And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
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And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
2 Samuel
HistoryAre not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewOf the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Numbers
Law / MosesLet us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahUpon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
John
Gospels / JohnLet them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
Psalms
PoetrySo the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersDaniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielFor they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesIn the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Proverbs
WisdomFor Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.
Esther
HistoryAnd moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAs thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.