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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Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
1 Chronicles
HistoryNow it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsMeraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
1 Chronicles
HistoryWhat shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThen hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Matthew
GospelsAnd the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThe king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
Joshua
History / JoshuaNow after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
2 Chronicles
HistoryNow the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings
HistoryAnd thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
Exodus
LawDeclare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesFor a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
John
GospelsAnd it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi.