Discovery Box| (0.26) | Dan 1:4 |
| young men in whom there was no physical defect and who were handsome, 1 well versed in all kinds of wisdom, well educated 2 and having keen insight, 3 and who were capable 4 of entering the king’s royal service 5 – and to teach them the literature and language 6 of the Babylonians. 7 |
| (0.26) | Dan 3:27 |
| Once the satraps, prefects, governors, and ministers of the king had gathered around, they saw that those men were physically 1 unharmed by the fire. 2 The hair of their heads was not singed, nor were their trousers damaged. Not even the smell of fire was to be found on them! |
| (0.26) | Dan 5:2 |
| While under the influence 1 of the wine, Belshazzar issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels – the ones that Nebuchadnezzar his father 2 had confiscated 3 from the temple in Jerusalem 4 – so that the king and his nobles, together with his wives and his concubines, could drink from them. 5 |
| (0.26) | Rev 17:11 |
| The 1 beast that was, and is not, is himself an eighth king and yet is one of the seven, and is going to destruction. |
| (0.25) | 1Sa 26:19 |
| So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may he take delight in 1 an offering. But if men have instigated this, 2 may they be cursed before the Lord! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the Lord’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go on, serve other gods!’ |
| (0.25) | 2Ki 1:6 |
| They replied, 1 “A man came up to meet us. He told us, “Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are sending for an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron. 2 Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die.”’” |
| (0.25) | 2Ki 23:3 |
| The king stood by the pillar and renewed 1 the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow 2 the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, 3 by carrying out the terms 4 of this covenant recorded on this scroll. All the people agreed to keep the covenant. 5 |
| (0.25) | Jer 40:5 |
| Before Jeremiah could turn to leave, the captain of the guard added, “Go back 1 to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed to govern 2 the towns of Judah. Go back and live with him 3 among the people. Or go wherever else you choose.” Then the captain of the guard gave Jeremiah some food and a present and let him go. |
| (0.24) | Num 22:2 |
| Balak son of Zippor saw all that the Israelites had done to the Amorites. |
| (0.24) | 1Sa 17:31 |
| When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him. 1 |
| (0.24) | 2Sa 14:26 |
| When he would shave his head – at the end of every year he used to shave his head, for it grew too long 1 and he would shave it – he used to weigh the hair of his head at three pounds 2 according to the king’s weight. |
| (0.24) | 1Ki 3:26 |
| The real mother 1 spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. 2 She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” 3 But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!” |
| (0.24) | 1Ki 8:1 |
| 1 Then Solomon convened in Jerusalem 2 Israel’s elders, all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David (that is, Zion). 3 |
| (0.24) | 2Ki 7:9 |
| Then they said to one another, “It’s not right what we’re doing! This is a day to celebrate, but we haven’t told anyone. 1 If we wait until dawn, 2 we’ll be punished. 3 So come on, let’s go and inform the royal palace.” |
| (0.24) | 2Ki 9:23 |
| Jehoram turned his chariot around and took off. 1 He said to Ahaziah, “It’s a trap, 2 Ahaziah!” |
| (0.24) | 2Ki 12:10 |
| When they saw the chest was full of silver, the royal secretary 1 and the high priest counted the silver that had been brought to the Lord’s temple and bagged it up. 2 |
| (0.24) | 2Ch 21:17 |
| They attacked Judah and swept through it. 1 They carried off everything they found in the royal palace, 2 including his sons and wives. None of his sons was left, except for his youngest, Ahaziah. |
| (0.24) | 2Ch 26:11 |
| Uzziah had an army of skilled warriors trained for battle. They were organized by divisions according to the muster rolls made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, a royal official. |
| (0.24) | Ezr 2:55 |
| The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda, |
| (0.24) | Ezr 6:12 |
| May God who makes his name to reside there overthrow any king or nation 1 who reaches out 2 to cause such change so as to destroy this temple of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given orders. Let them be carried out with precision!” |
