In their own words — 2791 recorded sayings
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“And he said to the Levites, the teachers of all Israel, who were holy to the Lord, See, the holy ark is in the house which Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel, made; it will no longer have to be transported on your backs: now be the servants of the Lord your God and his people Israel, And make yourselves ready in your divisions, by your families, as it is ordered in the writings of David, king of Israel, and of Solomon his son; And take your positions in the holy place, grouped in the families of your brothers, the children of the people, and for every division let there be a part of a…”— Josiah (1Ki 13:2), 2 Chronicles 35:3-6
“And the bowmen sent their arrows at King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, Take me away, for I am badly wounded.”— Josiah (1Ki 13:2), 2 Chronicles 35:23
“Now Jotham, on hearing of it, went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and crying out with a loud voice said to them, Give ear to me, you townsmen of Shechem, so that God may give ear to you. One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us. But the olive-tree said to them, Am I to give up my wealth of oil, by which men give honour to God, and go waving over the trees? Then the trees said to the fig-tree, You come and be king over us. But the fig-tree said to them, Am I to give up my sweet taste and my good fruit and go waving over the trees?…”— Jotham (Jdg 9:5), Judges 9:7-20
“And the men of Judah came there, and with the holy oil made David king over the people of Judah. And word came to David that it was the men of Jabesh-gilead who put Saul's body in its last resting-place.”— Judah (Gen 29:35), 2 Samuel 2:4
“And the hearts of the men of Judah were moved like one man; so that they sent to the king, saying, Come back, with all your servants.”— Judah (Gen 29:35), 2 Samuel 19:14
“And all the men of Judah gave this answer to the men of Israel, Because the king is our near relation: why then are you angry about this? have we taken any of the king's food, or has he given us any offering?”— Judah (Gen 29:35), 2 Samuel 19:42
“And if you say in your heart, Why have these things come on me? because of the number of your sins, your skirts have been uncovered and violent punishment overtakes you.”— Judah (Gen 29:35), Jeremiah 13:22
“But they will say, There is no hope: we will go on in our designs, and every one of us will do what he is moved by the pride of his evil heart to do.”— Judah (Gen 29:35), Jeremiah 18:12
“And Judah said, The strength of the workmen is giving way, and there is much waste material; it is impossible for us to put up the wall.”— Judah (Neh 11:9), Nehemiah 4:10
“And he said to him, Come in, you on whom is the blessing of the Lord; why are you waiting outside? for I have made the house ready for you, and a place for the camels.”— Laban, Genesis 24:31
“And meat was put before him, but he said, I will not take food till I have made my business clear to you. And they said, Do so.”— Laban, Genesis 24:33
“Then Laban and Bethuel said in answer, This is the Lord's doing: it is not for us to say Yes or No to you. See, here is Rebekah: take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the Lord has said.”— Laban, Genesis 24:50-51
“But her brother and her mother said, Let the girl be with us a week or ten days, and then she may go.”— Laban, Genesis 24:55
“And they said, We will send for the girl, and let her make the decision. And they sent for Rebekah and said to her, Are you ready to go with this man? And she said, I am ready.”— Laban, Genesis 24:57-58
“And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.”— Laban, Genesis 24:60
“And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month. Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now, what is your payment to be?”— Laban, Genesis 29:14-15
“And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.”— Laban, Genesis 29:19
“And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older. Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if you will be my servant for another seven years.”— Laban, Genesis 29:26-27
“And Laban said, If you will let me say so, do not go away; for I have seen by the signs that the Lord has been good to me because of you. Say then what your payment is to be and I will give it.”— Laban, Genesis 30:27-28
“And Laban said, What am I to give you? And Jacob said, Do not give me anything; but I will again take up the care of your flock if you will only do this for me:”— Laban, Genesis 30:31
“And Laban said, Let it be as you say.”— Laban, Genesis 30:34
“And Laban said to Jacob, Why did you go away secretly, taking my daughters away like prisoners of war? Why did you make a secret of your flight, not giving me word of it, so that I might have sent you away with joy and songs, with melody and music? You did not even let me give a kiss to my sons and my daughters. This was a foolish thing to do. It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob. And now, it seems, you are going because your heart's desire is for your father's house; but why have you…”— Laban, Genesis 31:26-30
“Then Laban, answering, said, These women are my daughters and these children my children, the flocks and all you see are mine: what now may I do for my daughters and for their children? Come, let us make an agreement, you and I; and let it be for a witness between us.”— Laban, Genesis 31:43-44
“And Laban said, These stones are a witness between you and me today. For this reason its name was Galeed, And Mizpah, for he said, May the Lord keep watch on us when we are unable to see one another's doings. If you are cruel to my daughters, or if you take other wives in addition to my daughters, then though no man is there to see, God will be the witness between us. And Laban said, See these stones and this pillar which I have put between you and me; They will be witness that I will not go over these stones to you, and you will not go over these stones or this pillar to me, for any evil…”— Laban, Genesis 31:48-53
“And before the king and the captains, Memucan gave his answer: Vashti the queen has done wrong, not only to the king, but to all the captains and to all the peoples in all the divisions of the kingdom of King Ahasuerus; For news of what the queen has done will come to the ears of all women, and they will no longer give respect to their husbands when it is said to them, King Ahasuerus gave orders for Vashti the queen to come before him and she came not. And the wives of the captains of Persia and Media, hearing what the queen has done, will say the same to all the king's captains. So there…”— Memucan, Esther 1:16-20
“And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.”— Micaiah (2Ch 17:7), 2 Chronicles 18:13
“When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and they will be given up into your hands.”— Micaiah (2Ch 17:7), 2 Chronicles 18:14
“Then he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.”— Micaiah (2Ch 17:7), 2 Chronicles 18:16
“Then he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, and all the army of heaven in their places, at his right hand and at his left. And the Lord said, How may Ahab, king of Israel, be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another. Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick. And the Lord said to him, How? And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Your trick will have its effect on…”— Micaiah (2Ch 17:7), 2 Chronicles 18:18-22
“And Micaiah said, Truly, you will see on that day when you go into an inner room to keep yourself safe.”— Micaiah (2Ch 17:7), 2 Chronicles 18:24
“And Micaiah said, If you come back at all in peace, the Lord has not sent his word by me.”— Micaiah (2Ch 17:7), 2 Chronicles 18:27
“Now when Michael, one of the chief angels, was fighting against the Evil One for the body of Moses, fearing to make use of violent words against him, he only said, May the Lord be your judge.”— Michael (Dan 10:13), Jude 1:9
“And Nathan said to David, Do whatever is in your heart, for God is with you.”— Nathan (1Ch 2:36), 1 Chronicles 17:2
“But he sent representatives to him, saying, What have I to do with you, O king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against those with whom I am at war; and God has given me orders to go forward quickly: keep out of God's way, for he is with me, or he will send destruction on you.”— Neco, 2 Chronicles 35:21
“And he said to his people, See, the people of Israel are greater in number and in power than we are: Let us take care for fear that their numbers may become even greater, and if there is a war, they may be joined with those who are against us, and make an attack on us, and go up out of the land.”— Pharaoh (Exo 1:11), Exodus 1:9-10
“When you are looking after the Hebrew women in childbirth, if it is a son you are to put him to death; but if it is a daughter, she may go on living.”— Pharaoh (Exo 1:11), Exodus 1:16
“And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?”— Pharaoh (Exo 1:11), Exodus 1:18
“And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.”— Pharaoh (Exo 1:11), Exodus 1:22
“And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.”— Pharaoh (Exo 1:11), Exodus 5:2
“And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people away from their work? get back to your work. And Pharaoh said, Truly, the people of the land are increasing in number, and you are keeping them back from their work.”— Pharaoh (Exo 1:11), Exodus 5:4-5
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