And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
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He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThis title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Genesis
LawAnd Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahOf Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
Numbers
LawDepart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
Judges
HistoryI am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
Leviticus
Law / MosesFor he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
2 Chronicles
HistoryHave ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
2 Chronicles
HistoryYe shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Matthew
GospelsAlso I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
Luke
Gospels / LukeYe have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThe troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
Job
WisdomThus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.
Amos
Minor ProphetsThe waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
Ezra
HistoryIn those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWhich also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.