And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
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The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
Job
WisdomThe Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
Luke
Gospels / LukeOpen thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Proverbs
WisdomJesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Luke
Gospels / LukeGracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
Psalms
PoetryVerily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
Numbers
Law / MosesThat in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
Esther
HistoryAnd as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
Mark
Gospels / MarkMy sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.
2 Chronicles
HistoryDo we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBehold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Acts
HistoryAnd that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
Matthew
GospelsRise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.