So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
Acts
History / LukeShall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
Exodus
Law / MosesBehold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIt is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
John
GospelsBut Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBy him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Hebrews
General EpistlesFor in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
Psalms
PoetryAll the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThese mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
Judges
History / SamuelThe soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Luke
GospelsAnd the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesTurn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
Solomon's Song
PoetryMy God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahNethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAs a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.