When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
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Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
2 Kings
History / JeremiahEven so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
James
General Epistles / JamesThat the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
Job
WisdomAll the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
Joshua
HistoryFor thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Acts
History / LukeIt came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
Acts
History / LukeAnd 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 he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
2 Kings
HistoryThey shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
Psalms
PoetryNow the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;
2 Chronicles
HistoryTo whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.
Deuteronomy
LawFor we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulNow a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
Acts
HistoryAnd the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsI am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
Acts
HistoryMoreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God.