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

“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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1 Samuel 21

“So he pretended to be insane in their presence; and while he was in their hands he acted like a madman, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard.”
~ 1 Samuel 21:13

Acts 19

“But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.”
~ Acts 19:9

Amos 8

“The days are coming,”’ declares the Sovereign LORD, “‘When I will send a famine through the land—not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.”
~ Amos 8:11

Jeremiah 6

“Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them,”’ says the LORD.”
~ Jeremiah 6:15

Acts 22

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city. Under Gamaliel I was thoroughly trained in the law of our fathers and was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.”
~ Acts 22:3

Deuteronomy 17

“take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death.”
~ Deuteronomy 17:5

1 Peter 3

“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,”
~ 1 Peter 3:15

Ezekiel 5

“This is what the Sovereign LORD says: This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.”
~ Ezekiel 5:5

1 John 5

“We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.”
~ 1 John 5:19

1 Samuel 19

“Let not the king do wrong to his servant David; he has not wronged you, and what he has done has benefited you greatly.”
~ 1 Samuel 19:4

Hebrews 5

“Every high priest is selected from among men and is appointed to represent them in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.”
~ Hebrews 5:1

2 Kings 14

“He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. In everything he followed the example of his father Joash.”
~ 2 Kings 14:3

Luke 22

“For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.”
~ Luke 22:27

Ezekiel 48

“The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits. “‘And the name of the city from that time on will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”
~ Ezekiel 48:35

Jeremiah 44

“This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives have shown by your actions what you promised when you said, ‘“We will certainly carry out the vows we made to burn incense and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heavens.’” ““Go ahead then, do what you promised! Keep your vows!”
~ Jeremiah 44:25

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