My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
Genesis
LawPashur, Amariah, Malchijah,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahNevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWho will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulYe know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
Matthew
GospelsAnd about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
Acts
HistoryHe also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFoursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
Exodus
LawAnd they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThe LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Proverbs
WisdomBut I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
Joshua
History / JoshuaIf any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesTherefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.
2 Samuel
HistorySurely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
John
GospelsThe heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
Micah
Minor ProphetsBut it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.