Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAlso before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelTo whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Acts
History / LukeIf I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
Genesis
LawAnd when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Acts
History / LukeAnd when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
Judges
History / SamuelThey that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
1 John
General EpistlesConfounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
Acts
HistoryBe ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
Judges
HistoryBlessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
Leviticus
LawFor they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;