And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
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Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
Job
Wisdom / JobEsau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
Genesis
LawYe mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
Judges
HistoryFrom Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBut if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraSimeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
Genesis
LawThat which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
Genesis
LawAnd Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
2 Kings
HistoryFor the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
Genesis
LawNow will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWoe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?