'Statement' in the Bible
This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, "They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?"
Now all the actions carried out under his authority and his great achievements, along with an exact statement concerning the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king promoted, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
He said to them, "Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.
They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.
But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him.
But at this statement, the man looked sad and went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.
But they did not understand this statement; its meaning had been concealed from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet they were afraid to ask him about this statement.
So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah
But the statement it was credited to him was not written only for Abraham's sake,