So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
Ruth
HistoryAnd I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
Psalms
PoetryWhen he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?
1 Samuel
HistoryFor thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:
Leviticus
Law / MosesThen king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesThe children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahNevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
Esther
History / MordecaiThen spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
1 Kings
HistoryFor verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
Exodus
LawAnd blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
Acts
HistoryAnd Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
1 Chronicles
HistoryO that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBeautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSpeak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsSuffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?