If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
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And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
1 Kings
HistoryShe bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
Numbers
LawThis their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Exodus
LawMany a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
Exodus
LawEat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Proverbs
WisdomI say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
John
GospelsAs soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
John
Gospels / JohnThy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
Genesis
LawI have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
John
GospelsYe shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams,
Numbers
LawBut if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHe fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThen I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.