So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
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For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
Psalms
PoetryHe turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersEven as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
Genesis
Law / MosesHe answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Luke
GospelsAnd Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
Numbers
LawBecause it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsElse, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
Exodus
LawAnd the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
Daniel
Major ProphetsNow that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielSo I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahIt shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
Leviticus
LawWhen I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSurely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelShe dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
Job
WisdomThe LORD bless thee, and keep thee: