Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
Psalms
PoetryO my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHave ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.
Joshua
History / JoshuaStrangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
2 Samuel
HistoryCan one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
Proverbs
WisdomAgain, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Matthew
GospelsBe not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
Psalms
PoetryAnd the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesEnvyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesGod hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersIs not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
1 Samuel
HistorySing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.
Psalms
PoetryUnto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
1 Kings
HistorySo Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
Matthew
GospelsBut to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.
Psalms
PoetryOut of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
Job
WisdomWho did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: