And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
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But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Joshua
History / JoshuaWhen I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
Job
WisdomAnd Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
Mark
GospelsAnd the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnO earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
Job
WisdomAnd the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBut thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
Joshua
HistoryAnd Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
Genesis
LawBut the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
Joshua
History / JoshuaTeach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
Nehemiah
HistoryHe turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
Acts
History / LukeSay, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
Genesis
LawAnd the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
Joshua
History / JoshuaWhy do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
Luke
GospelsNow our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFurthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraRemember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.