And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
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So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
Revelation
ApocalypticWherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?
1 Samuel
HistoryMoreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:
2 Chronicles
History / EzraJesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWho passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsA noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraHe hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThis people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Matthew
GospelsAnd as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThat upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewMoreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahMany daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHe answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
John
GospelsAwake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.