And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.
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And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
Numbers
LawAnd the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.
2 Samuel
HistoryHe that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraHe that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
Job
WisdomAnd hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
Psalms
PoetryYet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
Mark
GospelsWe acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen the disciples went away again unto their own home.
John
GospelsAnd changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
Acts
History / LukeAnd John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
Mark
Gospels / MarkFor thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
Psalms
PoetryAnd even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulConsider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Luke
Gospels / LukeAfter two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsThen the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.