But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
2 Samuel
HistoryFor every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
Luke
GospelsSo we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
Numbers
Law / MosesUnto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
Genesis
Law / MosesThou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
Nehemiah
HistoryThen there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
1 Samuel
HistoryAlso the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahIs it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahDoth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
Luke
GospelsAnd he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelTruly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
Genesis
LawAnd if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
Leviticus
LawWe made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.
Leviticus
LawFor consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsWhen the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.