And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
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For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhat shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
Romans
Pauline EpistlesI have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsTherefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHow shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
Numbers
LawHis foundation is in the holy mountains.
Psalms
PoetryThus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
Genesis
LawThey rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
Psalms
PoetryThis is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled;
Numbers
LawAnd the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
2 Samuel
HistoryLet us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Hebrews
General EpistlesHis head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBut if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
Genesis
LawWherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
Deuteronomy
LawThen the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
Numbers
LawOnly Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAs for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.