And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
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And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
Genesis
Law / MosesBefore their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.
Joel
Minor ProphetsAnd after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewGrace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesHave ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
Job
WisdomAnd the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThis is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
Genesis
LawNo man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
1 John
General EpistlesTherefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.
Judges
History / SamuelThen said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.
2 Samuel
HistoryBut there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraFrom the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
Luke
GospelsAnd Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.
1 Kings
HistoryPERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThen Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.