But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
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And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
Genesis
LawGod judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
Psalms
PoetryLet them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
Ezra
History / EzraThat I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:
2 Chronicles
History / EzraIn his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
2 Kings
HistoryYe shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
LawAnd his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
John
Gospels / JohnFor even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
Joshua
HistoryDoubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Numbers
LawAnd the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
2 Chronicles
HistoryWith whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThen shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luke
GospelsAnd Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
Ruth
HistoryStir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Psalms
PoetryBut the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart: