Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew
GospelsAnd of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
Ezra
History / EzraLORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
Psalms
PoetryBut the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBetter is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThen he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThat there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahOne woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnBut David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.
1 Samuel
HistoryBut the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahNow Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelLet his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.
2 Samuel
HistoryI behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBunni, Azgad, Bebai,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.
Leviticus
Law / MosesMoreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelForasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.