Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
Judges
HistoryI decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosWith whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
Psalms
PoetryThere is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?
Joshua
HistoryWhich was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd 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
Law / MosesAnd he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
Luke
GospelsWhich imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
Psalms
PoetryAs he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.
Judges
History / SamuelThese were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThey gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersShe is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWho 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 Prophets / IsaiahNow therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
Genesis
LawSurely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.