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• Daniel 1Bible

  The first chapter of the Book of Daniel. It tells how Daniel and his three friends, taken captive to Babylon, refused the king's food, were tested for ten days on a diet of vegetables, and, through the wisdom God gave them, came to stand before King Nebuchadnezzar.

• Hebrews 7Bible

  Hebrews 7 describes Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest, and teaches that the priesthood of Jesus after the order of Melchizedek is superior to the Levitical priesthood and is eternal.

• Joshua 11Bible

  Joshua 11 recounts Israel's defeat of the northern Canaanite coalition led by Jabin king of Hazor at the waters of Merom and the burning of Hazor, and it summarizes Joshua's entire conquest of Canaan.

• 2 Chronicles 17Bible

  2 Chronicles 17 covers the early reign of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. It records his religious reforms, his program of instruction in the Law, the strengthening of the kingdom, and the organization of his army.

• Esther 4Bible

  Esther 4 is the chapter in which Mordecai, having learned of Haman's decree to destroy the Jews, urges Esther to go before the king and plead for her people. Esther asks for a three-day fast and then resolves to go in, saying, "If I perish, I perish."

• Daniel 5Bible

  Daniel 5 tells how Belshazzar, king of Babylon, held a feast using vessels from the temple in Jerusalem, saw handwriting appear on the wall, and heard Daniel interpret it; that same night the kingdom fell.

• Byzantine TextBible

  The Byzantine text is the text type to which the majority of extant Greek New Testament manuscripts belong. Widely copied in the church of the medieval Byzantine Empire, it became the basis of the Textus Receptus and the King James Version.

• Numbers 23Bible

  Numbers 23 is the chapter in which Balaam, summoned by Balak king of Moab to curse Israel, instead pronounces oracles of blessing on Israel after two rounds of sacrifices.

• 1 Kings 5Bible

  1 Kings 5 recounts how Solomon made a league with Hiram king of Tyre to obtain cedars from Lebanon and raised a levy of laborers from Israel to prepare for building the temple in Jerusalem.

• 2 Kings 1Bible

  Second Kings 1 tells how Ahaziah, king of northern Israel, falls ill and inquires of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, and then dies just as Elijah has foretold.

• 2 Kings 12Bible

  Second Kings 12 recounts the forty-year reign of Joash, king of Judah. It records his repair of the temple with silver gathered in a collection chest, his sending of sacred treasures to Hazael king of Aram to induce him to withdraw, and his death in a conspiracy by his servants.

• 2 Kings 16Bible

  2 Kings 16 recounts the reign of Ahaz, king of Judah. Attacked by Aram and Israel, Ahaz appeals to Assyria for help and sends tribute. He then has an altar built on the model of one he saw in Damascus and alters the altar and furnishings of the Jerusalem temple.

• 2 Kings 20Bible

  This chapter records how Hezekiah, king of Judah, fell ill and through prayer received fifteen more years of life; how he saw the sign of the sun's shadow going backward; how he showed his treasures to envoys from Babylon and then heard the prediction of captivity; and how he died.

• 2 Chronicles 21Bible

  2 Chronicles 21 recounts the eight-year reign of Jehoram, king of Judah. After Jehoram kills his brothers and follows the way of Ahab, he receives a letter of warning from Elijah. After Edom and Libnah revolt and foreign enemies invade, he dies of a disease of the bowels.

• 2 Chronicles 25Bible

  2 Chronicles 25 recounts the reign of Amaziah, king of Judah. After defeating Edom, he worships the gods of Edom and provokes Joash, king of Israel, to battle, only to be defeated. The chapter closes with his death in a conspiracy.

• 2 Chronicles 29Bible

  2 Chronicles 29 recounts how Hezekiah, king of Judah, reopened the house of the LORD in the first year of his reign after it had been shut under Ahaz. He directed the priests and Levites to cleanse the temple and then restored worship through sin offerings, burnt offerings, and songs of praise.

• Nehemiah 1Bible

  Nehemiah 1 is the chapter in which Nehemiah, serving as the king's cupbearer in Shushan the palace in Persia, hears that the wall of Jerusalem has been broken down. He fasts, confesses the people's sins, and prays for restoration.

• 1 ChroniclesBible

  1 Chronicles is the thirteenth book of the Old Testament. Its 29 chapters record genealogies beginning with Adam and the reign of King David, with a focus on temple worship.

• GalileeBible

  Galilee is a biblical place name referring to the northern region of Israel and to the lake on its eastern side, the Sea of Galilee. Jesus grew up there and carried out most of his public ministry in the region, making it a principal setting of the Gospels.

• SharonBible

  Sharon is a coastal plain along the Mediterranean south of Mount Carmel. In the Old Testament it appears as pastureland and as a symbol of fertility and beauty, and it is best known from the phrase "the rose of Sharon" in Song of Solomon 2:1.