Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
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Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
Psalms
PoetryAbraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
Matthew
GospelsAnd if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:
Leviticus
Law / MosesTherefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
1 Kings
HistoryYet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
Joshua
HistoryAgain, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
Matthew
GospelsGod brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Numbers
LawO Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNow Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place.
2 Samuel
HistoryCanst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
Numbers
Law / MosesHis strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
Job
WisdomThe God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
Joshua
HistoryAnd labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Luke
GospelsAnd Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.