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- Heb. precious, "Wherefore¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª saith,ª° I saidª° indeedª° [that] thy house,ª and the houseª of thy father,ª should walkª° beforeª me for² ever:ª¹ but now¹ the LORDª saith,ª° Be it far¹ from me;² for¹ them that honourª° me I will honour,ª° and they that despiseª° me shall be lightly esteemed.ª°" {1Sm 2:30} + "Then saidª° Saul,ª I have sinned:ª° return,ª° my sonª David:ª for¹ I will no¹ more¹ do thee harm,ª° because¹¹ my soulª was preciousª° in thine eyesª this¹ day:ª behold,¹ I have played the fool,ª° and have erredª° exceedingly.ªª°" {1Sm 26:21} + "And he sentª° againª° a captainª of the thirdª fiftyª with his fifty.ª And the thirdª captainª of fiftyª went up,ª° and cameª° and fellª° on¹ his kneesª beforeª Elijah,ª and besoughtª°¹ him, and saidª° unto¹ him, O manª of God,ª I pray thee,¹ let my life,ª and the lifeª of these¹ fiftyª thy servants,ª be preciousª° in thy sight.ª" {2Kg 1:13} + "Preciousª in the sightª of the LORDª [is] the deathª of his saints.ª" {Psa 116:15} + "Toª whomª coming,ª° [as unto] a livingª° stone,ª disallowedª° indeedª ofª men,ª butª chosenª ofª God,ª [and] precious,ª" {1Pe 2:4} + "Unto youª thereforeª which² believeª° [he is] precious:ª butª unto them which be disobedient,ª° the stoneª whichª the¹ buildersª° disallowed,ª° the sameª is madeª°² the¹ headª of the corner,ª" {1Pe 2:7}
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