The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
Psalms
PoetryAnd make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
Exodus
LawAnd Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
2 Chronicles
HistoryI the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThen they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
John
GospelsAnd that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
Judges
History / SamuelThis is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
Genesis
Law / MosesSeeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
Judges
HistoryI have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
Mark
Gospels / MarkFor Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
1 Samuel
HistoryO my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
Micah
Minor ProphetsWherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
Exodus
LawAnd Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
Judges
HistoryHe that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
Acts
HistoryNow I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThen the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;