But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
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But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
Obadiah
Minor ProphetsAnd Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
2 Chronicles
HistoryI was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBelshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?
Judges
History / SamuelI said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsAnd if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Mark
Gospels / MarkI would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
Job
WisdomOf the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
Ezra
History / EzraIs not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelSo he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
Judges
HistoryBut thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.
1 Chronicles
HistoryNevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanSon of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsI write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnThe son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:
Ezra
HistoryAnd the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Matthew
GospelsAnd this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.
Judges
History / SamuelOne post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,