And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs
WisdomThe LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.
Leviticus
LawAnd they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBut the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan.
Numbers
LawMoreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Exodus
Law / MosesThis shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahGilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Psalms
PoetryThen went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
2 Samuel
HistoryWho redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThat we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
Judges
HistoryHe hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.