For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
Judges
HistoryHepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAs a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
Solomon's Song
PoetryPass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd sixteen thousand persons;)
Numbers
LawAnd Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelTo whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
Job
WisdomThe place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
Acts
HistoryFor nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWhen they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahBehold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
Job
Wisdom / JobBecause I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:
1 Samuel
History / SamuelFor all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWill he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBecause the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesI pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
Deuteronomy
LawThen Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
Daniel
Major ProphetsBut she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
Joshua
HistoryAnd when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.