And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
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And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
Judges
HistoryThe LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
2 Kings
HistoryAlso in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesSo shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersLet death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
John
GospelsIf we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 John
General EpistlesFrom thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
Numbers
LawAnd the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAmon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraOur fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
Deuteronomy
LawHim therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulInstead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahTruly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
Luke
GospelsWhat if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: