And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
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Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Psalms
PoetryFor the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
Psalms
PoetryWhat is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
Job
Wisdom / JobBut Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
Luke
GospelsAnd it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
Genesis
LawAnd on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
Revelation
ApocalypticIsrael shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsIn those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThe wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosWhose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBut without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
John
Gospels / JohnFor because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhat shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!