And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
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For John was not yet cast into prison.
John
GospelsThen they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownThe lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
Luke
GospelsThough the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
Acts
History / LukeNow when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
Amos
Minor ProphetsThe forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Revelation
ApocalypticFor thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
Job
Wisdom / JobThat ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
Acts
History / LukeBut if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelNow then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesI said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.