And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHe looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
Job
WisdomAll the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
Joshua
HistoryAnd the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThey that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
Matthew
GospelsAnd Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
Numbers
LawTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
Mark
Gospels / MarkThen said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWhich commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThen went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAfter them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
Numbers
LawAnd as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: