1 Samuel 12:22

New American Standard Bible 2020

For the Lord will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:13

And I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will not abandon My people Israel.”

1 Kings 8:57

May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us nor forsake us,

2 Kings 14:27

Yet the Lord did not say that He would wipe out the name of Israel from under heaven, but He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

2 Kings 21:14

And I will abandon the remnant of My inheritance and hand them over to their enemies, and they will become as plunder and spoils to all their enemies,

1 Chronicles 28:9

“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

2 Chronicles 15:2

and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you abandon Him, He will abandon you.

Nehemiah 9:17

“They refused to listen, And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You performed among them; So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy; And You did not abandon them.

Psalm 106:8

Nevertheless He saved them for the sake of His name, So that He might make His power known.

Psalm 94:14

For the Lord will not abandon His people, Nor will He abandon His inheritance.

Exodus 32:12

Why should the Egyptians talk, saying, ‘With evil motives He brought them out, to kill them on the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your burning anger and relent of doing harm to Your people.

Isaiah 37:35

‘For I will protect this city to save it for My own sake, and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”

Isaiah 41:17

¶“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them Myself; As the God of Israel I will not abandon them.

Isaiah 42:16

“I will lead those who are blind by a way they have not known, In paths they have not known I will guide them. I will turn darkness into light before them And uneven land into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will not leave them undone.”

Isaiah 43:25

¶“I, I alone, am the one who wipes out your wrongdoings for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.

Isaiah 43:7

Everyone who is called by My name, And whom I have created for My glory, Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.”

Isaiah 48:11

“For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act; For how can My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another.

Isaiah 49:15

“Can a woman forget her nursing child And have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.

Isaiah 63:8

For He said, “Certainly they are My people, Sons who will not deal falsely.” So He became their Savior.

Jeremiah 14:21

Do not despise us, for the sake of Your own name; Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory. Remember and do not annul Your covenant with us.

Jeremiah 14:7

“Though our wrongdoings testify against us, Lord, act for the sake of Your name! Our apostasies have indeed been many, We have sinned against You.

Jeremiah 14:9

“Why are You like a confused person, Like a warrior who cannot save? Yet You are in our midst, Lord, And we are called by Your name; Do not leave us!”

Lamentations 5:20

Why will You forget us forever? Why do You abandon us for so long?

Ezekiel 20:14

But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be defiled before the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had brought them out.

Ezekiel 20:9

But I acted for the sake of My name, that it would not be defiled in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made Myself known to them by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

Malachi 1:2

“I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was Esau not Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob;

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, for this way was well pleasing in Your sight.

John 15:16

You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.

Romans 11:1

I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? Far from it! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 11:29

for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who considers you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Ephesians 1:12

to the end that we who were the first to hope in the Christ would be to the praise of His glory.

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in the Beloved.

Deuteronomy 14:2

For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for His personal possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 31:17

Then My anger will be kindled against them on that day, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, and they will be consumed, and many evils and troubles will find them; so they will say on that day, ‘Is it not because our God is not among us that these evils have found us?’

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or in dread of them, for the Lord your God is the One who is going with you. He will not desert you or abandon you.”

Deuteronomy 31:8

And the Lord is the One who is going ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not desert you or abandon you. Do not fear and do not be dismayed.”

Deuteronomy 7:6

For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His personal possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 9:5

It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you are going in to take possession of their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord your God is driving them out from before you, and in order to confirm the oath which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Philippians 1:6

For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 13:5

Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever abandon you,”

Joshua 7:9

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear about it, and they will surround us and eliminate our name from the earth. And what will You do for Your great name?”

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;