These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
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But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.
Judges
HistoryI will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
Psalms
PoetryI am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersJesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah;
Joshua
History / JoshuaNow the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraWho knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
Judges
HistoryO LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsA light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
Luke
GospelsAnd she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
Judges
HistoryAnd when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
2 Kings
HistoryBut thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBy Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
Matthew
GospelsAnd he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnSihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:
Psalms
PoetryAnd Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.