Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahIt is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAlso the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:
Numbers
Law / MosesSave only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
Genesis
Law / MosesMoreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
Nehemiah
HistoryThis shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee.
Exodus
Law / MosesThe fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWhich none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesWherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownYe worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis
LawI will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Matthew
GospelsFor we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
Genesis
LawMishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
Psalms
PoetryBut if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
Job
WisdomDare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?