And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
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And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.
1 Kings
HistoryWhich the LORD commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai.
Leviticus
LawFor as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulLikewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:
Exodus
LawThen the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraTo bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersLord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBlessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
Mark
GospelsAs for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
Job
WisdomWherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.
Exodus
LawAnd Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnRemember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.