It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
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This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.
Joshua
HistoryA jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.
Leviticus
LawAnd when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
Judges
HistoryThe crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBehind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsHe took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
Acts
HistoryMoreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying,
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
Exodus
LawAnd the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
Exodus
LawWho can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsWhich when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
Acts
HistoryThus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBefore I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Job
Wisdom / JobI have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTo whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Genesis
LawThen returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.