All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Psalms
PoetryThus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
Numbers
Law / MosesWherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
1 Kings
HistoryNow when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
Luke
Gospels / LukeIs not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
Job
WisdomWherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesFor thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
Genesis
Law / MosesWhen ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelI will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
LawAnd Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBut, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
Genesis
LawAnd from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.