All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
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Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAs snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.
Genesis
Law / MosesZelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanNeither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,
2 Kings
HistoryAnd she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
Ruth
HistoryHow then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
Mark
GospelsAnd cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
Genesis
LawWhen they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
Numbers
Law / MosesWhose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesThe LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.