But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
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Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Psalms
PoetryAnd what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWhere is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumAnd cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
Genesis
Law / MosesHis offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
Numbers
LawO LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Psalms
PoetryOne generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonHow much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
Job
Wisdom / JobThen the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Psalms
PoetryHear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThey shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.
Exodus
LawHe gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraGo therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
Exodus
LawBut this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
Matthew
GospelsVerily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
John
GospelsAnd they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?
Exodus
Law / MosesFor I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
Job
Wisdom / JobSo Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
Genesis
Law / MosesSo shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.