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We also placed ourselves under obligation to contribute yearly one third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:

For they were under royal orders which determined their activity day by day.

And in the time of Joiakim were these the chief fathers among the priests: under Seraiah was Meraiah; under Jeremiah was Hananiah;

under Ezra, Meshullam; under Amariah, Jehohanan;

under Malluchi, Jonathan; under Shebaniah, Joseph;

under Iddo, Zechariah; under Ginnethon, Meshullam;

under Abijah, Zichri; under Miniamin and Moadiah Piltai;

under Bilgah, Shammua; under Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

under Hilkiah, Hashabiah; under Jedaiah, Nethanel.

And in the time of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua, were the chief fathers among the Levites and the priests written under the reign of Darius the Persian.

and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malkijah, Elam, and Ezer. The choirs sang loudly under the direction of Jezrahiah.

And I made treasurers over the treasure, even Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah, and under their hand Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

A week later, when the king was under the influence of all that wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus,

Let the king appoint administrators in all the provinces of his kingdom, and have them gather all the beautiful young virgins to the citadel in Susa, into the harem, under the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let their beauty preparations be given to them.

So it came about when the king’s command and his decree were proclaimed and when many young women were gathered together in the citadel of Susa into the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken to the king’s palace [and placed] in the custody of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.

When the turn came for each girl to go to King Ahasuerus, after the end of twelve months of being under the regulations of the women--for the days of their beauty treatments had to be filled, six months with the oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and women's cosmetics--

In the evening she would go and in the morning she would return to the {second harem} {under the care of} Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not go back to the king unless the king delighted in her and she was called by name.

Esther had not yet made known her kindred or her people, even as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther did what Mordecai told her as she had done when under his care.

If it please the king, let him write that they may be destroyed, and so will I weigh down ten thousand talents of silver, under the hands of the workmen, to be brought into the king's chamber."

Put the garment and the horse under the charge of one of the king’s most noble officials. Have them clothe the man the king wants to honor, parade him on the horse through the city square, and proclaim before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king wants to honor.’”

Now all the actions carried out under his authority and his great achievements, along with an exact statement concerning the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king promoted, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?

Then the LORD told Satan, "Very well then, everything he owns is under your control, only you may not extend your hand against him." So Satan left the LORD's presence.

Then the LORD told Satan, "Very well then, he is under your control. Just preserve his life."

Under the burning sun they are cut off, and come to nothing because of the heat.

If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.

They are passed away, as the ships that be good under sail, and as the Eagle that hasteth to the prey.

Will things go well for you under his cross-examination? Can you lie to him, as you would to a human being?

Under the earth his roots are dry, and over it his branch is cut off.

Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

He makes a deep mine far away from those living in the light of day; when they go about on the earth, they have no knowledge of those who are under them, who are hanging far from men, twisting from side to side on a cord.

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.

As a wide breach they come, Under the desolation have rolled themselves.

And also He moved thee from a strait place, To a broad place -- no straitness under it, And the sitting beyond of thy table Hath been full of fatness.

He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.


“God seals (brings to a standstill, stops) [by severe weather] the hand of every man,
That all men [whom He has made] may know His work [that is, His sovereign power and their subjection to it].

look well, that thou makest all such as be stubburn, to obey; tread all the ungodly under thy feet,

His heart will press as a stone; and it will press as the under millstone.

Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.


“He looks on everything that is high [without terror];
He is monarch over all the sons of pride. [And now, Job, who are you who does not dare to disturb the beast, yet who dares resist Me, the beast’s creator? Everything under the heavens is Mine; therefore, who can have a claim against God?]”

Make your request to me, and I will give you the nations for your heritage, and the farthest limits of the earth will be under your hand.

The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.

From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.

May the Lord be praised,
for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me
in a city under siege.

I will ask God, my Rock, "Why have you forsaken me? Why do I go around mourning under the enemy's oppression?"

Since you are the God who strengthens me, why have you forsaken me? Why do I go around mourning under the enemy's oppression?"

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.


Before your cooking pots can feel the fire of thorns [burning under them as fuel],
He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning ones alike.

Behold, they speak against me with their mouth, and swords are under their lips, for who reproveth them?

Through God we will do great things, for through him our haters will be crushed under our feet.

Let me reside in your tent forever. Let me take refuge under the covering of your wings. Selah

These also that seek the hurt of my soul, they shall go under the earth.

Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.

Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver: He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war.

His name shall endure forever; his name shall remain under the sun among the posterities, which shall be blessed in him. And all the heathen shall praise him.

But as for me, my feet had almost gone from under me; I was near to slipping;

He caused the east wind to blow under the heaven, and through his power he brought in the southwest wind.

I will have those who are against him broken before his face, and his haters will be crushed under my blows.

For all our days ebb away under Your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.


Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which frames and devises mischief by decree [under the sacred name of law]?

For He is our God,
and we are the people of His pasture,
the sheep under His care.


Today, if you hear His voice:

Give praise to the Lord, all his works, in all places under his rule: give praise to the Lord, O my soul.


Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;
We have blessed you from the house of the Lord [you who come into His sanctuary under His guardianship].

then do this, my son, and deliver yourself, because you have come under your neighbor's control. Go, humble yourself! Plead passionately with your neighbor!


A false witness who breathes out lies [even half-truths],
And one who spreads discord (rumors) among brothers.