~ because thou hast been ~ 11_1KI_02_26  And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou [art] worthy of death, but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. #, 13_1CH_28_03  But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou [hast been] a man of war, and hast shed blood. #, 19_PSA_063_007  Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. # , 42_LUK_19_17  And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. #,