And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
Genesis
LawYea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psalms
PoetryThe word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
Mark
GospelsAnd Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.
1 Samuel
HistoryUnto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersRehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
Nehemiah
HistoryBut I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesHis cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
Solomon's Song
PoetryIn his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
Job
WisdomShimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewMoab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAs for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.