And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
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And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThat he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
Esther
History / MordecaiWilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
Ezra
HistoryThe son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.
Numbers
Law / MosesThen came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Mark
GospelsGo and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSo king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersOne man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThen Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
Exodus
LawAnd the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
Luke
GospelsBut Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Genesis
LawAnd Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.