Topic
Promotion
14 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1896 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 12:2Nave INSTANCES OF — Abraham
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
- Genesis 41:1–45Nave INSTANCES OF — Joseph, from imprisoned slave to prince
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. And, behold, seven other kine came up…
- 1 Kings 11:26–35Nave INSTANCES OF — Jeroboam, from a slave to the throne
¶ And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king. And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built…
- 1 Kings 16:1Nave INSTANCES OF — Baasha, “out of the dust” to the throne
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
- 1 Kings 16:2Nave INSTANCES OF — Baasha, “out of the dust” to the throne
Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;
- 1 Chronicles 11:6Nave As a reward of merit
And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
- Psalms 75:6Nave General scriptures concerning
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
- Psalms 75:7Nave General scriptures concerning
But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
- Psalms 78:70Nave General scriptures concerning
He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
- Psalms 78:71Nave General scriptures concerning
From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
- Psalms 113:7Nave General scriptures concerning
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
- Psalms 113:8Nave General scriptures concerning
That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
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- Daniel 2:48 Nave INSTANCES OF — Daniel, from a captive to premier
- Daniel 3:30 Nave INSTANCES OF — Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 14 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → General scriptures concerning Ps 75:6,7; 78:70,71; 113:7,8
- → As a reward of merit 1Ch 11:6
- → INSTANCES OF
- Abraham Ge 12:2
- Joseph, from imprisoned slave to prince Ge 41:1-45
- Moses, from exile to lawgiver
- See MOSES
- Aaron, from slave to high priest
- See AARON
- Saul, from obscurity to a scepter
- See SAUL
- David, from a shepherd to the throne
- See DAVID
- Jeroboam, from a slave to the throne 1Ki 11:26-35
- Baasha, “out of the dust” to the throne 1Ki 16:1,2
- Daniel, from a captive to premier Da 2:48
- See DANIEL
- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego Da 3:30
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.