And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThere came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsSo Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
Numbers
LawFor how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.
Genesis
LawAnd when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahSo shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
Mark
GospelsBut 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.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
Luke
GospelsAnd it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.
1 Samuel
HistoryNow these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
Genesis
Law / MosesOn the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.
1 Kings
HistoryCall now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
Job
WisdomThen the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Matthew
GospelsAnd Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he wrote a letter after this manner:
Acts
HistoryBut, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
Ruth
History / SamuelFor through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThat thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.