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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Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
Psalms
PoetryWhat think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
Matthew
GospelsAnd one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
Genesis
Law / MosesWas returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
Acts
History / LukeAnd if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus
LawLet his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAll the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhere the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Exodus
LawFor I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsI have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
Genesis
Law / MosesWoe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahI should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
Job
WisdomThe people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
Exodus
LawFor all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Luke
GospelsAnd they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
Joel
Minor ProphetsAnd the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.