And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
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Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNo man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesMy son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
Esther
History / MordecaiKnow now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
Job
WisdomThen Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHe measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielYe shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.
2 Samuel
HistoryHow can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesSalute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBut I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
John
Gospels / JohnRemember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThe LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
Luke
GospelsIs his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?
Psalms
PoetryAnd he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.