In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
2 Chronicles
HistoryPraise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBehold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAt that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
Exodus
Law / MosesWe have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahHe was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
2 Kings
HistoryYe have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
James
General Epistles(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Luke
GospelsThere was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
Joshua
HistoryAnd it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.
Joshua
HistorySo shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsSaying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
Matthew
GospelsAs well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
2 Peter
General EpistlesBlessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
Acts
HistoryAnd the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Exodus
LawRighteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince.