And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
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But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
Psalms
PoetryAnd I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThough they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
Acts
History / LukeAlso the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, an hundred cubits.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielTake heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
Joshua
HistoryGod hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
Romans
Pauline EpistlesWhich thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
Ezra
HistoryOn the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
Acts
History / LukeThen the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
Matthew
GospelsMy soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalms
PoetryAgain, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
Hebrews
General EpistlesI verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Acts
HistoryIn that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
Amos
Minor ProphetsThe whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsBut when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
Matthew
GospelsThey shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.