Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
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And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
Luke
GospelsWhen they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,
Ezra
History / EzraJesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
John
GospelsMy manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
Acts
HistoryDeep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
Acts
HistoryFor our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBy this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
John
Gospels / JohnThen died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.
Judges
HistoryThou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.
Deuteronomy
LawGo and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
Judges
HistoryFor thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhat profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonBlessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
Psalms
PoetryThe thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd threescore and twelve thousand beeves,
Numbers
LawWhen one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHe hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
Psalms
PoetryThe Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterWhen they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
Judges
HistorySurely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!