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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Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNow 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.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
Mark
Gospels / MarkBehold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
Psalms
PoetryWherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsCursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
Judges
HistoryAhaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahOf the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Revelation
ApocalypticLORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
Job
Wisdom / JobThus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThe pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
Obadiah
Minor ProphetsFor thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
Acts
HistoryAnd we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHe went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
2 Kings
HistoryIf, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
Acts
History / LukeNevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
Numbers
LawBut his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.