Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
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And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesTherefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
Luke
GospelsAnd Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
1 Samuel
HistoryThe LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
Psalms
PoetryAnd the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?
1 Samuel
HistoryIn their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHe keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
Job
WisdomIt shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
John
Gospels / JohnWho can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnIn the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
John
GospelsAnd wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
Numbers
LawIbhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulLift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsHow weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;