But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsThey have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
Judges
HistoryAnd when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewI rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
2 John
General Epistles / JohnAnd Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelCretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Acts
HistoryAnd for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThe wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate!
1 Chronicles
HistoryThou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
Solomon's Song
PoetryThou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Psalms
PoetryBy long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Nehemiah
HistoryI am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.
2 Chronicles
HistoryNow these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;