And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
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These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Matthew
GospelsAnd one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelIn the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
Acts
History / LukeThe children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
Nehemiah
HistoryThe mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
Judges
HistoryAnd he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThe Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
Amos
Minor ProphetsBut Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanSeraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersShall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Amos
Minor ProphetsThen was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewIt is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
2 Samuel
HistoryBut that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
Acts
History / LukeThen he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThe LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
1 Kings
HistoryFor they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.