Quotes about Bible

He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.

But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.

Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim

“Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”

Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.

Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.

And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.

“Yes, he is ahead of you,” they answered. “Hurry now, for today he has come to the city because the people have a sacrifice on the high place.

Then Samuel took Saul and his servant, brought them into the hall, and seated them in the place of honor among those who were invited—about thirty in all.

And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you and told you to set aside.”

And after they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.

And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.