And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
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And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
Ruth
History / SamuelSo do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
Numbers
LawAs he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
Luke
Gospels / LukeThy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNow as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesKeep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahWhen therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesSalute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielRemember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
1 Kings
HistoryAnd they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
John
GospelsEver learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
Psalms
PoetryIt is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
Acts
HistoryWhen Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?