And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
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And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
Exodus
Law / MosesThen he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAll the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
Joshua
HistoryThere was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
Joshua
HistoryAnd the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.
Luke
GospelsNow the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings
HistoryAnd a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
LawAnd under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsYet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelI said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
John
GospelsThou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.
Deuteronomy
LawNon his son, Jehoshua his son.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Genesis
LawAnd beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
2 Peter
General EpistlesFor our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
Psalms
PoetryThine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
Psalms
PoetryAnd thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
Genesis
LawBut as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAre they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.