Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
Joshua
History / JoshuaO LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahSo the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
Nehemiah
HistoryAs the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanYea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAgain, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
Esther
History / MordecaiBut when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
Acts
History / LukeOf the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Psalms
PoetryOf Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraYet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
Psalms
PoetryAnd the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahSome indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesThen shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil.
Numbers
LawAnd Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Genesis
LawAnd the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,
Exodus
Law / MosesI will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?