Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
Exodus
LawThe LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBlessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThe fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Psalms
PoetryIn those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
Mark
Gospels / MarkFor I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.
2 Kings
HistoryNor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanOh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Psalms
PoetryAnd when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.
Exodus
LawLet darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.