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Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
