And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSurely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
Genesis
LawThou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
1 Samuel
HistoryYea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
1 Kings
HistoryAnd he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
1 Kings
HistoryMy heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWhose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
Job
Wisdom / JobThus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahI have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsMany a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
Psalms
PoetryHe came unto his own, and his own received him not.
John
GospelsThen spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John
GospelsAnd Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
Matthew
GospelsBehold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumWhich was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
Luke
GospelsServants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesReproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.