And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
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Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThat which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
Leviticus
Law / MosesMy son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
2 Chronicles
History / EzraTruth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersGive ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahWho can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
1 Chronicles
HistoryWhoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonShew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
John
Gospels / JohnFor he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
2 Kings
HistoryYet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
Jude
General Epistles / JudeBut as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Luke
Gospels / LukeIn that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
Matthew
GospelsAfter these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
Luke
GospelsSpeak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
Leviticus
LawAnd when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanO God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.