And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
John
GospelsIn my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
Psalms
PoetryThou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Exodus
LawBut Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesAnd it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Judges
HistoryWhen the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.
Leviticus
LawAnd they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
Esther
HistoryYe shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThe LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBut wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
James
General EpistlesBut in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahFor Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
1 Kings
HistoryMoreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
Judges
History / SamuelThe men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThe woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
John
Gospels / JohnBut against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.