And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
Mark
GospelsAnd when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel
HistoryTheir camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBehold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
James
General Epistles / JamesThen she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
Ruth
HistoryAnd the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
Joshua
HistoryAll the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
Acts
HistorySince we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.
John
GospelsI pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
John
GospelsAnd all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
Numbers
LawAnd that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWoe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.