And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
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They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
Joshua
History / JoshuaThe evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
1 Kings
HistoryAnd he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
LawAnd upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
Mark
Gospels / MarkFor the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
Numbers
Law / MosesThough he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
Job
Wisdom / JobBehold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahO continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
1 Chronicles
HistorySo I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
Psalms
PoetryTherefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
Joshua
HistoryHeal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Matthew
GospelsTeach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Psalms
PoetryWherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: