And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsThe LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsI reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelTherefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
Acts
History / LukeBut mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersRighteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
Proverbs
WisdomFrom the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.
Ezra
History / EzraThen the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
Esther
History / MordecaiBecause ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Acts
History / LukeAnd they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
Luke
GospelsAnd had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.