But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
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Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Luke
Gospels / LukeThou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumAnd he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsDo ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBut neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThe word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:
Exodus
LawThis spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
John
GospelsAnd if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
Mark
GospelsNeither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahMoreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.