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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Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe 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 ProphetsAnd it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
1 Kings
HistoryShe will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
Numbers
Law / MosesBut ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Leviticus
LawA devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Acts
History / LukeAfterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsI said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,
Joshua
HistoryHe also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Matthew
GospelsI have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
John
GospelsAccounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanO love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThe children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
Ezra
HistoryAnd over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: