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.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
Genesis
LawI have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs
WisdomThe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs
WisdomIf thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
Job
WisdomFor he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
2 Kings
HistoryNow the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelSay not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonSo Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
Genesis
LawBut thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesJesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
John
GospelsNow the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.
Judges
History / SamuelThen said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.
Exodus
Law / MosesSay thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielNotwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Luke
GospelsNow therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: