And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
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And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
Mark
GospelsFor who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThey shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
Law / MosesI say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
Luke
Gospels / LukeVerily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsIsh-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Exodus
LawThen came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Matthew
GospelsSo he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Revelation
ApocalypticFor they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
Acts
History / LukeAnd he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesThe Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Nehemiah
HistorySo the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Genesis
Law / MosesNow the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.