And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
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Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
Acts
History / LukeAnd he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:
Leviticus
LawAnd it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAfter that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
Exodus
Law / MosesFor I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesTherefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
Joshua
History / JoshuaLet them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
Daniel
Major ProphetsMost men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
Proverbs
WisdomSo when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
John
GospelsAnd David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHaving eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis
LawBehold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesWho will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Psalms
PoetryIf I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Proverbs
WisdomBut the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: