And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosI have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThis I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsDestroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
Psalms
PoetryFor I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke
GospelsThen Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Acts
HistoryAnd Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.
Deuteronomy
LawNotwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
Numbers
Law / MosesWherefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesA good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomSurely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
Genesis
Law / MosesThe tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesIn the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAttend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNow therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.