And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
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And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
Acts
History / LukeMen do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
Proverbs
WisdomSee, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
Exodus
LawIn the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonSo the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
Nehemiah
HistoryNevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelIt is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBut ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
1 Peter
General EpistlesGird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNow all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsSome of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
Matthew
GospelsAnd their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThese are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.
Numbers
LawA wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonTherefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelSaying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Matthew
GospelsThe LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
Psalms
PoetryWhereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
2 Peter
General EpistlesAnd he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?