These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
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And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
Judges
HistoryFor we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesFor so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahEliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanIf thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Genesis
LawThen answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
Esther
HistoryAnd they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
Acts
HistoryAnd he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that.
Exodus
Law / MosesYea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
Psalms
PoetryI have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahWherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
Leviticus
LawBlessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersInsomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
Genesis
LawAnd thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
Micah
Minor ProphetsFor the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
John
GospelsAnd except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
Mark
Gospels / MarkO LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsAnd David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: