But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
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To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
Esther
HistoryVerily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
John
Gospels / JohnSo Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.
Joshua
HistoryAnd when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Matthew
GospelsBut when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNeither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
Judges
HistoryThen it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThey were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNeither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBehold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
2 Chronicles
HistoryI would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Exodus
LawFor in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThe children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
Ezra
History / EzraFor wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonArt thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
John
GospelsAnd it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister: