Songs of Songs 2

“He has taken me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.”
– Songs of Songs 2:4

Song of Songs 4

“You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart, with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.”
– Song of Songs 4:9

Numbers 8

“Of all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons to do the work at the Tent of Meeting on behalf of all the Israelites, and to make atonements for them so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary.”
– Numbers 8:19

2 Samuel 4

“So David gave an order to his men, and they killed them. They cut off their hands and feet and hung the bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-Bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb at Hebron.”
– 2 Samuel 4:12

Mark 6

“because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
– Mark 6:50

Ezekiel 45

“You are to do the same on the seventh day of the month for anyone who sins unintentionally or through ignorance; so that you are to make atonement in the temple.”
– Ezekiel 45:20

Numbers 20

“Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to the rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”
– Numbers 20:8

1 Chronicles 19

“When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench in David’s nostrils, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah and Zobah.”
– 1 Chronicles 19:6

Zephaniah 1

“Be silent before the Sovereign LORD, for the day of the LORD is near. The LORD has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated those he has invited.”
– Zephaniah 1:7

Judges 15

“Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the LORD, “‘You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
– Judges 15:18

Short Stories and Devotional Letters to Grandchildren on Every Book and Chapter of the Bible

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2 Kings 25

2 Kings 25

“He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.”
~ 2 Kings 25:28

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Exodus 37

Exodus 37

“Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.”
~ Exodus 37:1

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Jeremiah 28

Jeremiah 28

“Therefore, this is what the LORD says: ‘“I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. This very year you are going to die, because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.”
~ Jeremiah 28:16

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1 Timothy 6

1 Timothy 6

“Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.”
~ 1 Timothy 6:18

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Exodus 9

Exodus 9

“The Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “‘This time I have sinned.’” He said to them. “‘The LORD is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.”
~ Exodus 9:27

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1 John 4

1 John 4

“we know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.”
~ 1 John 4:13

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1 Kings 21

1 Kings 21

“So Ahab went home, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said, “‘I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.’” He lay on his bed sulking and refusing to eat.”
~ 1 Kings 21:4

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1 Kings 10

1 Kings 10

“But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard.”
~ 1 Kings 10:7

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1 Chronicles 22

1 Chronicles 22

“Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the LORD gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
~ 1 Chronicles 22:13

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Jeremiah 26

Jeremiah 26

“As for me, I am in your hands; do with me whatever you think is good and right.”
~ Jeremiah 26:14

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Isaiah 29

Isaiah 29

“You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “‘He did not make me”’? Can the pot say of the potter, “‘He knows nothing”’?”
~ Isaiah 29:16

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Ezekiel 23

Ezekiel 23

“I will direct my jealous anger against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and your ears, and those of you who are left will fall by the sword. They will take away your sons and daughters, and those of you who are left will be consumed by fire.”
~ Ezekiel 23:25

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Esther 3

Esther 3

“All the royal officials at the king’s gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him. But Mordecai would not kneel down or pay honor.”
~ Esther 3:2

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Ezekiel 13

Ezekiel 13

“And they will know that I am the LORD, when their people lie slain among their idols around their altars, on every hill and on all the mountaintops, under every spreading tree and every leafy oak—places where they offered fragrant incense to all their idols.”
~ Ezekiel 13:6

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Isaiah 55

Isaiah 55

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the LORD.”
~ Isaiah 55:8

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2 Chronicles 9

2 Chronicles 9

“Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the LORD your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”
~ 2 Chronicles 9:8

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Psalm 104

Psalm 104

“Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.”
~ Psalm 104:1

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Leviticus 11

Leviticus 11

“I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves about on the ground.”
~ Leviticus 11:44

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