And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
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Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Ezra
HistoryUnto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
Psalms
PoetryIn his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.
2 Chronicles
HistoryIn thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHe said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsAnd his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelJesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
Acts
History / LukeWhy shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
2 Kings
HistoryO LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahYet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsLet mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
Numbers
LawFor the body is not one member, but many.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesNow when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
2 Samuel
HistoryThere is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
John
Gospels / JohnThe eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.