And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
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Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAll ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownYea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhat man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
Job
WisdomHow hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
Job
WisdomAnd the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraBe thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire.
Leviticus
LawBut he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
Hebrews
General EpistlesFor after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
Joshua
HistoryBe not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHe shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.