If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
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And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
Exodus
LawAnd all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people were in ignorance.
Numbers
LawAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
Joel
Minor ProphetsFor thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
Judges
HistoryFor they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;
Deuteronomy
LawHe asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosTherefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAs for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
Numbers
Law / Moses(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesShall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Psalms
PoetryBut it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThere shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Joshua
HistoryAnd when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;