For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?
1 Samuel
HistoryA time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonSurely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBecause of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
Mark
GospelsAnd Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
2 Chronicles
HistoryIn weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFor I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Judges
HistoryLet every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBelshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
1 Kings
HistoryThen said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
Joshua
HistoryNone of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
Psalms
PoetryFor he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanYea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsAnd the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is our's, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
1 Kings
HistoryI am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Exodus
LawAnd I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.