And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
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O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
Judges
HistoryAnd Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,
Joshua
HistoryThen said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
John
Gospels / JohnJetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahYea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Mark
Gospels / MarkFor these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
Genesis
Law / MosesBe not ye therefore partakers with them.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulIf his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
1 Kings
HistorySo and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.
1 Kings
HistoryBut when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
Nehemiah
HistorySo that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
Genesis
Law / MosesAbout forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThe one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: