And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
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And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnIf we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
1 John
General EpistlesAnd he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus
LawThus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahA man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.
Numbers
Law / MosesThis parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
John
GospelsAnd the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
Exodus
LawThe fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
Genesis
LawAnd he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
2 Samuel
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
LawAnd the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
Nehemiah
HistoryThe word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAs for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and Nathan(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
Luke
GospelsAnd from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
Joshua
History / JoshuaHe that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
Acts
HistoryThe LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him: