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Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.
The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.
And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
