But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.
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A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThen answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Hebrews
General EpistlesWhat will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
Micah
Minor ProphetsThe shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd thou shalt make ouches of gold;
Exodus
LawFear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
Joel
Minor ProphetsHe made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
Exodus
LawIf I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
Job
Wisdom / JobBut a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAshkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsSalute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
Genesis
Law / MosesSo they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.
Leviticus
LawAnd he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAt his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.