Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
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Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
1 Samuel
HistoryI returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelThen David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWith a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.
Judges
HistoryAfterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWhen Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewSix days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
Exodus
Law / MosesThy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMy son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
Exodus
Law / MosesThe memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Genesis
Law / MosesThen said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
Mark
Gospels / MarkBut if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;
Numbers
Law / MosesTake thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.