And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
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Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
Exodus
LawThen all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBe strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:
2 Chronicles
HistorySpeak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
Luke
GospelsAnd they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Judges
History / SamuelIt shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
Leviticus
LawRighteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonLead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraO give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
PoetryThe children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsA wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Proverbs
WisdomWhen Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHonour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThere is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
1 Kings
HistoryOr how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
Mark
GospelsAs thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,