But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThese are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
Genesis
Law / MosesHe gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersRemember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThere was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesSo I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonSay, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAt the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThey have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
Joshua
History / JoshuaLest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
Exodus
LawAnd there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
Luke
GospelsAnd at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
Numbers
LawAnd as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
Daniel
Major ProphetsBehold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
Leviticus
Law / MosesWherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
2 Peter
General EpistlesAgain, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomBut the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?
2 Kings
HistoryLo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Job
Wisdom / JobLook upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!