Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
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And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
Numbers
Law / MosesThen the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsGather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
Ruth
History / SamuelAnd I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
Job
WisdomNeither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBecause of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
1 Chronicles
HistoryHe that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomTheir horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:
Nehemiah
HistoryFor whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonSo shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHe gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
Psalms
PoetryThe sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBehold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.
Job
Wisdom / JobNow therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
Acts
HistoryIs it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBrethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnAnd they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.