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Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.
Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair.
Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.
