And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
Psalms
PoetryWhen Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.
Luke
GospelsBut now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesAnd there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
Numbers
Law / MosesWill a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahThey encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThey shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSo Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd God spake unto Noah, saying,
Genesis
LawBecause that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
Acts
History / LukeThe fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
Numbers
LawAnd the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
Luke
GospelsThen call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
Job
WisdomThat saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsGet thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
Exodus
LawBut before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.