But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
Proverbs
WisdomCome against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBehold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsThen said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielHe sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
1 Samuel
HistoryAll that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
Numbers
LawThe just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.
Judges
HistoryThou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
Genesis
Law / MosesPleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs
WisdomO sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
Psalms
PoetryHe divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWhose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.
Job
WisdomAnd the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsLet us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Hebrews
General EpistlesIn the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
Matthew
GospelsThere is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;