And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
Psalms
PoetrySaying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
Luke
GospelsFor they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
Acts
History / LukeA fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWhy hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
Ezra
History / EzraThen said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
Daniel
Major ProphetsFor all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonFor it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWe be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
Genesis
LawAnd there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go?
Exodus
LawThen answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
John
GospelsI am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThe trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
Exodus
LawTell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
Mark
GospelsLet thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Revelation
ApocalypticI will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Psalms
PoetryBut Job answered and said,
Job
WisdomAre there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.