And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
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I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
Mark
GospelsOf Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
Numbers
LawAnd his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
Genesis
Law / MosesA good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahNot boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulSo Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Esther
History / MordecaiBut the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThen the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
Daniel
Major ProphetsWith the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanSo I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielI have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosJohn answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
John
Gospels / JohnThe whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnNotwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
Exodus
Law / MosesI tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.