And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Psalms
PoetryWhat time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraA brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonSo Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
Judges
HistoryNevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
Nehemiah
HistoryA fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelIn Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
Psalms
PoetryAnd from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWho concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
2 Samuel
HistoryTo make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
Esther
History / MordecaiFor I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersO love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
John
GospelsHe said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.