And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
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And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Exodus
Law / MosesWhatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
Ezra
History / EzraHerein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnThe sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
Nehemiah
HistoryEvery man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
2 Samuel
HistoryHis mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
1 Kings
HistoryEven them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
Mark
Gospels / MarkWhosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
Luke
GospelsAnd he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
2 Kings
HistoryBehold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
Job
WisdomSo they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land.
Numbers
Law / MosesHow he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;
Psalms
PoetryIf I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,
Joshua
History / JoshuaBut in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
Acts
History / LukeI beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThe one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:
Exodus
LawThy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.