And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
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And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraNeither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them.
Judges
HistoryIn the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.
Leviticus
Law / MosesYet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
Daniel
Major ProphetsO LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
Ezra
History(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?
Judges
History / SamuelAnd hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.
2 Kings
HistoryHe stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsFor Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulThey shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukBecause of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn.
Joel
Minor ProphetsAnd it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
Joshua
History / JoshuaYe have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Matthew
GospelsAnd for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.
Exodus
LawAnd the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd last of all the woman died also.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Genesis
Law / MosesEluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
1 Chronicles
HistoryI will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.