Kejadian 21:22

21:22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with you ¹  in all that you do.

Ulangan 1:30

1:30 The Lord your God is about to go ²  ahead of you; he will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt ³ 

Ulangan 1:2

1:2 Now it is ordinarily an eleven-day journey ⁴  from Horeb ⁵  to Kadesh Barnea ⁶  by way of Mount Seir. ⁷ 

1 Tawarikh 13:12

13:12 David was afraid of God that day and said, “How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?”

Yeremia 15:20

15:20 I will make you as strong as a wall to these people,

a fortified wall of bronze.

They will attack you,

but they will not be able to overcome you.

For I will be with you to rescue you and deliver you,” ⁸ 

says the Lord.

[21:22]  ¹ sn God is with you. Abimelech and Phicol recognized that Abraham enjoyed special divine provision and protection.

[1:30]  ² tn The Hebrew participle indicates imminent future action here, though some English versions treat it as a predictive future (“will go ahead of you,” NCV; cf. also TEV, CEV).

[1:30]  ³ tn Heb “according to all which he did for you in Egypt before your eyes.”

[1:2]  ⁴ sn An eleven-day journey was about 140 mi (233 km).

[1:2]  ⁵ sn Horeb is another name for Sinai. “Horeb” occurs 9 times in the Book of Deuteronomy and “Sinai” only once (33:2). “Sinai” occurs 13 times in the Book of Exodus and “Horeb” only 3 times.

[1:2]  ⁶ sn Kadesh Barnea. Possibly this refers to àAin Qudeis, about 50 mi (80 km) southwest of Beer Sheba, but more likely to àAin Qudeirat, 5 mi (8 km) NW of àAin Qudeis. See R. Cohen, “Did I Excavate Kadesh-Barnea?” BAR 7 (1981): 20-33.

[1:2]  ⁷ sn Mount Seir is synonymous with Edom. “By way of Mount Seir” refers to the route from Horeb that ended up in Edom Cf. CEV “by way of the Mount Seir Road”; TEV “by way of the hill country of Edom.”

[15:20]  ⁸ sn See 1:18. The Lord renews his promise of protection and reiterates his call to Jeremiah.