But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThey gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWho hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulOne young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Numbers
LawAnd all the people saw him walking and praising God:
Acts
HistoryThen thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
Esther
History / MordecaiMy soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesSimeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Judges
History / SamuelTheir sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahIt is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAlso Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;
Ezra
History / EzraThen will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsProve thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielSurely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;