It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
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Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
HistorySeeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsIt shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
Job
Wisdom / JobAlso, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
Luke
GospelsThen hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
1 Kings
HistoryBut before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
Genesis
LawThen said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThe son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
1 Chronicles
HistoryLet it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
2 Samuel
HistoryLittle children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelPut them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
Titus
Pauline EpistlesAnd I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBehold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
Genesis
LawAnd the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Revelation
ApocalypticSo when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
2 Samuel
HistoryBut I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.