And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
Psalms
PoetryAs when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
Exodus
LawFor then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
Numbers
LawA dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
Job
WisdomOzem the sixth, David the seventh:
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
Nehemiah
HistoryThey answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
John
GospelsAnd thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Genesis
Law / MosesBehold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
Judges
HistoryAnd the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFurthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
Ruth
History / SamuelFor they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
Mark
GospelsThe Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
Judges
HistoryThe princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.