When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
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And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
Esther
HistoryYet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
1 Kings
HistoryFor such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
Mark
GospelsCast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Mark
GospelsAnd this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
Numbers
LawAnd the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
1 Samuel
HistoryMy beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.
Numbers
LawThy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsAnd Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
John
GospelsBecause they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThough it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.
Job
Wisdom / JobTherefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.