Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:
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Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.
Joshua
History / JoshuaHis soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
Psalms
PoetryThat thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.
Joshua
HistoryLet mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
Psalms
PoetryRejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulBetter is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonLet the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThese things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
John
Gospels / JohnSurely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTherefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Luke
GospelsBut the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielWhy died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Job
Wisdom / JobDefraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
2 Samuel
HistoryBut I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.
Numbers
LawBless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
Joshua
HistoryWhen the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.