Peter Parley's Book of Bible Stories: For Children and Youth : with EngravingsSamuel Griswold Goodrich |
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... watch , and see what would become of their poor little treasure . Soon after this , the king's daughter came near , and her maidens with her . She saw something lying among the weeds , and sent one of them to see what it was ; and when ...
... watch , and see what would become of their poor little treasure . Soon after this , the king's daughter came near , and her maidens with her . She saw something lying among the weeds , and sent one of them to see what it was ; and when ...
Page 55
... watch every opportunity of adding to their comfort , and of doing what we could to lessen their sorrow . You may not , like Ruth , be called upon to show your love for your parents by giving up every thing for their sakes ; and ...
... watch every opportunity of adding to their comfort , and of doing what we could to lessen their sorrow . You may not , like Ruth , be called upon to show your love for your parents by giving up every thing for their sakes ; and ...
Page 67
... side or the other . Think how closely they would watch every action of these two men , who were to fight for them ; with what pride and joy would the Philistines trust their victory with the mighty BIBLE STORIES . 67.
... side or the other . Think how closely they would watch every action of these two men , who were to fight for them ; with what pride and joy would the Philistines trust their victory with the mighty BIBLE STORIES . 67.
Page 71
... watch about until the morning , to prevent his escape , when they were to kill him . His wife , who knew the danger he was in , let him out of a window privately , dressed up an image in his place , and put it in his bed , so that when ...
... watch about until the morning , to prevent his escape , when they were to kill him . His wife , who knew the danger he was in , let him out of a window privately , dressed up an image in his place , and put it in his bed , so that when ...
Page 107
... watch over our thoughts , words , and actions ; to govern our tempers ; to think little of ourselves ; and yield our own opinion to the wishes of others . These are duties which ought to be practised every day . We may know a tree by ...
... watch over our thoughts , words , and actions ; to govern our tempers ; to think little of ourselves ; and yield our own opinion to the wishes of others . These are duties which ought to be practised every day . We may know a tree by ...
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Page 132 - Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire ? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt ; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Page 97 - And it came to pass, as they still went on and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Page 20 - This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: "I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Page 116 - But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa ; and he found a ship going to Tarshish : so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Page 135 - They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
Page 105 - Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel 1 may I not wash in them, and be clean ? So he turned and went away in a rage.
Page 110 - And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man ; and he saw : and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Page 106 - And he said unto him, went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever.
Page 22 - Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 124 - And I will add unto thy days fifteen years ; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria ; and I will defend this city for Mine own sake, and for My servant David's sake.