And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
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And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
Luke
Gospels / LukeJesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
John
Gospels / JohnAnd as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
Luke
GospelsAnd, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
Acts
History / LukeBut do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Matthew
GospelsIf I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanTo set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
Job
WisdomAnd the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Matthew
GospelsAnd when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnNow after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Ezra
History / EzraWhich devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Mark
Gospels / MarkBecause thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
Job
Wisdom / JobNow these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
2 Samuel
HistoryBefore the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
Psalms
PoetryThey that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Psalms
PoetryAt midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
Acts
HistoryThat they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.