Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.
And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.
And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.
And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
