Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
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And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
Esther
History(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
1 Kings
HistoryIn the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.
Joshua
HistoryAnd the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
Exodus
LawAnd the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
Ruth
History / SamuelI have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
Proverbs
WisdomFor these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
Acts
HistoryThis heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
Genesis
LawAnd they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahIn that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAlso in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
Exodus
Law / MosesI will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
Psalms
PoetryPrepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
James
General Epistles / JamesThen said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielDo not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
Luke
Gospels(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)