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?
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Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.
2 Samuel
HistoryTherefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
Job
WisdomAnd I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnFor I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahGive us day by day our daily bread.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.
Exodus
LawThen when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
John
GospelsThrough faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownUntil the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
Solomon's Song
PoetryA woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
John
Gospels / JohnAs I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
Numbers
LawAnd the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
Judges
History / SamuelNone of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
Acts
History / LukeBut oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;