But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
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On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
Acts
HistoryAnd Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahAs they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
Joshua
HistorySo they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
Jonah
Minor ProphetsFor the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAs a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesA man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
Mark
GospelsBy long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Proverbs
WisdomCan a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsIn the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
Mark
Gospels / MarkA fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhat is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.