And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
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And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
Revelation
ApocalypticWhereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
2 Peter
General EpistlesAnd the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
Deuteronomy
LawAccording to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
Joshua
HistoryBut thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
Numbers
LawLord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
Psalms
PoetryWhen I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
Job
WisdomThen a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
Job
WisdomAnd after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanTherefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Genesis
LawFor the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Psalms
PoetryIf I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanSpeak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
Leviticus
Law / MosesSo when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.
Judges
HistoryAnd they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.