And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
1 Kings
HistoryWhen thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
Deuteronomy
LawIn the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
Esther
History / MordecaiTherefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
Numbers
Law / MosesBut hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielBut the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.
Numbers
Law / MosesThen cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
2 Samuel
HistoryHe may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
Job
WisdomThat thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsLift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryDefend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Psalms
PoetryWhen ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.
Judges
History / SamuelA garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Solomon's Song
PoetryHast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
Job
Wisdom / JobThen said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
Esther
HistoryThe word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
Psalms
PoetryFor thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire: