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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And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
Numbers
LawMine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThey shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelAnd all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelMoreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
Numbers
Law / MosesWhereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulIn the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielWhy leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
Psalms
PoetryIf there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;
Deuteronomy
LawThen David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraTherefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHe that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
Proverbs
WisdomThey are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahMy soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.