And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
Numbers
LawHe saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHow is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
2 Kings
HistoryThe kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThen said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
John
Gospels / JohnHear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Matthew
GospelsAnd when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
Acts
HistoryLet us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Matthew
GospelsFor when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
Hebrews
General EpistlesAt that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
2 Kings
HistoryThere is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBarley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
Esther
HistoryWhen Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?