These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Acts
HistoryAnd they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
Luke
GospelsLet now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.
Ezra
History / EzraThese are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAlso Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.
Numbers
LawAnd they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,
Acts
History / LukeHe giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
1 Samuel
HistoryHe that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
Genesis
LawAnd they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraHe that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
1 John
General EpistlesBehold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Matthew
GospelsTherefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
Acts
History / LukeThou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
LawThe word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.