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Ahishar was in charge of the household (palace); and Adoniram the son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.

Verse ConceptsOfficersPalacesForced Labour

Now it came about after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, close beside the [winter] palace of Ahab king of Samaria;

Verse ConceptsPalacesSamaritansList Of Kings Of Israel

Now the rest of Ahab’s acts, and everything that he did, the ivory palace which he built and all the cities which he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

Verse ConceptsArtIvoryPalacesProperty, HousesCities In IsraelHistorical Books

(a third shall also be at the [city] gate Sur, and a third at the gate behind the guards); so you shall keep watch over the palace [from three posts] for defense.

Verse ConceptsNamed Gates

‘And some of your sons (descendants) who will be born to you will be taken away [as captives]; and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”

Verse ConceptsBabylon, Israel Exiled To

Jehoiachin king of Judah surrendered to the king of Babylon, he and his mother and his servants and his captains and his [palace] officials. So the king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his [own] reign.

Verse ConceptsNoblesKings of judahSurrender

David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders (officials) of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the commanders of the divisions that served the king, and the commanders of thousands, and the commanders of hundreds, and the overseers of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, with the palace officers and the mighty men, and all the brave warriors.

Verse ConceptsCommanderRankAssembling Leaders

And King David said to all the assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for the temple is not for man but for the Lord God.

Verse Conceptselection, responsibilities ofInexperienceMiddle AgeYouthAmateursApprenticesLimitations Of Youthstructure

and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do all [that is necessary] to build the temple [for You], for which I have made provision.”

Verse ConceptsIntercessionParents Prayer For Their ChildrenCommands, in OTIntercessory PrayerParents Duty To Childrenstructure

Hiram said also, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who will build a house for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

Verse Conceptsequipping, spiritualDiscernment Of GovernorsHeaven And EarthIntelligenceCreation Of The Physical Heavens

From the almug timber the king made stairways for the house of the Lord and for the king’s palace, and lyres and harps for the singers; none like that was seen before in the land of Judah.

Verse ConceptsHarpsLyreSinging

Nebuchadnezzar also brought some of the articles of the house (temple) of the Lord to Babylon and put them in his temple there.

Then they burned the house of God and tore down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire, and destroyed all its valuable articles.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsBattering ramsPalacesWallsConflagrationsDestruction Of Jerusalem's Wall

Now because we are in the service of the palace, and it is not proper for us to witness the king’s dishonor, for that reason we have sent word and informed the king,

Verse ConceptsSaltLosing HonourSourness

in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa [the capital of the Persian Empire],

When these days were completed, the king held a banquet for all the people who were present at the citadel in Susa [the capital], from the greatest [in importance] to the least, a seven-day feast in the courtyard of the garden of the king’s palace.

Verse ConceptsDinnerSeven Days

The drinking was carried on in accordance with the law; no one was compelled [to drink], for the king had directed each official of his household to comply with each guest’s wishes.

Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAlcohol ConsumptionUnlimitednessNo Compulsion

Now the young woman pleased Hegai and found favor with him. So he quickly provided her with beauty preparations and her [portion of] food, and he gave her seven choice maids from the king’s palace; then he transferred her and her maids to the best place in the harem.

Verse ConceptsCosmeticsSeven PeopleWomen's Beauty

then the young woman would go before the king in this way: anything that she wanted was given her to take with her from the harem into the king’s palace.

Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersRight Desiresmistress

So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, to his royal palace in the tenth month, that is, the month of Tebeth (Dec-Jan), in the seventh year of his reign.

Verse ConceptsMonth 10

Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not imagine that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than all the Jews.

Verse Conceptsfate

On the third day [of the fast] Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace opposite his [throne] room. The king was sitting on his royal throne, facing the [main] entrance of the palace.

Verse ConceptsThe Third Day Of The WeekDistinctive Clothingroyalty

So the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king’s palace to ask the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows which he had prepared for him.

Verse ConceptsPeople Hung To Death

Then in his fury, the king stood up from drinking wine and went into the palace garden [to decide what he should do]; but Haman stayed to plead for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm had been determined against him by the king.

Verse ConceptsAmbivalenceDecadenceSeeking LifeGardens Attached To PalacesNamed People Angry With Others

When the king returned from the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even attempt to assault the queen with me in the palace?” As the king spoke those words, the servants covered Haman’s face [in preparation for execution].

Verse ConceptsBedsPeople Tumbling

For Mordecai was great and respected in the king’s palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.

Verse ConceptsFameProvinces


With gladness and rejoicing will they be led;
They will enter into the King’s palace.

Verse ConceptsGladnessJoy And HappinessThe Rapturejoyfuljoyfulness


Consider her ramparts,
Go through her palaces,
That you may tell the next generation [about her glory].

Verse ConceptsTeaching ChildrenHer Strength


Let our sons in their youth be like plants full grown,
And our daughters like corner pillars fashioned for a palace;

Verse ConceptsArtPillarsYouthMetaphorical PillarsPlants Growing UpChildren Are A BlessingGrowingWomen's Strengthstructure

(The Bridegroom)“I have come into my garden, my sister, my [promised] bride;
I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam and spice [from your sweet words].
I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
I have drunk my wine with my milk.
Eat, friends;
Drink and drink deeply, O lovers.”

Verse ConceptsNames And Titles For The ChurchNames And Titles For The ChristianHoneyEating And DrinkingLove And Wine


Hyenas will howl in their castles,
And jackals in their luxurious palaces.
Babylon’s time has nearly come,
And her days will not be prolonged.

Verse ConceptsPerils Of LuxuryPalacesAnimals, Types OfShort Time Till The End

Now look at the land of the Chaldeans (Babylonia)—this is the people which was not; the Assyrians allocated Tyre for desert creatures—they set up their siege towers, they stripped its palaces, they made it a ruin.

Verse ConceptsRuinsThe Prophecy Towards AssyriaThe Prophecy Towards Babylon


For You have made a city into a heap [of trash],
A fortified city into a ruin;
A palace of foreigners is no longer a city,
It will never be rebuilt.

Verse ConceptsForeignersFortificationsFortressesTownNeverDestruction Of Cities


For the palace has been abandoned, the populated city deserted;
The hill [of the city] and the watchtower have become caves [for wild animals] forever,
A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,

Verse ConceptsChaosTowersEmpty CitiesWild DonkeysDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of CreaturesChaos As Judgment


Thorns will come up in its fortified palaces,
Nettles and brambles in its fortified cities;
It will be a haunt for jackals,
An abode for ostriches.

Verse ConceptsNettlesCitadelsThornsBramblesOstriches

‘And some of your own sons (descendants) who will come from you, whom you will father, will be taken away, and they will become officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”


‘Arise, let us [awaken to] attack her at night
And destroy her [fortified] palaces!’”

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Strategies InAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldBattleEnemy Attacks


For death has come up through our windows;
It has entered our palaces,
Cutting off the children from the streets
And the young men from the town squares.

Verse ConceptsClimbingRoadsYouthYoung People SufferingThe Fact Of DeathDeath Of A Childjumping

But if you will not listen to Me and keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load as you come in the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in her gates that cannot be extinguished, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”’”

Verse ConceptsSabbath, In OtBurning JerusalemSabbath Observed


“For I will prepare and appoint destroyers [to execute My judgments] against you,
Each with his weapons;
And they will cut down your [palaces built of] choicest cedars
And throw them in the fire.

Verse ConceptsFelling TreesThose Who DestroyBurning Plants


“Do you think that you become a king because you have much more cedar [in your palace than Solomon]?
Did not your father [Josiah], as he ate and drank,
Do just and righteous acts [being upright and in right standing with God]?
Then all was well with him.

Verse ConceptsCedar WoodEating And DrinkingUnsuitable Rule


“O inhabitant of [Jerusalem, whose palaces are made from the cedars of] Lebanon,
You who nest in the cedars,
How you will groan and how miserable you will be when pains come on you,
Pain like a woman in childbirth!

Verse ConceptsCedarLabour Pains


“Thus says the Lord,
‘Behold (hear this), I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
And have mercy on his dwelling places;
The city will be rebuilt on its [old, mound-like] ruin,
And the palace will stand on its rightful place.

Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfJacob, The PatriarchArchaeologyRebuilding JerusalemEzekiel InvasionRebirth Of IsraelLand Permanently Restored To Israelrebuilding


‘From them (city, palace) will come [songs of] thanksgiving
And the voices of those who dance and celebrate.
And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished [in number];
I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant.

Verse ConceptsMultiplyingThanksgivingRestored JoyGod Multipling PeopleSource Of HonourBeing Thankful For BlessingsCelebrationThankscelebrating


“I will set fire to the wall of Damascus,
And it will consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.”

Verse ConceptsFortificationsBurning Citiessyriadamascus


The Lord has become like an enemy;
He has swallowed up Israel.
He has swallowed up all its palaces;
He has destroyed its strongholds
And multiplied in the Daughter of Judah
Mourning and lamentation (expressions of grief).

Verse ConceptsLamentingSongsGrowth Of EvilSwallowingGod As EnemyHouses Under Attack


The Lord has rejected His altar;
He has abandoned His sanctuary.
He has given into the hand of the enemy
The walls of her palaces;
They have made a noise in the house of the Lord
As on a day of an appointed feast.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentRejecting ThingsRejection Of God, Results OfSanctuaryWallsDestruction Of Jerusalem's WallShouting To The LordFestivals Disregarded

young men without blemish and handsome in appearance, skillful in all wisdom, endowed with intelligence and discernment, and quick to understand, competent to stand [in the presence of the king] and able to serve in the king’s palace. He also ordered Ashpenaz to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.

Verse ConceptsIntelligenceLanguagesLanguages Mentioned In ScriptureIntellectual KnowledgePeople Made PerfectAlphabetPeople With KnowledgeServing KingsEducationmathteenagerroyaltyHandsome Men

“I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house and prospering in my palace.

Verse ConceptsPeace, Human Search ForRoyal HousesThose At Easerelaxing

Twelve months later he was walking on the upper level of the royal palace of Babylon.

Verse ConceptsThe Number TwelveRoofYearsOne YearRoyal HousesRooftop

Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing opposite the lampstand on [a well-lit area of] the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the part of the hand that did the writing.

Verse ConceptsFingersFinger Of GodHousesInscriptionsPalacesWallsPlasterJudgements WrittenFingers Of PeopleGod Writing With His FingerGod's Intervention

Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no music or entertainment was brought before him, and he remained unable to sleep.

Verse ConceptsFasting, Reasons ForFasting, Nature OfInsomnia, Causes OfLonelinessMonotonyRest, PhysicalSleeplessnessWakefulnessFastingRelationship Troubles

I looked in the vision and it seemed that I was at the citadel of Susa, [the capital of Persia], which is in the province of Elam; and I looked in the vision and I saw myself by the Ulai Canal.

Verse ConceptsCitadelsRivers And StreamsCanals


For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces [and pagan temples],
And Judah has built many fortified cities;
But I will send a fire upon their cities so that it may consume their palaces and fortresses.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsForgettingFortified CitiesBuildingGrowth Of EvilDestruction Of HousesBurning CitiesCreation Of All Mankind

Because you have taken My silver and My gold and have carried My precious treasures to your temples and palaces,

Verse ConceptsTaking Mixed Metals


“So I will send a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction] upon the house of Hazael,
And it shall devour the palaces and strongholds of Ben-hadad (Hazael’s son).

Verse ConceptsFortressesDestruction Of StrongholdsFire Of Judgement


The Lord God has sworn [an oath] by Himself—the Lord God of hosts, says:
“I loathe and reject the [self-centered] arrogance of Jacob (Israel),
And I hate his palaces and citadels;
Therefore, I shall hand over the [idolatrous] city [of Samaria] with all that it contains [to the Assyrian invaders].”

Verse ConceptsGod As A WarriorGod Hating ThingsGod Opposes The Proud


This One [the Messiah] shall be our peace.
When the Assyrian invades our land
And tramples on our citadels and in our palaces,
Then shall we raise against him
Seven shepherds and eight princes [an overpowering force] among men.

Verse ConceptsSeven PeopleEight PeopleTrampling Places


The gates of the rivers [surrounding Nineveh] are opened
And the palace [of sun-dried brick] is dissolved [by the torrents].

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesCity GatesFear Of Other Things

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

Verse ConceptsScribesChrist Would Be KilledThe Elderlypriests

Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and they gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him.

Verse ConceptsSoldiersMustering TroopsRoyal HousesSoldiers Treatment Of Christ

The soldiers led Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the entire [Roman] battalion [of 600 soldiers].

Verse ConceptsMustering TroopsRoyal HousesSoldiers Treatment Of Christ

But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing [entirely unsuited for the harsh wilderness]? Those who wear splendid clothing and live in luxury are in royal palaces!

Verse ConceptsClothing, Kinds OfLuxuryPalacesRoyal HousesFine ClothesSoftnessWealthy Peopleroyalty

Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, so he went with Jesus into the courtyard of the [residence of the] high priest;

Verse ConceptsFollowing Jesus ChristCourtyardKnowing People

Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium (governor’s palace). Now it was early and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium so that they would not be [ceremonially] unclean, but might [be able to] eat [and participate in the Feast of Unleavened Bread which began after] the Passover [supper].

Verse ConceptsPassover lambExclusivenessGovernorsHigh Priest, In NtPalacesReligionArmies, RomanRoyal Houses

he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers have arrived,” giving orders that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium (the governor’s official residence).

Verse ConceptsGuardsPalacesPunishment, Legal Aspects Of