So they looked through all Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

Jehu said, “Come with me and see how zealous I am for the Lord’s cause.” So he took him along in his chariot.

So the king issued orders for this to be done. A law was passed in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.

As a cloud is dispersed and then disappears, so the one who goes down to the grave does not come up again.

The drought as well as the heat carry away the melted snow; so the grave takes away those who have sinned.

As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.

For as the churning of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.

For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

He decorates it with overlays of silver and gold. He uses hammer and nails to fasten it together so that it will not fall over.

For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.

So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, because Jesus was going to pass that way.

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.

So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you.”

So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

He made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together so that it might be a unit.

So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month, in the second year.

So Moses did just as the Lord commanded him, and the congregation assembled at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.

And there was no water for the community, and so they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron.

I thought this was a good idea, so I sent twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.