And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
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Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
Numbers
LawWhoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
1 Kings
HistoryThou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraSeven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
Exodus
LawGilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Psalms
PoetryBut to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
1 Chronicles
HistorySo Solomon built the house, and finished it.
1 Kings
HistoryThe Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
John
Gospels / JohnIf any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
1 Kings
HistoryDraw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersPharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
Exodus
LawI say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
Exodus
Law / MosesYe judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
John
Gospels / JohnFor they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesIf it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.