So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.
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But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Psalms
PoetryI said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Acts
HistoryAs for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.
Joshua
HistoryAnd Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahFor he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
Genesis
LawAnd he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosLet your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
1 Samuel
HistoryPraising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
Acts
HistoryAnd, 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 / LukeFor every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Matthew
GospelsUzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exodus
LawFor out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThough thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
Job
WisdomAnd Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Genesis
LawIn the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonTherefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?