And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
Leviticus
LawAnd some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
Psalms
PoetryBuild you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
Numbers
LawAnd Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
2 Samuel
HistoryAll these of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed-edom.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThen did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBut in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
Mark
GospelsCanst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
Job
Wisdom / JobThat they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
2 Kings
HistoryThey were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownBehold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Psalms
PoetryFor this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBlow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
Joel
Minor ProphetsAnd let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
Mark
Gospels / MarkThe LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelHe looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: