And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
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I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosOn the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered:
Numbers
LawAnd he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
Leviticus
LawWherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
Acts
HistoryWho is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
Psalms
PoetryAnd, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
Ezra
HistoryAnd they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
Proverbs
WisdomTheir land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBy this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWhat shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesWhen thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.