And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
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And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.
Exodus
Law / MosesThere laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
John
GospelsAnd Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
Exodus
Law / MosesBe strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesFor through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
Acts
History / LukeAnd all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
Genesis
LawExamine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulTherefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Luke
Gospels / LukeIf I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
Psalms
PoetryWho can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
Job
Wisdom / JobFrom Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:
Joshua
HistoryBut if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
James
General EpistlesShe is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
Genesis
LawI was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.