But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
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And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
LawThen he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSo these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
Deuteronomy
LawWherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWho by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
1 Peter
General EpistlesJoel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,
1 Chronicles
HistoryWith clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
Job
WisdomIn whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersUmmah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.
Joshua
HistoryYet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd there they abode long time with the disciples.
Acts
HistoryVow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house.
Leviticus
LawAnd this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
Acts
History / LukeThey shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAll these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThen Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanSo the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them: