So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Proverbs
WisdomTake his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.
Genesis
Law / MosesSuch knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahQuicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
Acts
HistoryBecause the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThis is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
John
GospelsAnd they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.
Deuteronomy
LawThese waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
Exodus
Law / MosesHis disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
John
Gospels / JohnThen Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
2 Chronicles
HistoryI will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.