And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
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And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
Genesis
LawThis their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.
Judges
HistoryAnd Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
1 Chronicles
History / EzraNow when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
Luke
Gospels / LukeSo the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
Leviticus
Law / MosesThe king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
Mark
Gospels / MarkGo your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
Luke
GospelsAnd nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahHe hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
Luke
GospelsOr else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
Luke
GospelsBehold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
Psalms
PoetryFor he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
Mark
GospelsAnd David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Ezra
HistoryMoreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesIn that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosOf the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
Revelation
ApocalypticSpeaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesAnd I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.