And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
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Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
Job
Wisdom / JobBut we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Numbers
Law / MosesThat they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielFor, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahFor I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
Luke
GospelsRemember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersShe doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulIn the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Proverbs
WisdomFor there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
Psalms
PoetryAnd command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
1 Kings
HistoryFor not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesMy zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
Psalms
PoetryYe sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
John
Gospels / JohnSo Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.
Exodus
LawAnd David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAbsalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
Numbers
LawHowbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.