Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
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That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
1 Samuel
HistoryI have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHave the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsIt is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonTherefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.
Deuteronomy
LawNow therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Genesis
LawThis dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThey that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
Psalms
PoetryThese were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThen shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThis was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
Acts
HistoryWhereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
James
General Epistles / JamesFor the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.