All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
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Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHe shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
Job
WisdomAnd the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraI will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
Acts
HistoryI will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Psalms
PoetryAfter this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
Daniel
Major ProphetsNow therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
Joshua
HistoryAnd it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
Acts
History / LukeBut he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd 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 ProphetsAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
LawSaying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThen Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts
HistoryAnd there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
Job
WisdomAnd I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.