And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
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Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Luke
Gospels / LukeIn the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
Obadiah
Minor Prophets / ObadiahI am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
Genesis
LawAnd, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahThou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAll things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThey have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaFor his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
Genesis
Law / MosesYet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
Genesis
LawLet them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
Psalms
PoetryJesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?
John
GospelsAlso, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielPilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts:
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
Nehemiah
HistoryLay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
Job
Wisdom / JobBrethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.