And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
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But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryAnd oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahMen shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
2 Kings
HistoryFor if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesFor they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThe length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure.
Exodus
LawAnd it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.
Matthew
GospelsYour gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
James
General Epistles / JamesMy breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of mine own body.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.
Judges
HistoryAnd it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThere was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraWherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulIsh-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
HistoryAnd at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThe name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonOn the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnHowbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,