So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
1 Samuel
HistoryTake hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
Psalms
PoetryThus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielA voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBecause they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
1 Kings
HistoryThou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersUnleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraShe layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
Proverbs
WisdomSo Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBe pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
Psalms
PoetryAs a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
1 Samuel
HistoryBehold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
Mark
GospelsAnd put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Acts
History / LukeShould he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Job
WisdomThere were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.