And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
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Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
Matthew
GospelsAnd he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsSo Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahHave pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
Job
Wisdom / JobSalvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
1 Kings
HistoryA gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonHow long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.
Numbers
Law / MosesAll they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
Psalms
PoetryWherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
Job
Wisdom / JobI am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThis is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
John
GospelsThis second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.
Joshua
History / JoshuaHe sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
Job
Wisdom / JobYet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.
Deuteronomy
LawNow the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Genesis
Law / MosesThe high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.