And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
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And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHow is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
Genesis
Law / MosesSo Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd there was great joy in that city.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
LawAt that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
Acts
HistoryAnd Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
Exodus
Law / MosesArise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAll we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsHe disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
Job
WisdomAnd the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSaying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnBread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Proverbs
WisdomHe sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Matthew
GospelsThen went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
Acts
HistoryEven all that the LORD hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the LORD commanded Moses, and henceforward among your generations;
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
Leviticus
LawHe esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.