He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
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I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMaaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
Nehemiah
HistoryHe offered for his offering 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
LawFor he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
Esther
HistoryAnd the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
1 Kings
HistoryBut the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
Acts
History / LukeSing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
Exodus
Law / MosesThen stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.
Nehemiah
HistoryBut strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThe tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
Exodus
LawThat Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
Acts
HistoryA soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonLet God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
Psalms
PoetryYet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Job
WisdomAnd Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
Genesis
Law / MosesFor he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
Genesis
Law / MosesI have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,