2 Samuel 19:11

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

“In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.

seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all,

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.

not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

So Solomon thrust Abiathar out from being priest to Yahweh, that he might fulfill Yahweh’s word, which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.

The room which faces toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the duty of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Yahweh to minister to him.”

“The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Working together, we entreat also that you do not receive the grace of God in vain,

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron, and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel.

Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried God’s ark to Jerusalem again; and they stayed there.

Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will appear quickly; then your righteousness shall go before you, and Yahweh’s glory will be your rear guard.

For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies.

“Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God, and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.

being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.

not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

I will raise up a faithful priest for myself who will do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind. I will build him a sure house. He will walk before my anointed forever.

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. Then Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,

David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

and ate and drank before Yahweh on that day with great gladness. They made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him before Yahweh to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.

“Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. By it, good will come to you.

“Bear with me a little, and I will show you; for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.

But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day.

to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.

For Zion’s sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning lamp.

You shall give to the Levitical priests who are of the offspring of Zadok, who are near to me, to minister to me,’ says the Lord Yahweh, ‘a young bull for a sin offering.

Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”

As you sent me into the world, even so I have sent them into the world.

Jesus therefore said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.”

When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

That which was a temptation to you in my flesh, you didn’t despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

You became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

In all things be showing yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, be showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

Let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Behold, the days come that I will cut off your arm and the arm of your father’s house, that there will not be an old man in your house.

The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.”

Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.”

The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army; and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.

Then he brought out the king’s son, and put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, “Long live the king!”

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to Yahweh’s word by Samuel.

Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, “Since people began to bring the offerings into Yahweh’s house, we have eaten and had enough, and have plenty left over, for Yahweh has blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.”

the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

How he entered into God’s house at the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”

For I have given you an example, that you should also do as I have done to you.

For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.

We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

So they glorified God in me.

not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,

For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,