And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
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Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.
Ezra
HistoryDelight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonNow when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.
Ezra
HistoryFrom Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
Acts
HistoryThen Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
2 Kings
HistoryTherefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsHe directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
Job
WisdomThough these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHe will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBehold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
2 Samuel
HistoryTherefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaThe son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.