Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
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And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
Judges
HistoryWho raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThese are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.
Exodus
LawAlso unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah;
Joshua
HistoryAs he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWith thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
Leviticus
LawThen Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
Nehemiah
HistoryFor Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
Genesis
LawI went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.
Job
WisdomArt thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?
John
Gospels / JohnIt were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
Luke
Gospels / LukeSo Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
2 Samuel
HistoryHe bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
Psalms
PoetryWhich rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
Job
Wisdom / JobIn that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
Luke
GospelsEvery branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
John
GospelsHe hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.