Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
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And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
Judges
History / SamuelThe rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
Matthew
GospelsLet not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Proverbs
WisdomYea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Job
Wisdom / JobTill another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
Acts
History / LukeShall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThese are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
Numbers
Law / MosesThey say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
John
Gospels / JohnThen came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThere is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD.
Leviticus
LawAnd the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
Acts
HistoryAnd of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.
Judges
HistoryAnd he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
1 Kings
HistoryThen cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThen called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSlay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.