Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
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For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
Psalms
PoetryWho hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Job
Wisdom / JobThat they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
Joshua
History / JoshuaShe maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
Judges
History / SamuelO death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsHaving predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesThen David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
1 Chronicles
HistoryHast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
Job
WisdomMy people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Judges
History / SamuelIf we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
Job
WisdomShall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThen the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
Acts
HistoryWhile the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
Deuteronomy
LawAnd they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
Acts
History / LukeHe is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThere will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
Exodus
LawAt the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.