And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Mark
Gospels / MarkTo hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
Judges
HistoryBehold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
2 Kings
HistoryWhile he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
Judges
HistoryI will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
Acts
HistoryParthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
Acts
History / LukeAnd the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.
Exodus
LawShe seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
Judges
HistoryEvery branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
John
GospelsThe north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
Psalms
PoetryThen I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahDeclare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulSo that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielIt is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesBehold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
Job
WisdomAnd Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.