So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.
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Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
Job
Wisdom / JobAbide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
2 Chronicles
HistoryIt is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
Numbers
Law / MosesThus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsFor this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
Psalms
PoetryThey of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
1 Chronicles
History / EzraDig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsTo shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
Psalms
PoetryAnd the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
Exodus
LawBut the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:
2 Samuel
HistoryA wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonI am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesAnd shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Matthew
Gospels(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.