For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelSo Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThe young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahYea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
Psalms
PoetryFor she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonStrive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanUnto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
Job
Wisdom / JobHe that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Matthew
GospelsI Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
Philemon
Pauline EpistlesAnd take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
2 Chronicles
HistoryIn Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.
2 Kings
HistoryJoab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
2 Samuel
HistoryThe best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahMeshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThen said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.