And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Proverbs
WisdomThe LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThis is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
Acts
HistoryThe LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.
Deuteronomy
LawVerily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
John
Gospels / JohnThine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
Acts
HistoryAnd thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
Leviticus
LawJeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThen he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Genesis
LawWherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWhose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
Matthew
GospelsIf ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBut Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraHe opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThough thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
Obadiah
Minor Prophets / ObadiahOne golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: