And 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:
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Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Acts
HistoryAs the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.
Joshua
HistoryNow the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
Amos
Minor ProphetsTherefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesIn God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
Psalms
PoetryFrom Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThese are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.
Exodus
LawTherefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
Genesis
LawI may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
Psalms
PoetryFor ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
Mark
GospelsThey shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
Law / MosesServants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsOne Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesFor when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.