And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.
1 Kings
HistoryVerily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAs for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
Numbers
LawAnd he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
2 Samuel
HistoryBlessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
2 Chronicles
HistoryYe that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHowl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsSo they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.
Judges
HistoryAnd if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Mark
GospelsAnd thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.
Exodus
LawAnd Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraHe measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
Psalms
PoetryThen thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
Deuteronomy
LawIs this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Exodus
LawAnd they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
Luke
GospelsAnd he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Mark
Gospels / MarkSo Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.