And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
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And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
Exodus
Law / MosesThen said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelOr, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
Job
Wisdom / JobAlso, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
Mark
GospelsAnd the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
Judges
HistoryA whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Proverbs
WisdomBut when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
Matthew
GospelsAnd his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
Genesis
LawIt is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahIn Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahCan the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
Job
WisdomTurn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Proverbs
WisdomGlory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Luke
GospelsAnd David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
2 Samuel
HistoryThe vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
Obadiah
Minor ProphetsBut when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
Matthew
GospelsThen the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.