And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsAnd it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
Exodus
Law / MosesHe that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.
Amos
Minor ProphetsI have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
Psalms
PoetryI cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.
Job
Wisdom / JobBut all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?
Acts
History / LukeLet the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
Judges
History / SamuelFor the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNow as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
Judges
HistoryDepart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.
Exodus
LawThen cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
Matthew
GospelsThou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersUnto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.
Judges
History / SamuelCursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.