And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
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For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosJoel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
Mark
GospelsSo Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Psalms
PoetryAnd send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
Proverbs
WisdomJesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
John
GospelsFor in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
1 Samuel
HistoryWondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
Psalms
PoetrySo mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
Acts
HistoryAnd they departed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth.
Numbers
Law / MosesFor a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesGiving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesThe wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThat in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
Joshua
HistoryAnd when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
Joshua
History / JoshuaMy lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.