And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
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And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.
Numbers
Law / MosesThen Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
Exodus
LawAnd he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.
Leviticus
LawAnd the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Acts
HistoryTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
Deuteronomy
LawBy number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.
Ezra
HistoryThy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Solomon's Song
PoetryMake ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
John
GospelsBut my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
Psalms
PoetryAll the saints salute you.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThese two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThe LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesFor I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
Matthew
GospelsThey have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is our's, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
1 Kings
HistoryFor he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.