And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
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And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward.
Exodus
LawBut when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
Matthew
GospelsAnd Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers
Law / MosesBecause thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsGet you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
Numbers
LawAnd Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThough hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonI the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.
Numbers
Law / MosesTherefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
Judges
HistoryAnd over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Luke
GospelsI poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersOn the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
Acts
HistoryAnd upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Mark
Gospels / MarkSome trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
Joshua
HistoryAnd I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Nehemiah
HistoryFor in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
Genesis
LawBut turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.