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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The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Numbers
Law / MosesBut that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
Numbers
Law / MosesTheir idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
Joshua
HistoryFifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielLORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
Psalms
PoetryAnd beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraMoses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
Mark
GospelsAnd it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
Mark
Gospels / MarkHis mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
John
Gospels / JohnHe appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThey have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
Psalms
PoetryAnd if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
LawAnd Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
2 Samuel
HistoryHe shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.
Job
Wisdom / JobRighteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?