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And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:
I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
