And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
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And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelLet the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThe LORD shall reign for ever and ever.
Exodus
LawAnd said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThese sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
Ezra
HistoryAnd the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThey proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
1 Kings
HistoryThou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Psalms
PoetryThe good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
Genesis
LawAnd he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
Job
WisdomAnd after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsMy tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersIn the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiNeither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsEvery bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThe grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBehold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.