But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
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And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
Mark
GospelsIn the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiDid not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
Nehemiah
HistoryThe fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsEliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.
Genesis
Law / MosesWe are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD'S house.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
Mark
GospelsThe ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;
Numbers
Law / MosesSo all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Matthew
GospelsAnd he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
Exodus
Law / MosesHe was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHorror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
Luke
Gospels / LukeHearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBy this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnAnd Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesHe hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
Acts
History / LukeAnd when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: