So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
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And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am.
Judges
HistoryTo the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesSurely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
Job
WisdomAccording to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the sons of Shemidah were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsHe answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
Ezra
HistoryEndeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Acts
History / LukeNot according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
Hebrews
General EpistlesTo what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
Acts
HistoryIn the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers
LawHe clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
Psalms
PoetryLift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.