But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelMake thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
Genesis
Law / MosesKnow therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
Deuteronomy
LawFor the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesGod is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAre they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.
Joshua
HistoryAnd his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
Judges
History / SamuelLet us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBut Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
2 Kings
HistoryThus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.
Acts
HistoryAnd all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
1 Kings
HistoryHath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?
2 Chronicles
HistoryLord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
Psalms
PoetryNo man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
Joel
Minor ProphetsAnd Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: