And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
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Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Acts
History / LukeAnd my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
Psalms
PoetryHe made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielNow these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
2 Samuel
HistoryThey shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
Psalms
PoetryAnd this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release.
Deuteronomy
LawMy lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Exodus
LawAnd I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahJesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,
Acts
History / LukeYet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Exodus
LawThen the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!