And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
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And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelHearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsPray without ceasing.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesA stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
Joshua
History / JoshuaHim that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.
1 Kings
HistoryLet them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
Psalms
PoetryHear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosWho had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
Mark
GospelsThe fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahIf any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
James
General EpistlesAnd Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
Job
Wisdom / JobAll they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraFear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.