And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Matthew
GospelsBut as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
Acts
HistoryOf Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
Numbers
LawAnd he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
1 Kings
HistoryFor I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:
1 Samuel
HistoryHis flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
Job
WisdomAnd Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
Numbers
LawAnd the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
2 Chronicles
HistorySorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonLet the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
Mark
GospelsGive me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Psalms
PoetryTherefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest.