Thematic Bible: Pillar of


Thematic Bible



Now Absalom in his life-time had taken and raised for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called to this day, Absalom's place.






But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Know ye not what the scripture saith of Elijah? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,

Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.


Known to God are all his works from the beginning of the world.



And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also many cattle?

But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and gainsaying people.

And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten will be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.





Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build to me? and where is the place of my rest?

Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King,


Then David the king stood upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: What house will ye build for me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?


For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.


And the LORD their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.



Remember Lot's wife.

But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.