Can I get random verses from only the well-known parts of the Bible?

Yes. The Range slider on the homepage narrows the draw from all 31,102 verses down to as few as the 100 best-known, and anywhere in between. Every verse inside the range is equally likely, so the draw stays truly random — over a smaller part of Scripture.

How does TrulyRandomVerse decide which Bible verses are best known?

Every verse is ranked by the community votes on the OpenBible.info cross-references it appears in — how often readers look it up, and how often other passages are tied back to it. Jeremiah 29:11 and John 3:16 rank in the top five; genealogies and census lists sit near the end of the 31,102.

Does the verse range work with different Bible translations?

Yes. The ranking is keyed to the KJV verse numbering and mapped to every supported translation, including editions whose numbering differs from the KJV. A verse a translation leaves blank is skipped rather than shown empty.

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But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

1 Chronicles 21:6

David Orders a Census

I. In context 5,439 passages · 1,189 chapters

The Passage 1 Chronicles 21:1-6

1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.

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The Chapter 1 Chronicles 21

7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.

8 And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

9 And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,

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II. Study deeper 1,057 articles

Key People of the Bible (Character Studies) Joab: David's Ruthless Commander David's nephew and commander for forty years: Abner killed at the gate, Amasa's greeting, three darts through Absalom, and the horns of the altar he would not release. Begin reading

Major Old Testament Narratives & Events The Kingdom Divides: Israel and Judah Key People of the Bible (Character Studies) Rehoboam: The Foolish Son of Solomon Major Old Testament Narratives & Events The Tragedy of Absalom's Rebellion Listicle and Comparative Topics The Kings of Judah: Faithful, Faltering and Wicked

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