And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
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And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWhich imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
Psalms
PoetryI have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahArt thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
John
GospelsAnd whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Matthew
GospelsAnd men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahThe days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
Psalms
PoetryO give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
Mark
GospelsThe Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.
Obadiah
Minor Prophets / ObadiahAnd when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
Judges
HistoryThe just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThese are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Exodus
LawThe voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
Psalms
PoetryDestroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Psalms
PoetryAnd thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAll the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.
Exodus
LawFor he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnFor what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?