And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
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And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
Matthew
GospelsAll the congregation of Israel shall keep it.
Exodus
Law / MosesYe also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
James
General Epistles / JamesOh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
Job
WisdomAnd thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:
Exodus
Law / MosesA poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
Matthew
GospelsThe fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraTo every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
2 Kings
HistoryWhen he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
Mark
GospelsAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
Joshua
History / JoshuaThen said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
Judges
History / SamuelI cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.