Thematic Bible: Of houses
Thematic Bible
Dedication » Of houses
Moreover, the officers are to say to the troops, "Who among you has built a new house and not dedicated it? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else dedicate it.
Walls » Of houses » Could be easily dug through
O my soul, do not come into their council, do not be united to their assembly, my heart, for in their anger they have killed men, and for pleasure they have hamstrung oxen.
He brought me to the entrance of the court, and as I watched, I noticed a hole in the wall.
While they are watching, dig a hole in the wall and carry your belongings out through it.
Walls » Of houses » Had nails or pegs fastened into them when built
The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd.
I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; he will bring honor and respect to his father's family.
Walls » Of houses » Usually plastered
At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. The king was watching the back of the hand that was writing.
"'This is because they have led my people astray saying, "All is well," when things are not well. When anyone builds a wall without mortar, they coat it with whitewash.
Walls » Of houses » Liable to leprosy
He is to examine the infection, and if the infection in the walls of the house consists of yellowish green or reddish eruptions, and it appears to be deeper than the surface of the wall,
Walls » Mentioned in scripture » Of houses
and Saul threw the spear, thinking, "I'll nail David to the wall!" But David escaped from him on two different occasions.
Walls » Of houses » The seat next, was the place of distinction
The king sat down in his usual place by the wall, with Jonathan opposite him and Abner at his side. But David's place was vacant.
Walls » Of houses » Often infested with serpents
Disaster will be inescapable, as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear, then escaped into a house, leaned his hand against the wall, and was bitten by a poisonous snake.