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:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
Acts
History / LukeI have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
1 Kings
HistoryBut thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
Numbers
LawOffer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
Psalms
PoetryThe LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Psalms
PoetryHe that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
Luke
GospelsTherefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
Ezra
HistoryThen answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
Luke
Gospels / LukeI have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahHe that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
Proverbs
WisdomSince the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
Joshua
HistoryThat his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
Exodus
LawI wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThis I had, because I kept thy precepts.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTake ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,
Exodus
Law / MosesTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.