So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielCommand the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
Joshua
History / JoshuaGod shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryHe that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs
WisdomFor Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraHonour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Psalms
PoetrySpeaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesNow are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
John
GospelsAnd saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
Acts
History / LukeThen Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
Acts
HistoryHe said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahNeither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
Genesis
Law / MosesTake you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
Deuteronomy
LawNow that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielBut as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsSo that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.