And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
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And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;
1 Samuel
HistoryBut he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
2 John
General EpistlesAnd the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
Judges
HistoryBut when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHappy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.
Judges
History / SamuelBut Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
Acts
History / LukeMy desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
Job
WisdomHe made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
Psalms
PoetryHe answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
Matthew
GospelsAnd said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
Judges
History / SamuelThey shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
Psalms
PoetryNow I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBehold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus
LawWherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
1 Samuel
HistoryYe shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
Leviticus
LawFor a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.