And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
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Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Job
Wisdom / JobThe word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThe sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:
Numbers
Law / MosesI will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewSo we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
Mark
GospelsAnd the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
2 Kings
HistoryThey shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThere was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Luke
GospelsIt is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahShall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
Leviticus
LawBeloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
3 John
General Epistles / JohnGod judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.
Luke
GospelsAnd Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
1 Chronicles
HistoryThus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.