And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraLet them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
Psalms
PoetryAnd at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnLet, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark
Gospels / MarkBut Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahAnd he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonIf Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?
Numbers
LawNow the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.
Exodus
Law / MosesTherefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD'S house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
Psalms
PoetryAnd, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
Luke
GospelsAnd should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
Mark
Gospels / MarkBut the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
Exodus
LawHe also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNow therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThat thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.