And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
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He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHe sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAll the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
Proverbs
WisdomThe north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
Psalms
PoetryO Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThe carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
Leviticus
LawFor thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea.
Joshua
HistoryVow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThey spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
Job
WisdomBut the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
Deuteronomy
LawHonour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesSpeak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
James
General EpistlesFor all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesBehold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahI would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesMany sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Psalms
PoetryBut lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.