And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
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Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
Joshua
HistoryAnd they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
Exodus
LawWhat is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
Solomon's Song
PoetryIn the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Proverbs
WisdomNeither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThis was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:
Numbers
Law / MosesOn the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered:
Numbers
Law / MosesHold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
Psalms
PoetryDid not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
John
GospelsHe riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
John
Gospels / JohnWho serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownThe hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHe shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBeareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThat thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
Job
WisdomTherefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;
Joshua
HistoryThe wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.