It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
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Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
1 Samuel
HistoryThus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHenoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraGod hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
Matthew
GospelsThen said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Psalms
PoetryTherefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
1 Chronicles
HistoryEliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
1 Chronicles
HistoryIf a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
Micah
Minor ProphetsThe LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraIf I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
Numbers
LawAnd at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThe wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSeeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Genesis
LawBut if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: