And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThey are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
1 John
General EpistlesAs for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
Revelation
ApocalypticThat there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Acts
History / LukeA bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
Acts
HistoryAnd he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsMalchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
1 Chronicles
HistoryNow learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
Mark
GospelsO LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
1 Chronicles
HistoryNot given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesThen the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
Genesis
Law / MosesAt that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryAnd there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
John
GospelsYea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.