The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
Job
WisdomAnd he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
Genesis
Law / MosesAs the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHis offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
Numbers
LawFor who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesI love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
Psalms
PoetryBehold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBut in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
Hebrews
General EpistlesSo the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahDamascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWhile he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
Acts
HistoryWhen the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.
2 Samuel
HistoryTherefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
Amos
Minor ProphetsI have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersOne witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
Deuteronomy
LawWe have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.