And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
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For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
Judges
HistorySing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
2 Samuel
HistoryOr a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThese are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
Numbers
Law / MosesIf I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
Psalms
PoetryAnd I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
John
GospelsThe burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
Judges
HistoryNow Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
John
GospelsI beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsLet the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelHe that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Luke
GospelsZion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahNow is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
John
GospelsOnly in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
Exodus
Law / MosesI cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.