All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonO my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAfter the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
Leviticus
Law / MosesWherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBuild you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Numbers
LawThey are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsNow the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings
HistoryTo open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Acts
History / LukeTake heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
Luke
Gospels / LukeOf this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
Acts
HistoryHis left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonEven so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Matthew
GospelsAnd confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
Psalms
PoetryHe slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,
Leviticus
Law / MosesIt is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThey shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
Psalms
PoetryAnd, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,
Exodus
LawUnto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
Revelation
ApocalypticFor the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBlessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.