And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan.
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He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsThen came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
1 Samuel
HistoryHe hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.
1 Samuel
HistorySo Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraI am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
Genesis
LawAnd whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
Leviticus
LawBut the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
Exodus
LawThen said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahNow the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraTeaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Titus
Pauline EpistlesAnd Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHow weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
Judges
History / SamuelThus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:
2 Kings
HistoryA wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.