And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
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And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
Esther
HistoryWhoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahSo they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
1 Samuel
HistoryHe shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
Job
WisdomAnd the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
1 Samuel
HistoryThose that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
Numbers
LawThe horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
Nahum
Minor ProphetsWherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
Jonah
Minor ProphetsFinally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
Acts
History / LukeAnd she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Genesis
LawNow it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBlessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
Psalms
PoetryBut the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
Psalms
PoetryTherefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.
Micah
Minor ProphetsWhom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsThe trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.