Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
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And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahFor Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons:
Numbers
Law / MosesEven to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
2 Chronicles
HistoryYea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
Psalms
PoetrySay unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
1 Kings
HistoryThe tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
Numbers
LawA friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs
WisdomBoth young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
Psalms
PoetryAnd in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWho is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsGather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHe only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
Ruth
History / SamuelThe LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelIn the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers
Law / MosesNow concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHe hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.