And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.
2 Chronicles
HistoryShouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
2 Samuel
HistoryBut the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Acts
HistoryThen called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Psalms
PoetryNeither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
Esther
History / MordecaiWhen thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnI was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
Exodus
LawYe see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHe shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
Exodus
Law / MosesIn whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsLet my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersRemember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;