And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
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For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraI remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
Psalms
PoetryAnd those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
Mark
Gospels / MarkUnto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
Ezra
History / EzraI was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
Mark
GospelsAnd Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Joshua
History / JoshuaO LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBe not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
1 Samuel
HistoryThey angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
Psalms
PoetryAnd the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahConcerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
2 Kings
HistoryYour glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.