But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
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And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
Amos
Minor ProphetsWoe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
Psalms
PoetryAnd out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
Joshua
HistoryAnd Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
Acts
HistoryAnd they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.
Genesis
LawThe voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersDelight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs
WisdomThine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Proverbs
WisdomThen the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
John
GospelsAnd his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThere were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Psalms
PoetryWherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNow therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
Ezra
HistoryThe Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
John
GospelsI am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
John
GospelsThy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
Law / MosesBecause that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
Acts
HistoryAnd it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.