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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Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraCretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Acts
History / LukeFor on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
1 Kings
HistoryI have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahMy son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonO worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Job
Wisdom / JobBut ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAll the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:
Leviticus
Law / MosesNow when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielArise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
Psalms
PoetryBut he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
Luke
GospelsAnd the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThe ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
1 Samuel
HistoryFor all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
Psalms
PoetryHenceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
John
Gospels / JohnGive us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
Mark
GospelsFor every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHis watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.