And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew
GospelsThen began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
Leviticus
LawWhen they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.
Ezra
HistoryMy tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNow the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
2 Kings
HistoryThen flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
Job
WisdomAnd when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
Acts
HistoryIn the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:
Numbers
LawAnd Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.
2 Kings
HistoryThe backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsNow the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings
HistoryThe LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
Numbers
LawThen commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.