And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
2 Kings
HistoryHave mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMy words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Job
Wisdom / JobOf the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
1 Chronicles
HistoryHowbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
Exodus
LawAnd Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.
Numbers
LawNow therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThey shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
Numbers
LawAnd Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
Exodus
LawAnd the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
1 Samuel
HistoryAlso, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsI am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
Psalms
PoetryOnly be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
Joshua
HistoryBut ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / Jeremiah(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?
Judges
History / SamuelFor whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
Mark
GospelsLet the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
Psalms
PoetryMake thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.
Numbers
LawThen Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
Deuteronomy
LawThe words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: