But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
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They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
Job
Wisdom / JobDoth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
Proverbs
WisdomAnd it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAlso from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
Nehemiah
HistoryBut will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
Genesis
LawAnd his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThey are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
Joshua
HistoryAnd the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Exodus
LawThe word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor ye are our glory and joy.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
Exodus
Law / MosesOne young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers
LawAnd these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
Acts
History / LukeAnd also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: