And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
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About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAs for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Psalms
PoetryMoreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
1 Kings
HistoryI have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
Psalms
PoetryBut the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Joshua
HistorySo Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanSaying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
Matthew
GospelsNow, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Matthew
GospelsBe kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
Job
WisdomAnd when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
Acts
History / LukeSanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John
GospelsAnd it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
Numbers
LawThat I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersEven that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Job
WisdomAnd Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.
1 Samuel
HistoryOf Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.