And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
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To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
Numbers
Law(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
Job
WisdomYea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAsk thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThen Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
Matthew
GospelsAnd I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielFor scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWhen the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
John
GospelsGod is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
2 Samuel
HistoryAll the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
Joshua
History / JoshuaTherefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD'S house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
Leviticus
LawWherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
2 Kings
HistoryKnowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWho will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Psalms
PoetryAfter he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
Exodus
LawAnd she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.