And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:
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Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
Genesis
LawAnd a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnUnto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesLet his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersDan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
1 Chronicles
HistorySo Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
Numbers
Law / MosesHow precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
Psalms
PoetryAnd Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraOne kid of the goats for a sin offering:
Numbers
LawFor this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.