And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
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Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
Matthew
GospelsAnd it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Luke
GospelsAnd the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulMishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
1 Chronicles
HistoryIt is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke
GospelsSo shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsTo a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
Acts
HistoryFor the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewA merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
John
GospelsAnd he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
Genesis
LawThen shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Genesis
LawAnd upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
1 Kings
HistoryWhen they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.