And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThey are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsThere shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
Deuteronomy
LawFor I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBut Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahIf thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
Genesis
Law / MosesPray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewSo he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long;
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWithdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
Proverbs
WisdomWe see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
Psalms
PoetryJarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua
History / JoshuaShe weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
Judges
HistoryAnd these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahOf the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Matthew
GospelsAnd they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.