And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAll the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBut thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThe LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWhich justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
2 Kings
HistoryUntil the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke
Gospels / LukeSo he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
Genesis
LawVerily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
John
GospelsBeasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Numbers
LawBut if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.
Numbers
LawWhen John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Acts
History / LukeSo they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
Ruth
HistoryThe LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
Deuteronomy
LawI clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWhosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.