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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Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
1 Kings
HistoryFor this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWho in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
Acts
History / LukeAnd it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesYe blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
Mark
Gospels / MarkSurely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd they remembered his words,
Luke
GospelsSo David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
Joshua
History / JoshuaRejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
Genesis
LawAnd Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielGive unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?