Do not be afraid of them. Your God, the Lord himself, will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you.”

Deuteronomy 31:8

The Lord himself will lead you and be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you, so do not lose courage or be afraid.”

Deuteronomy 7:6

Do this because you belong to the Lord your God. From all the peoples on earth he chose you to be his own special people.

Deuteronomy 9:5

It is not because you are good and do what is right that the Lord is letting you take their land. He will drive them out because they are wicked and because he intends to keep the promise that he made to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Philippians 1:6

And so I am sure that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it on until it is finished on the Day of Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.”

Joshua 7:9

The Canaanites and everyone else in the country will hear about it. They will surround us and kill every one of us! And then what will you do to protect your honor?”

1 Peter 2:9

But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.