And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
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Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
Genesis
LawNow I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesHaving land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
Acts
History / LukeAnd now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielI watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
Revelation
ApocalypticBlow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaBefore their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
Joel
Minor ProphetsAnd he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
Judges
HistoryWoe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
Acts
HistoryThen after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
John
Gospels / JohnThe Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
John
GospelsThen the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
Jonah
Minor ProphetsBut the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.