And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
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He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBut Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
Job
WisdomTherefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThis we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd sixteen thousand persons;)
Numbers
LawAnd Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
Esther
History / MordecaiBut the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnIn the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraSaying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnFor the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
Genesis
LawNo servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
John
GospelsGo to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Genesis
Law / MosesWherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.
Ruth
History / SamuelNeither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
Judges
HistorySet up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahI go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
1 Kings
HistoryThen a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: