And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Job
Wisdom / JobThen went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
Acts
History / LukeAfter these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
John
GospelsHowbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahOnly with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFlee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahPeradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
Genesis
LawFor the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThe LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Genesis
LawWherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
Acts
HistoryAnd he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsThe impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
John
GospelsThe LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.