In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Psalms
PoetryBut I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielGo, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelA violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsOf the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
1 Chronicles
HistoryYea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
Luke
Gospels / LukeLie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.
Job
WisdomThen 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.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
Leviticus
Law / MosesForbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulI have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Exodus
Law / MosesThe preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.