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Thematic Bible: The Nation


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Luke 2:1
Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTCaesarProclamationsRankTaxationProphecies Concerning ChristArmies, RomanRoman EmperorsThe King's Orderstaxes

Esther 8:14
The mounted couriers on the royal horses went out without delay, urged by the king's word. The law was given in the citadel of Susa. Verse ConceptsMules

Esther 2:8
And it happened, at the proclaiming of the edict of the king and his law, when many young women were being gathered to the citadel of Susa {under Hegai's care}, Esther was taken to the {king's palace} {under the care of} Hegai who was in charge of the women.

Daniel 6:26
{I make a decree} that in all the dominion of my kingdom [people] will be trembling and fearing before the God of Daniel, for he [is] the living God and endures {forever} and his kingdom [is] one that will not be destroyed and his {dominion has no end}. Verse ConceptsAdoration, Of GodendGod, Living And Self sustainingKingdomsPersecution, Attitudes ToTremblingCoercionGod Reigning ForeverFear God!dominion

Daniel 3:29
And from me {is set forth} a decree that any people, nation, or language that [may] utter criticism against their God--[the God of] Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego--will be broken into pieces and their house will be made like ruins. {For} there is not another God who is able to rescue like this [God]." Verse ConceptsFalse GodsCoercionPeople Torn To PiecesRubbishBlasphemy

Ezra 6:1
Then King Darius issued forth a decree, and they searched the house of the treasury of scrolls being stored in Babylonia. Verse ConceptsAdministrationSeeking For Concrete ThingsHistorical BooksThe King's OrdersVolunteering

Daniel 3:10
You, O king, have made a decree that {everyone} who hears the sound of the horn, the flute, [the] lyre, [the] trigon, [the] harp and [the] drum and all kinds of music, he shall fall down and shall worship the statue of gold. Verse ConceptsCymbalsHarpsLyresFlutes

Ezra 7:21
"I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue forth a decree to all the treasurers who are in [the province] Beyond the River. Whatever the priest Ezra, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may ask of you, let it be done with diligence, Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The King

Ezra 5:13
But in the first year of King Cyrus of Babylon's reign he issued forth a decree to build this house of God. Verse ConceptsProclamationsThe Second TempleThe King's OrdersThe First Templerebuilding

Esther 3:15
The couriers went out quickly by order of the king, and the law was issued in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; and the city of Susa was bewildered. Verse ConceptsConfusion, Examples OfPuzzlement

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Daniel 2:13
And the decree was issued, and the wise men {were on the verge of being executed}, and they searched for Daniel and his companions to be executed. Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleThose Looking For People

Jonah 3:7
And he had a proclamation made, and said, "In Nineveh, by a decree of the king and his nobles: "No human being or animal, no herd or flock, shall taste anything! They must not eat, and they must not drink water! Verse ConceptsHeraldNoblesTasteBoth Men And Animals AffectedEating And DrinkingThe King's OrdersFasting

Proverbs 4:17
For they ate the bread of wickedness, and they drank the wine of violence. Verse ConceptsAlcoholBread, Figurative OfEating, Metaphorical UseWinePursuing Violencewickedness

Psalm 73:6
Therefore pride is their necklace; an outfit of violence covers them. Verse ConceptsPride, Results OfViolencePride, CharacteristicsGarments Of SinNecklacePursuing ViolenceClothed With Bad ThingsInternal AdornmentBreaking Chains

Micah 2:2
They covet fields and seize [them], and houses, and they take [them] away. They oppress a man and his house; a man and his inheritance. Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofGenerosity, HumanInjustice, Nature And Source OfLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityProperty, HousesProperty, LandCharacter Of WickedCovetousness, Results InTaking PossessionsInheritancePropertyoppressioncheaters

Psalm 55:9
Confuse, O Lord; divide their speech, because I see violence and strife in the city. Verse ConceptsViolence In The EarthConfusionTowersViolenceConquestDisharmonyPuzzlementLanguages ConfusedLanguages SeparatedThe TongueConflictSpeechtransition

Genesis 6:13
And God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh [has] come before me, for the earth was filled [with] violence because of them. Now, look, I [am going] to destroy them [along] with the earth. Verse ConceptsViolence In The EarthFlesh, Description OfFilling PlacesViolenceDestruction Of All CreaturesThe Universe DestroyedGod KillingPeople EndedGod Killing All PeopleThe End Of The WorldFloods

Job 24:2
They remove border [stones]; they seize flocks, and they pasture [them]. Verse ConceptsBoundariesProperty, LandStealingStonesSuffering, Causes OfLandmarksTaking AnimalsPurgatory

Isaiah 59:6
Their webs cannot become clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their works [are] works of iniquity, and deeds of violence [are] in their hands. Verse ConceptsViolenceGarments

Jeremiah 6:7
As a water well keeps its water cool, so she keeps cool her wickedness. Violence and destruction are heard within her, sickness and wounds [are] continually {before me}. Verse ConceptsViolence In The EarthFountainsWellsContinuing In SinFreshWells, Figurative Use

Ezekiel 8:17
And he said to me, "Have you seen, son of man? {Was it too small a thing} for the house of Judah {to do} the detestable things that they did here? For they filled up the land [with] violence, and {they provoked me to anger again}, and look! They [are] putting the branch to their nose. Verse ConceptsViolence In The EarthGod, Suffering OfProvoking GodA Little BitDoing RepeatedlyLooking And SeeingTroubling Individuals

Amos 3:10
"They do not know [how] to do right," {declares Yahweh}, "those who store up violence and destruction in their citadel fortresses." Verse ConceptsHoardingSpiritual IgnoranceMisersPursuing ViolenceNo JusticeStoring Other ThingsDoing The Right Thing

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Micah 6:12
Because her rich are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth. Verse ConceptsDeception In Fallen Human NatureRich, TheRiches, Dangers OfTongueRiches, Can Lead ToViolence In The EarthDeceitful TonguesThe Rich Lording ItLying And Deceit

Deuteronomy 17:16
Except, he may {not make numerous} for himself horses, and he may not allow the people to [to go] to Egypt {in order to increase horses}, for Yahweh has said to you that {you may never return}. Verse ConceptsHorsesKings, Duties OfNeverPeople not returningAcquiring Horses

Proverbs 29:4
By justice a king gives stability [to] a land, but a man of bribes will ruin it. Verse ConceptsCovetingBribery, Results Ofethics, socialBeing A LeaderCivil authoritiesGovernmentGreed, Condemnation OfCivic RighteousnessInjustice, Examples OfInstabilityLeaders, PoliticalResponsibility, For God's WorldStabilityKings, Duties OfJusticeEffect Of BribesGreed

Proverbs 29:14
A king who judges with truthfulness [to] the poor, his throne will be established forever. Verse ConceptsBeing A LeaderCivic RighteousnessKings, Duties OfCommerceAuthorityfairness

2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said to me, the rock of Israel has spoken; 'He who rules over mankind rules righteously, in the fear of God. Verse ConceptsFearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God

2 Chronicles 19:6
And he said to the judges, "Consider what you are doing, for you are not judging for a man but for Yahweh. Now [he is] with you in speaking justice. Verse ConceptsKings, Duties OfMagistratesGod With Specific PeopleMaking DecisionsJudgement

Psalm 2:10-11
So then, O kings, be wise. Be warned, O rulers of [the] earth. Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Proverbs 16:12
An abomination to kings [is] doing evil, for by righteousness the throne will be established. Verse Conceptsethics, socialBeing A LeaderCivic RighteousnessResponsibility, For God's WorldStabilityKings, Duties OfGood KingsAuthorityDistinctives Of Righteousness

Proverbs 20:28
Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king, and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne. Verse ConceptsSafetyKings, Duties OfAuthority

Jeremiah 5:15
Look, I [am] about to bring on you a nation from afar, house of Israel," {declares} Yahweh. "It [is] an enduring nation, it [is] {an ancient nation}. A nation whose language you do not know, and you cannot understand what they speak. Verse ConceptsLanguagesNot Understanding LanguageUnknown LanguagesPeople From Far AwayNations Attacking Israel

Jeremiah 51:20
[He says], "You [are] a war club for me, a weapon of battle, and I smash nations with you, and I destroy kingdoms with you. Verse ConceptsAxesPunishment, Nature OfWeaponsHammersWeapons Of GodWarSpiritual WarfareBattledrums

Isaiah 5:26
And he will raise a signal for a nation from afar, and he will whistle for it from the end of the earth. And look! It comes quickly, swiftly! Verse ConceptsBanner, Figurative UseSpeedFlagsWhistlingFar From HerePeople From Far Away

Isaiah 7:18
And this shall happen: On that day, Yahweh will whistle for the fly that [is] at the end of the stream of Egypt and the bee that [is] in the land of Assyria. Verse ConceptsFliesBeesInsectsWhistlingflying

Deuteronomy 28:50
{a grim-faced nation} {who does not show respect} to [the] old and [the] young [and] does not show pity. Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToDisrespect For Old AgeExpressions On FacesRespectThe ElderlyRespecting Your Bodypity

Judges 3:12
And again the {Israelites} did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. So Yahweh strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because they did evil in the eyes of Yahweh. Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahPower, HumanGod's People Sinning

1 Kings 11:14
Then Yahweh raised an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite, from the descendants of that king in Edom. Verse ConceptsConfrontationenemies, of Israel and JudahThe Kingdom Of Others

Jeremiah 6:22
Thus says Yahweh: "Look, a people [is] coming from [the] land of [the] north, a great nation is woken up from [the] farthest part of [the] earth. Verse ConceptsOut Of The NorthPeople From Far Awayawakeningarmy

Luke 19:43
For days will come upon you and your enemies will put up an embankment against you, and will surround you and press you hard from all directions. Verse ConceptsSiegesThe Prophecy Towards JerusalemEnemies SurroundingAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldSiege Moundsinvesting

1 Kings 20:2
He sent messengers to the city to Ahab king of Israel. Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutList Of Kings Of Israel

Ezekiel 17:15
But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers [to] Egypt to give to him horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he escape doing these [things], and can he break [the] covenant and escape? Verse ConceptsenvoyLargenessRebellion Against God, Shown InNo EscapeAcquiring HorsesLarge Armies

Numbers 20:14
From Kadesh Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom: "Thus your brother Israel has said, 'You know all the hardship that has found us; Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutMessengerHard TasksRulers Of EdomHardship

Numbers 21:21
Israel sent messengers to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, saying, Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent Out

2 Kings 14:8
Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, "Come let us meet {face-to-face}." Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutList Of Kings Of Israel

2 Kings 16:7
Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I [am] your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel who are rising up against me." Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutAliancesInvitationsServanthood, In SocietyAllegiances

2 Samuel 5:11
So Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, [along with] cedar trees and {craftsmen skilled in wood and in stone masonry}, and they built a house for David. Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofCraftsmenMessengers Sent OutCedarCarpentersBuildingMasonsStonesZion, As A PlaceCommerceCedar Wood

Joshua 9:4
and they acted on their part with cunning: they went and prepared provisions, and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys and old wineskins [that were] torn and mended. Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitBottle, UsesenvoyCraftinessWineskins And Vatsimprovement

1 Kings 5:1
Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him as king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend for David. Verse ConceptsGood FriendsenvoyFriendship, Examples OfAnointing Kings

Ezra 7:26
All who do not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with diligence, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods and for imprisonment." Verse ConceptsCriminalsCivil authoritiesBanishmentGovernmentCivic DutiesImprisonmentsLoyaltyPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMagistratesCitizenshipConfiscationAnarchyJudicial PunishmentBreaking God's Law

Proverbs 24:21
Fear Yahweh, my son, and the king; with those who change, do not associate. Verse Conceptsethics, socialHuman Authority, Christian ResponseAuthority, of human institutionsCivic DutiesChildren, attitudes towardsInstabilityFear God!RespectFearing GodFriendship And TrustFriendship KjvChanging YourselfRespecting Authorityrebellion

Ecclesiastes 8:2
Keep [the] command of [the] king {because of your oath to God}. Verse ConceptsCivic DutiesCitizenshipSwearing OathsObeying People

Matthew 17:27
But so that we do not give offense to them, go out to the sea, cast [a line with] a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. And [when you] open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take that [and] give [it] to them for me and you." Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeethics, socialCivic DutiesLoyaltyMiracles Of ChristCitizens, Christian DutiesCoinsDivine Power Over NatureCitizenshipDo Not HinderFishtaxes

Matthew 22:21
They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Therefore give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!" Verse ConceptsGiving, Of Possessionsethics, socialethics, basis ofGiving To OthersCivil authoritiesHuman Authority, Christian ResponseAuthority, of human institutionsCivic DutiesLoyaltyObedience, To Human AuthoritiesHonoring AuthorityGiving To GodGod PossessingSubmissionTributesCitizens, Christian DutiesCivil GovernmentCommandments Of ChristCitizenshipAttitudes Towards KingsGod In Relation To ManGiving Back

Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for [there] is no authority except by God, and those that exist are put in place by God. Verse Conceptsethics, socialethics, basis ofCivil authoritiesDeath penaltyHuman Authority, Nature OfAttitudes, to other peopleAuthority, of human institutionsHuman Authority, Christian ResponseGovernmentCivic DutiesHonouring RulersLeaders, PoliticalLoyaltyPower, HumanOrderliness In SocietySubmissionTaxationGod's Providential ControlPoliticsMagistratesObedience To GodCivil GovernmentCitizenshipAuthority Of PeopleAttitudes Towards KingsAuthorityBe Subject To PeopleGod Appointing OthersSocial dutiesLeadersPowerStress And Hard TimesGod Being In ControlRespecting Authorityprincipalities

Titus 3:1
Remind them to be subject to the rulers [and] to the authorities, to obey, to be prepared for every good work, Verse ConceptsBeing PreparedExhortation, Objects Ofethics, socialCivil authoritieseagernessAuthority, of human institutionsHuman Authority, Christian ResponseCivic DutiesLoyaltyMorality, And CreationObedience, To Human AuthoritiesHonoring AuthorityReadinessRulersSociety, Positive Aspects OfOrderliness In SocietySubmissionWatchfulness, Of BelieversPoliticsCitizens, Christian DutiesCivil GovernmentCitizenshipReminders Of The GospelPreparing For ActionAttitudes Towards KingsBe Subject To PeopleDo Good!Respecting Authorityprincipalities

1 Peter 2:13-14
Subject yourselves to every human authority for the sake of the Lord, whether to a king as having supreme authority, or to governors as those sent out by him for the punishment of those who do evil and the praise of those who do good.

Esther 7:9
And Habrona, one of the eunuchs in the presence of the king, said, "Look, the same gallows that Haman had prepared for Mordecai who spoke good [for the sake] of the king stands at Haman's house, fifty cubits high." And the king said, "Hang him on it." Verse ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsAbasement, Examples OfDimensions Of Other Things

Deuteronomy 21:23
his dead body shall not hang on the tree, but certainly you shall bury him on that day, for cursed by God [is] one that is [being] hung; so you shall not defile your land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you [as an] inheritance." Verse ConceptsThe AccursedGallowsHangingHumiliationKillingPollutionsOvernightThe Curse Of The LawPeople Hung To DeathBurying places

2 Samuel 21:9
He gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they executed them on the mountain in the presence of Yahweh, and the seven fell together. Now they were put to death in the days of the harvest, at the beginning of the harvest of barley. Verse ConceptsCriminalsMaternal LoveGrainAutumnPeople Hung To Death

Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law [by] becoming a curse for us, because it is written, "Cursed [is] everyone who hangs on a tree," Verse ConceptsAbolitionFreedom from the LawFolly, Examples OfGallowsAtonementDeath penaltyHangingHumiliationLegalismPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRedemption, In NtSin, God's Remedy ForSubstitutionTypesChristian Liberty Is Freedom FromThe Curse Of The LawPeople Hung To DeathRedemptionReligious FreedomThe Crosslawcursesredeemed

Joshua 8:29
The king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the time of evening, and as the sun went down Joshua commanded [them], and they brought down his dead body from the tree. Then they threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and they raised over it a great heap of stones [that remains] to this day. Verse ConceptsGallowsGatesHangingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSunsetsCairnsPeople Hung To DeathPlaces To This Day

Genesis 40:22
But the chief baker he hanged as Joseph had interpreted to them. Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyPeople Hung To Death

Joshua 10:26
And after this Joshua struck them down and killed them, and he hanged them on five trees. And they were hanging on the trees until the evening. Verse ConceptsGallowsHangingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfFive ThingsKilling KingsAction Until EveningPeople Hung To Death

Ezra 6:11
Furthermore, I issue forth a decree that if any person violates this decree, let a beam be pulled out from his house and let him be impaled on it. And let his house be made a pile of rubble on [account of] this. Verse ConceptsCriminalsGallowsDeath penaltyHangingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfPiercingsRubbish

Numbers 14:10
And all the community said to stone them with stones, but the glory of Yahweh appeared in the tent of assembly among the {Israelites}. Verse ConceptsGlory, Revelation OfAppearances Of God In OtStoningTheophanyFear Of Stoning

1 Kings 21:13
Then the two men, {scoundrels}, came, sat opposite him, and the {scoundrels} witnessed against Naboth before the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king," so they brought him outside of the city and stoned him with stones, and he died. Verse ConceptsCriminalsTwo WitnessesTwo WitnessesCursing GodKilling Named Individuals

1 Kings 12:18
King Rehoboam sent Adoram who [was] over the forced labor, and all of Israel cast stones at him and he died, but King Rehoboam managed to get up on the chariot to flee [to] Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsChariotsHasty ActionForced LabourKilling Named Individuals

Acts 14:19
But Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium, and [when they] had won over the crowds and stoned Paul, they dragged [him] outside the city, thinking he was dead. Verse ConceptsAbandonmentevangelists, ministry ofPersuasionInciting To EvilStoningPersecution Of The Apostle PaulPulling PeopleAttempting To Kill Specific People

Acts 7:59
And they kept on stoning Stephen [as he] was calling out and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" Verse ConceptsKneelingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSpiritsSpirit, Nature OfThe Spirit Of ManDeath Of The RighteousIntermediate State

Joshua 7:25
And Joshua said, "Why did you bring us trouble? Yahweh will bring you trouble on this day." And all Israel stoned them [with] stones; and they burned them with fire [after] they stoned them with stones. Verse ConceptsThe DeadTrouble, Causes OfDeath penaltyPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRetributionBurning PeopleTroubling Groups Of PeopleFamily Death

2 Chronicles 24:21
Then they conspired against him and stoned him [with] stones at the command of the king in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh. Verse ConceptsCourtyardMartyrdom Of The SaintsDeath penaltyTrapConspiracy

John 10:31
Then the Jews picked up stones again so that they could stone him. Verse ConceptsChrist Would Be KilledFear Of Stoning

Proverbs 31:4
[It is] not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine [is] not for the kings, nor [is] strong drink for rulers. Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAlcoholStrong DrinkAlcoholic BeveragesAlcoholicsDrunkennessroyaltybeeralcoholism

Deuteronomy 16:18
"You shall appoint judges and officials for you in all your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you throughout your tribes, and you shall render [for] the people {righteous judgments}. Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsCivic RighteousnessJudgesTownMagistratesAdministrationJudging RightlyMan AppointingAppointments

Exodus 18:21
And you will select from all the people men of ability, fearers of God, trustworthy men, haters of [dishonest] gain, and you will appoint [such men] over them [as] commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens. Verse ConceptsCovetingFaithfulness, To GodBeing A LeaderHatredHonestyProfitsReverence, And Social BehaviourTrustworthinessMagistratesCivil GovernmentTen PeopleFiftiesOne HundredA Thousand PeoplePerforming The TruthChoosing PeopleSkilled PeopleHating EvilCovetousnessDishonestyLeadership Qualitiesgroups

Deuteronomy 1:13
Choose for yourselves {wise and discerning and knowledgeable men} for [each of] your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.' Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human ImportanceCivil GovernmentLeadersExamples of LeadershipDiscernmentLeadership Qualitiesfitnessexperiencewise

Proverbs 24:23
These [sayings] are also for the wise: {Partiality} in judgment is not good. Verse ConceptsFavouritismJudging OthersWisdom, Human ImportanceBigotryRacism

Proverbs 25:2
The glory of God conceals things, but the glory of kings searches out things. Verse ConceptsConcealment, Of GodKings, How They Should ActWithheld KnowledgeSecret ThingsDeliberationNature Of KingsGod's Things ConcealedDutyPrivileges of saintsGlory of the The churchGod's Ways Beyond Human UnderstandingBeauty Of NatureBeauty And Self WorthThe Beauty Of Naturesecretshidingresearchhonour

Genesis 41:33
Now then, let Pharaoh select a man [who is] discerning and wise, and let him set him over the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsDiscretionAuthority Delegated To People

Nehemiah 1:4
When I heard these words, I sat and wept and mourned for days, and I was fasting and praying before the God of the heavens. Verse ConceptsAfflicted Saints, Examples OfFasting, Practice OfFasting, Nature OfFasting, Examples OfPrayer, Practicalities OfPrayerfulnessSorrowSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfUnhappinessHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansFastingFasting And Prayer

Psalm 137:1
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion. Verse ConceptsGesturesBabylon, Israel Exiled ToempiresLove, And The WorldSorrowWeepingPainful MemoriesPeople RememberingRiversExamples Of Patriotismartists

Nehemiah 2:3
I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad when the city of my ancestors' burial site is ruined and her gates are consumed by fire?" Verse ConceptsGatesArchaeologyCitizens, Christian DutiesDestruction Of JerusalemCity GatesBurning Jerusalem

Isaiah 66:10
"Rejoice with Jerusalem and shout in exultation with her, all those who love her! Rejoice with her [in] joy, all those who mourn over her, Verse ConceptsLoving God's Things

2 Samuel 10:12
Be strong, and let us strengthen ourselves for the sake of the people and for the sake of the cities of our God. May Yahweh do [what is] good in his eyes. Verse ConceptsCourage, In Facing EnemiesLove, And The WorldBraveryStrength Of PeopleBe Courageous!Be Strong!God's Will Be DoneCourageMasculinityCourage And Strength

1 Kings 11:21
Now Hadad heard in Egypt that David had slept with his ancestors and that Joab the commander of the army was dead. Then Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Send me away that I may go to my land."

1 Chronicles 19:13
Be strong! Let us strengthen ourselves on behalf of our people and on behalf of the cities of our God. And may Yahweh do [what is] good in his eyes." Verse ConceptsBraveryStrength Of PeopleCourage And Strength

Leviticus 24:14
"Bring the curser {outside the camp}, and all the hearers shall place their hands on his head, and the whole community shall stone him. Verse ConceptsCongregationDeath penaltyCamps, Unclean ThingsPunishment, Legal Aspects OfLaying On Of HandsHands On HeadsOutside The CampLaying On Hands For EvilInstructions About Stoning

Deuteronomy 17:5
then you shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil thing to your gates; that is, the man or the woman, and you shall stone them with stones {to death}. Verse ConceptsGatesPunishment, Legal Aspects OfBusiness At The GatewayInstructions About Stoning

Exodus 19:13
Not a hand will touch it, because he will certainly be stoned or certainly be shot; whether an animal or a man, he will not live.' At the blowing of the ram's horn they may go up to the mountain." Verse ConceptsHornsMusical Instruments, types ofRamsThrowing StonesDeath As PunishmentNot TouchingTrumpets For SignallingBoth Men And Animals KilledInstructions About Stoning

Leviticus 20:2
"And to the {Israelites} you shall say, '[If there is] {anyone} from the {Israelites} or from the alien who is dwelling in Israel, who gives {any of} his offspring to Molech, he must surely be put to death; the people of the land must stone him with stones. Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyPunishment, Legal Aspects OfStonesIdolatry, Wicked Practices OfAliens, Believers DutyStrangersInstructions About StoningDeath Penalty For Heresy

Deuteronomy 13:10
And you shall stone him with stones and let him die, for he tried to seduce you from Yahweh your God, the [one] bringing you from [the] land of Egypt, from the house of slavery. Verse ConceptsPunishment, Legal Aspects OfGroups Of SlavesInstructions About StoningGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

Deuteronomy 22:24
then you shall bring out {both of them} to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them with stones so that they shall die, the young woman because she did not cry out in the town, and the man because he violated his neighbor's wife; and so you shall purge the evil from your midst. Verse ConceptsComing To GatesInstructions About Stoning

Acts 21:32
{He} immediately took along soldiers and centurions [and] ran down to them. And [when] they saw the military tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. Verse ConceptsOfficersSoldiersCessationStopping FightingGroups RunningBeating Believers

Deuteronomy 25:3
He may beat him [with] forty lashes, and he shall not do more [than these], so that he [will] not beat more in addition to these many blows, and your countryman would be degraded before your eyes. Verse ConceptsBeatingsWhipsForties

Mark 13:9
"But you, watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to councils and you will be beaten in the synagogues and will have to stand before governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them. Verse ConceptsFloggingGovernorsPersecution, Forms OfPersecution, Nature OfSanhedrinSynagogueHanding Over PeopleBeating BelieversWitness To The GospelTaking HeedGentile Rulers

Acts 5:40
And they summoned the apostles, beat [them], commanded [them] not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released [them]. Verse ConceptsFloggingevangelists, ministry ofPersecution, Forms OfPersuasionSuffering, Of BelieversWitnessing, And Holy SpiritBeatingsBeating BelieversSpeaking In Christ's NamePeople Set Free By PeopleThe Apostles In Action

Acts 16:22
And the crowd joined in attacking them, and the chief magistrates tore off their clothing [and] gave orders to beat [them] with rods. Verse ConceptsCrowdsAttackingMarketsSuffering, Causes OfPersecution Of The Apostle PaulPeople Stripping People

2 Corinthians 11:25
Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I received a stoning. Three times I was shipwrecked. A day and a night I have spent in the deep water. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfSeafaringStoningShipwrecksOne DayBeating BelieversActing Three TimesIn The Heart Of The Sea

Matthew 21:35
And the tenant farmers seized his slaves, [one of] whom they beat, and [one of] whom they killed, and [one of] whom they stoned. Verse ConceptsKilling ProphetsKilling Disciples

1 Samuel 24:6
He said to his men, "Far be it from me in Yahweh, that I do this thing to my lord, to Yahweh's anointed one, by stretching out my hand against him! For he [is] the anointed one of Yahweh." Verse Conceptsethics, socialCivic DutiesHonouring RulersResistanceThe Anointed OneThe Lord's Anointed

Jude 1:8
Despite that, in the same way also these [men], [because of their] dreams, defile the flesh and reject authority and blaspheme majestic beings. Verse ConceptsDefilement, Objects OfCivic DutiesHonouring RulersAnarchyMisleading DreamsRespecting Authority

1 Peter 2:17
Honor all [people], love the community of believers, fear God, honor the king. Verse ConceptsLoving Your MotherCommitment, to God's peopleethics, socialChristiansBelieversAuthority, of human institutionsHuman Authority, Christian ResponseCivic DutiesHonouring RulersLove, For One AnotherRespect, For Human BeingsReverence, And Social BehaviourTributesLove, Of Fellow ManCitizens, Christian DutiesBrotherhoodBrotherly LoveReverence To GodAttitudes Towards KingsHonour The HonourableLove Fellow Christians!Fear God!Brotherhood Of ManFamiliesPromises respectingRespectFamily LoveFearing GodLove And FamilyLoving EveryoneTreating OthersFamily FirstGods LoveRespecting ParentsBrothers LoveRespecting AuthorityRespecting Your BodySibling LoveLoving Your Parentssisterhoodloverspeoplereverencehonour

Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for [there] is no authority except by God, and those that exist are put in place by God. Verse Conceptsethics, socialethics, basis ofCivil authoritiesDeath penaltyHuman Authority, Nature OfAttitudes, to other peopleAuthority, of human institutionsHuman Authority, Christian ResponseGovernmentCivic DutiesHonouring RulersLeaders, PoliticalLoyaltyPower, HumanOrderliness In SocietySubmissionTaxationGod's Providential ControlPoliticsMagistratesObedience To GodCivil GovernmentCitizenshipAuthority Of PeopleAttitudes Towards KingsAuthorityBe Subject To PeopleGod Appointing OthersSocial dutiesLeadersPowerStress And Hard TimesGod Being In ControlRespecting Authorityprincipalities

Exodus 22:28
" 'You will not curse God, and you will not curse a leader among your people. Verse Conceptsethics, socialCivic DutiesHonouring RulersRespect, For God's CharacterSpeech, Negative Aspects OfMagistratesCursing God

Ecclesiastes 10:20
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich even in your own bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice; a winged messenger may repeat your words. Verse ConceptsBedroomsCivic DutiesHonouring RulersDisclosuresDo Not TellThe Rich Lording ItUngodly CursingPrivate RoomsBirdsFunThoughtsAbusesecretscriticismrumorsriskgossiping

Acts 23:5
And Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You must not speak evil [of] a ruler of your people.'" Verse ConceptsApologizingethics, socialCivic DutiesHonouring RulersResistanceSelf DefenceMagistratesIs It Really?Attitudes Towards Kings

2 Kings 15:14
Then Menahem the son of Gadi came up from Tirzah, and he came [to] Samaria and struck down Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and killed him. Then he became king in place of him. Verse ConceptsKilling KingsKings Of The Northern KingdomList Of Kings Of Israel

Esther 2:21
In those days Mordecai [was] sitting at the gate of the king. Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs from the keepers of the threshold, became angry and they conspired {to assassinate} King Ahasuerus. Verse ConceptsSitting In The GatewayAttempting To Kill Specific People

2 Samuel 15:10
Then Absalom sent scouts throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "When you hear the sound of the trumpet, you shall shout 'Absalom has become king in Hebron!'" Verse ConceptsDavid, Reign OfChildren, Bad KidsRebellion, Against Human AuthoritySecrecyTrumpetUnfaithfulness, To PeopleWicked Children, Examples OfTrumpets For CelebrationSpying

1 Kings 16:20
The remainder of the acts of Zimri and his conspiracy which he made, [are] they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel? Verse ConceptsConspiraciesHistorical Books

2 Kings 11:14
She looked, and there was the king standing by the pillar according to the custom. The commanders and the trumpeters [were] by the king, and all of the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing on the trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and she called, "Treason, treason!" Verse ConceptsCustomTreacheryTrumpetMusical Instruments, types ofTreasonDuplicating WordsPillars For Solomon's TempleTrumpets For CelebrationThose Who Tore ClothesUnfaithfulRejoicing In God's Workstraitors

2 Chronicles 22:10
Now [when] Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son [was] dead, she arose and murdered all the {royal descendants} of the house of Judah. Verse Conceptsroyalty

2 Kings 11:12
Then he brought out the son of the king, put the crown on him with the testimony, and they made him king, anointed him, clapped [their] hands, and said, "[Long] live the king!" Verse ConceptsClappingCrowns, Worn ByHead coveringHeraldHigh Priest, In OtAnointing, Performed OnCoronationsApplauseAnointing KingsMaking Kings

2 Samuel 5:3
All the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David {made a covenant} with them at Hebron in the presence of Yahweh; then they anointed David as king over Israel. Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsCovenant breakersOld Age, Attitudes ToAnointing, Performed OnAllegiancesCoronationsAnointing Kings

2 Chronicles 23:11
Then they brought out the son of the king and set upon him the crown and [gave him] the statute and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, "{Long live the king}!" Verse ConceptsHead coveringVoicesCoronations

1 Samuel 11:15
So all the people went to Gilgal and they made Saul king there before Yahweh in Gilgal. They sacrificed fellowship offerings there before Yahweh. Then Saul rejoiced there greatly [along with] all the men of Israel. Verse ConceptsFellowship OfferingRejoicingExcitementCoronationsMaking Kings

1 Kings 12:20
It happened that just when all of Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all of Israel. Not one [followed] after the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone. Verse ConceptsLoyaltyCoronationsMaking KingsList Of Kings Of Israelalignment

1 Kings 12:1
Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all of Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. Verse ConceptsCoronationsMaking Kings

Jonah 3:6
And the news reached the king of Nineveh, and he rose from his throne and removed his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in the ashes. Verse ConceptsCoveringAshesRobesThroneOuter GarmentsPeople Stripping OffAshes Of Humiliationjonah

Acts 12:21
So on an appointed day Herod, [after] putting on royal clothing and sitting down on the judgment seat, began to deliver a public address to them. Verse ConceptsClothingJudgment SeatRobesThroneRich ApparelThe Time AppointedDistinctive Clothing

1 Kings 22:10
The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah [were] each sitting on his throne, dressed [in their] robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, [with] all the prophets prophesying before them. Verse ConceptsGatesRobesSchool Of ProphetsThreshing FloorThroneSitting In The GatewayDistinctive Clothing

1 Kings 10:18
The king also made a large ivory throne, and he overlaid it [with] fine gold. Verse ConceptsArtIvoryOverlaid With Gold

2 Kings 11:19
He took the commanders of the hundreds and the Carites and the runners and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the temple of Yahweh. And they marched by the way of the runner's gate [to] the palace of the king, and he sat on the throne of the kings. Verse ConceptsThrone

Nehemiah 3:7
{Next to them} Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and Mizpah who were under the rule of the governor of [the province] Beyond the River, repaired. Verse ConceptsGovernorsHuman Authority, Nature OfBeyond The River

Esther 5:1
And it happened, on the third day, and Esther put on royal clothes, and she stood in the inner courtyard of the {king's palace}, opposite the {king's palace}; the king [was] sitting on his royal throne in the {throne room} opposite the doorway of the palace. Verse ConceptsThe Third Day Of The WeekDistinctive Clothingroyalty

Isaiah 1:23
Your princes [are] rebels and companions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend [the] orphan and [the] legal dispute of [the] widow does not come before them. Verse ConceptsGiftsBribery, Results OfExploitationsWicked RulersOppression, Nature OfOrphansReward, HumanRiches, Dangers OfRulersStealingLeadershipRulers, WickedCovetousness, Example OfEvil AssociationsCompanionshipNot Helping Widows

Exodus 23:8
And you will not take a bribe, because the bribe makes [the] sighted blind and ruins [the] words of [the] righteous. Verse ConceptsBribery, Results OfBribery, Is Sinethics, socialAcceptance Of BribesMoney, Stewardship OfRighteous, TheMagistratesEffect Of BribesAvoiding BribesBlindingOther BlindingBribery

Psalm 26:10
in whose hands [is] an evil plan, and whose right hand is full of bribes. Verse ConceptsBribery, Results OfInjustice, Examples OfEffect Of BribesEvil For The Right HandBribery

Proverbs 17:23
The wicked will accept a bribe from the lap, [in order] to pervert the ways of justice. Verse ConceptsBribery, Results OfAcceptance Of BribesSecrecyEffect Of Bribes

Isaiah 5:23
Those who acquit the guilty because of a bribe and remove [the] justice of [the] innocent from him. Verse ConceptsAcquittalGuiltAcquitting The Guilty

Isaiah 33:15
He who walks [in] righteousness and speaks uprightness, who rejects [the] gain of extortion, who {refuses} bribe, who stops up his ears from hearing {bloodshed} and shuts his eyes from seeing evil. Verse ConceptsAcceptance Of BribesEyes, GuardedBeing FairFinancial AdviceAvoiding Bribes

Amos 5:12
For I know your transgressions [are] many and your sins [are] numerous, [you] foes of [the] righteous, those who take a bribe, and {those who} push aside [the] poor [ones] in the gate! Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingCruelty, examples ofBribery, Results OfInjustice, Examples OfOffenceGod's Knowledge Of PeopleRighteous, TheRighteousness, Of BelieversSin, And God's CharacterExposure Of SinBusiness At The GatewayNot Helping The Pooroppression

Leviticus 25:10
And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and you shall proclaim a release in the land for all its inhabitants. It [is] a Jubilee; it shall be for you, and you shall return. You must return--everyone to his property and everyone to his clan. Verse ConceptsFreedom, Acts Of In Otethics, personalClansCivil LibertyHolidayProclaimingReversion Of ThingsFreedom

Isaiah 9:4
For you have shattered the yoke of its burden and the stick of its shoulder, the rod of its oppressor, on the day of Midian. Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toCivil LibertyYokesRemoving BurdensGod Freeing Captives

Isaiah 10:27
And this shall happen: on that day, he will remove his burden from your shoulder and his yoke from your neck, {and a yoke will be destroyed because of fat}. Verse ConceptsAnointingFatnessAnointing With OilCivil LibertyYokesShouldersRemoving BurdensRemoving People From Your LifeBreaking Chainsliberation

Isaiah 14:25
to break Assyria in my land, and I will trample him down on my mountains; and he shall remove his yoke from them, and he shall remove his burden from his shoulders." Verse ConceptsCivil LibertyYokesTrampling PeopleRemoving Burdens

Jeremiah 34:8
The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh after king Zedekiah {made} a covenant with all the people who [were] in Jerusalem to proclaim release to them, Verse ConceptsCovenant breakersCivil LibertyCovenant RelationshipsFreedom

1 Corinthians 7:21
Were you called [while] a slave? Do not let it be a concern to you. But if indeed you are able to become free, rather make use of [it]. Verse ConceptsCivil LibertySlavesConsider Your Call To SalvationPeople Freeing SlavesOpportunityReligious FreedomslaveryFreedomPositive ThinkingBeing ContentMoralityfree

1 Kings 15:19
"[Let there be] a covenant between me and you, between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel that he may go up [away] from me." Verse ConceptsNegotiationList Of Kings Of Israel

Judges 16:5
And the rulers of [the] Philistines came up to her and said, "Entice him and find out what makes his strength so great, and how we can overpower him, so that we may bind him up in order to subdue him; each of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver. Verse ConceptsCoinageEnticementEnticingTying Up

1 Samuel 8:3
But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after gain, they took bribes, and they perverted justice. Verse ConceptsCriminalsCoveting, prohibition ofBribery, Examples OfChildren, responsibilities to parentsInjustice, Nature And Source OfProfitsSelf IndulgenceTrustworthinessWicked Children, Examples OfCovetousness, Example OfChildren, Grief To ParentsNot Imitating GoodDishonestyGreed

Esther 3:9
If it pleases the king, let a [decree] be issued to destroy them, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to those who do the job, to bring to the treasury of the king." Verse ConceptsPlottingKilling Israelites

Matthew 28:12
And [after they] had assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a rather large sum of money to the soldiers, Verse ConceptsIndeterminate Sums Of MoneyMan's Counselelders

Mark 14:11
And [when] they heard [this], they were delighted, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how he could betray him conveniently. Verse ConceptsOpportunities, In LifeConnivanceJudas Betraying ChristRight Time For PeopleRejoicing In EvilPrice Set On Individuals

Acts 8:18
Now Simon, [when he] saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, offered them money, Verse ConceptsGiftsBribery, Examples OfPowerSpiritual GiftsMoney BlessingsSaving Moneymagicghoststrying

Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness can undo great offenses. Verse ConceptsBeing CalmPeaceablenessStaying Strong And Not Giving UpAnger And Forgiveness

Daniel 3:13
Then Nebuchadnezzar said in rage and anger to bring in Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego; then they brought in these men before the king. Verse ConceptsRageAnger, Sinful ExamplesAngry People

Proverbs 19:12
The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. Verse ConceptsCivil authoritiesdewGrassRageFavorSmilingwrath

Proverbs 20:2
Roaring like the lion [is the] dreaded anger of a king; he who provokes him forfeits his life. Verse ConceptsRageDeath As Punishmentriskterrorism

Daniel 2:12
Because of this the king became angry, and he became very much enraged, and he said [that] all the wise men of Babylon [are] to be destroyed. Verse ConceptsAngry People

Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king [is] a messenger of death, but one who is wise will appease it. Verse ConceptsGood KingsExecutioners

Matthew 17:24
Now [when] they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma [tax] came up to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the double drachma [tax]?" Verse ConceptsCollectionsMoney, Uses OfTaxDouble MoneyTax To Be Paidtaxesefficiency

2 Kings 23:35
The silver and the gold Jehoiakim gave to Pharaoh; however, he taxed the land to give the silver {to meet the demands of Pharaoh}. Each according to assessment, he exacted [payment] of the silver and the gold from the people of the land to give to Pharaoh Neco. Verse ConceptsTaxationTributesTaxValuation Of PeopleTax To Be Paid

Genesis 47:26
So Joseph made it a statute unto this day concerning the land of Egypt: one fifth to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests alone did not belong to Pharaoh. Verse ConceptsHuman LawStatutes To This Day

Genesis 41:34
Let Pharaoh do [this], and let him appoint supervisors over the land, and let him take one-fifth from the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance. Verse ConceptsTaxationFractions, One FifthPlenty In EgyptAuthority Delegated To People

1 Samuel 8:15
He will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give [it] to his high officials and to his servants. Verse ConceptsTithing For People

Nehemiah 5:4
And there were those who were saying, "We have borrowed money on our fields and our vineyards for the tax of the king. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses OfTaxationTaxTax To Be Paid

2 Kings 19:37
It happened that he [was] worshiping in the temple of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the sword. Then they escaped [into] the land of Ararat, and Esarhaddon his son became king in his place. Verse ConceptsChildren, Bad KidsReligionSwordsWicked Children, Examples OfDesecrationKilling KingsEscaping From PeopleForeign Kings

2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside to the middle of the gate to speak with him in private. Then he struck him in the stomach there and he died, {for he had shed the blood of Asahel his brother}. Verse ConceptsGesturesAssassinations, CompletedConfidence BetrayedBetrayalAvenger of bloodLength Of LifeMurderPrivacyRevenge, Examples OfStomachsTreacheryUnfaithfulness, To PeopleAmbushBetrayal, Example OfBusiness At The GatewayStriking To DeathInformation In SecretWhy People Did ThingsKilling Named Individuals

Judges 3:21
Then Ehud reached with his left hand for the sword on his right thigh, and he thrust it into his stomach. Verse ConceptsMurderStomachsThighsOther Right Parts

2 Samuel 4:6
They came as far as the middle of the house [as if] takers of wheat, and they struck him in the stomach. Then Recab and Baanah his brother escaped. Verse ConceptsBetrayalStomachsTreachery

2 Samuel 20:10
Now Amasa was not on his guard against the sword that [was] in Joab's hand, and he struck him with it into the stomach, and his entrails poured out to the ground. He did not strike him again, and he died. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bicri. Verse ConceptsAssassinations, CompletedBetrayalStomachsBowelsAnatomyIntestinesKilling Named Individuals

2 Kings 12:21
Jozabad the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him and killed him, so they buried him with his ancestors in the city of David. Then Amaziah his son became king in his place. Verse ConceptsBuried In The City Of DavidKings Of All Israel Or Judah

Genesis 41:43
And he had him ride in his second chariot. And they cried out before him, "Kneel!" And Pharaoh set him over all the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsChariotsSalutationsBowing Before JosephAuthority Delegated To People

1 Samuel 10:24
Then Samuel said to all the people, "Do you see him whom Yahweh has chosen? For there is no one like him among all the people!" And all the people shouted and said, "Long live the king!" Verse ConceptsVoicesGroups ShoutingUnique Individuals

2 Samuel 19:15
Then the king returned and he came to the Jordan; Judah had come to Gilgal to come to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.

1 Kings 8:66
On the eighth day, he sent the people away, and they blessed the king, and they went to their tents rejoicing and {in good spirits} because of all the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people. Verse ConceptsHappinessDay 8Rejoicing In God's Works

Daniel 3:9
{They responded and said} to Nebuchadnezzar the king, "O king, may [you] live {forever}!

Acts 26:2
"Concerning all [the things] of which I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate [that] before you I am about to defend myself today, Verse ConceptsRejoicing In ProsperityMan DefendingChanging Yourself

2 Corinthians 6:5
in beatings, in prisons, in disturbances, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in going hungry, Verse ConceptsFloggingFasting, Nature OfdiligenceDiligence, Examples OfPrisonersRest, PhysicalRiotsSleeplessnessFasting, Examples OfAfflictions Of MinistersBeating BelieversImprisonmentsThe Fact Of ToilHardshipNervousnesshunger

Acts 16:23
And [after they] had inflicted many blows on them, they threw [them] into prison, giving orders to the jailer to guard them securely. Verse ConceptsGuardsPunishment, Legal Aspects Of

Isaiah 53:5
But he [was] pierced because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace [was] upon him, and by his wounds {we were healed}. Verse ConceptsCoolCuresCrushingFloggingBruisesAtonementdoctorsGuilt, Removal OfPeace, Divine In NtPeacemakersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSalvation, Nature OfSin, Deliverance From GodSpearsSuffering, Encouragements InSpiritual PeaceTrampling PeopleChrist's WoundsGod HealsJesus HealingMessianic PropheciesPunishmentPunishmentsGod's Healing Lovescars

1 Peter 2:24
who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that [we] may die to sins [and] live to righteousness, by whose wounds you were healed. Verse ConceptsAtonementAccepting ChristCalvaryGospel, Historical Foundation OfGospel, Promises OfPutting Off The Old ManRighteousness, As FaithSalvation, Nature OfSin, Avoidance OfSin, Deliverance From GodSin, God's Remedy ForSin BearerSubstitutionDead To SinAltering The BodyAtonement, By Christ AloneCarrying SinChrist's WoundsJesus HealingLiving The LifeSignificance Of Christ's CrucifixionThe CrossSin Producing Afflictionsscars

2 Corinthians 11:24
Five times I received at the hands of the Jews forty [lashes] less one. Verse ConceptsPunishment, Legal Aspects OfScourgingPersecution Of The Apostle PaulWhipsBeating PeopleFortiesIsrael Hardened

2 Chronicles 17:11
And some of the Philistines brought a gift and silver to Jehoshaphat [as] tribute. The Arabians also brought him seven thousand seven hundred sheep and seven thousand seven hundred goats. Verse ConceptsGiftsTaxationTributesSeven Thousand

Matthew 17:24
Now [when] they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma [tax] came up to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the double drachma [tax]?" Verse ConceptsCollectionsMoney, Uses OfTaxDouble MoneyTax To Be Paidtaxesefficiency

Romans 13:6
For because of this you also pay taxes, for [the authorities] are servants of God, busily engaged in this very [thing]. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TimeCivil authoritiesAuthority, of human institutionsHuman Authority, Instituted By GodServants Of The LordOrderliness In SocietyWork, Divine And HumanWork, As Ordained By GodTax To Be PaidRespecting Authoritytaxes

Esther 10:1
King Ahasuerus imposed forced labor on the land and islands of the sea. Verse ConceptsCoastlands

Matthew 22:17
Therefore tell us what you think. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" Verse ConceptsTributesThinking ArightTax To Be Paid

1 Chronicles 21:1
Then Satan stood against Israel and urged David to count Israel. Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofInciting To EvilSatan, As The Enemy Of GodTemptation, Sources OfNames And Titles For SatanSatan, Work OfCensusRoses

Numbers 26:2
"{Take a census} of the community of the {Israelites} from {those twenty years old} and above, according to {their families}, all who are able to go out to war in Israel." Verse ConceptsConscriptionTwenty

Luke 2:1
Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTCaesarProclamationsRankTaxationProphecies Concerning ChristArmies, RomanRoman EmperorsThe King's Orderstaxes

Numbers 1:2
"{Take a census of} the entire community of the {Israelites} according to their clans and {their families}, according to [the] number of names, every male individually Verse ConceptsMoses, Life OfCensus

2 Samuel 24:2
The king said to Joab, the commander of the army who [was] with him: "Please go about through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people that I may know the number of the people." Verse ConceptsCensus

Hebrews 1:8
but concerning the Son, "Your throne, O God, [is] {forever and ever}, and the scepter of righteous [is the] scepter of your kingdom. Verse ConceptsGod, Sovereignty OfKingship, DivineSceptreJesus Christ, Deity OfThrone, Examples OfNames And Titles For ChristChrist Reigning ForeverJesus Christ, Son Of GodRighteousness Of Christ

Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; a star will go out from Jacob, and a scepter will rise from Israel; it will crush the foreheads of Moab and destroy all the children of Seth. Verse ConceptsDawnForeheadsBethlehemLight, SpiritualNewsSceptreStarsThe Morning StarClosenessThe First Sight Of ChristChrist Is King Of IsraelMessianic Prophecies

Esther 4:11
"All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that [if] any man or woman who goes to the king to the inner courtyard, who is not called, he has one law, to be killed, except if the king extends to him the gold scepter so that he may live. I have not been called to come to the king {for thirty days}." Verse ConceptsOne MonthDeath Penalty For Violence

Genesis 49:10
The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff between his feet, until Shiloh comes. And to him shall be the obedience of nations. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalSceptreStaffUnity, God's Goal OfProphecies Concerning ChristMessianic PropheciesGathered By God

Isaiah 14:5
Yahweh has broken [the] staff of [the] wicked, [the] scepter of rulers, Verse ConceptsSceptreBreaking Sticksrelentless

Ezra 7:26
All who do not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with diligence, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods and for imprisonment." Verse ConceptsCriminalsCivil authoritiesBanishmentGovernmentCivic DutiesImprisonmentsLoyaltyPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMagistratesCitizenshipConfiscationAnarchyJudicial PunishmentBreaking God's Law

Jude 1:8
Despite that, in the same way also these [men], [because of their] dreams, defile the flesh and reject authority and blaspheme majestic beings. Verse ConceptsDefilement, Objects OfCivic DutiesHonouring RulersAnarchyMisleading DreamsRespecting Authority

Ezra 10:8
Anyone who did not come within three days, by decision of the officials and elders, all of his possessions would be devoted to God, and he himself would be excluded from the assembly of exiles. Verse ConceptsCriminalselders, as community leadersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfConfiscationAnarchyExcommunication

Deuteronomy 17:12
And the man who treats with contempt [so as] not to listen to the priest [who] [is] standing to minister on behalf of Yahweh your God or to the judge, that man shall die; so you shall purge the evil from Israel. Verse Conceptsethics, socialDeath penaltyHigh Priest, In OtIrreverenceJudgesMinistry, Nature OfSin, Nature OfStubbornnessAnarchyDeath Penalty For Violence

Romans 13:2
So then, the one who resists authority resists the ordinance [which is] from God, and those who resist will receive condemnation on themselves. Verse ConceptsdefianceRebellion, Against Human AuthorityCivil GovernmentAnarchyRebellion against GodRespecting Authority

2 Samuel 16:4
The king said to Ziba, "Look, all that [was] Mephibosheth's is yours." Ziba said, "I hereby do obeisance; may I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king." Verse ConceptsConfiscationBowing Before DavidTaking Possession

Ezra 7:26
All who do not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with diligence, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods and for imprisonment." Verse ConceptsCriminalsCivil authoritiesBanishmentGovernmentCivic DutiesImprisonmentsLoyaltyPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMagistratesCitizenshipConfiscationAnarchyJudicial PunishmentBreaking God's Law

1 Kings 21:16
When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite to take possession of it. Verse ConceptsConfiscation

Ezra 10:8
Anyone who did not come within three days, by decision of the officials and elders, all of his possessions would be devoted to God, and he himself would be excluded from the assembly of exiles. Verse ConceptsCriminalselders, as community leadersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfConfiscationAnarchyExcommunication

Esther 8:1
On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews; and Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he [was] to her. Verse ConceptsConfiscationAspects Of People Made Known

Matthew 24:45
"Who then is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household slaves to give them their food at the right time? Verse ConceptsServants Of The LordWisdom, Human ImportanceEmployeesEntrustingWho Is The One?People Providing Foodmath

Proverbs 19:12
The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. Verse ConceptsCivil authoritiesdewGrassRageFavorSmilingwrath

Proverbs 16:15
In the light of the face of the king [there is] life, and his favor [is] like a cloud of spring rain. Verse ConceptsRainSpringWeather, As God's JudgmentFavorSmilingcloudsspringtime

Proverbs 29:26
Many are those who seek the {favor} of a ruler, but from Yahweh {one obtains justice}. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceCelebritiesPleasing MenSeeking The Favour Of GodMaking DecisionsFavor

Mark 6:22
And [when] the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod and {his dinner guests}, the king said to the girl, "Ask me [for] whatever you want, and I will give [it] to you." Verse ConceptsdanceBanquets, ActivitiesLeisure, And PastimesTemptressesPeople Promising

Esther 5:6
And the king said to Esther {while they were drinking wine}, "What [is] your petition? It will be given to you. What [is] your request? Even half the kingdom, it will done. Verse ConceptsAlcohol ConsumptionDrinking WineHalf Of Districts

Esther 7:2
And the king again said to Esther, on the second day {while they were drinking}, "What [is] your petition, Queen Esther? It will be given to you. What [is] your request? It will be given [to you]--even half the kingdom." Verse ConceptsHalf Of Districts

1 Kings 1:30
surely as I swore to you by Yahweh the God of Israel, saying, 'Solomon your son shall surely be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,' surely I shall do so this [very] day." Verse ConceptsSolomon, Life Of

Esther 9:12
And the king said to Queen Esther, "In the citadel of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman. What have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? What [is] your petition? It will be granted to you. And what further [is] your request? It will be done." Verse ConceptsTen PeopleFour To Five HundredFour And Five HundredNumbers Of Foreigners Killed

2 Chronicles 15:6
Nation was crushed by nation, and city [was] against city, for God threw them into confusion by all [sorts of] trouble. Verse ConceptsCivil StrifeTwo Hundred And Some

Jeremiah 51:46
Now {so that you are not fainthearted}, and you are afraid at the rumors that are heard in the land-- and in the year the rumor comes, and in the year after it the rumor, and violence [is] in the land, with ruler against ruler-- Verse ConceptsViolence In The EarthdiscouragementCivil StrifeRumoursFear, Of FutureResisting DiscouragementThose Not Fearingrumors

Mark 13:7
And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end [is] not yet. Verse ConceptsTrouble, Causes OfCivil StrifeRumoursWarsEnd Of The WorldPrinciples Of WarSigns Of The TimesWarrumors

Luke 21:10-11
Then he said to them, "nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes and famines and plagues in [various] places. There will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.

Genesis 38:24
And {about three months later} it was told to Judah, "Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the whore, and now, behold, she has conceived by prostitution." And Judah said, "Bring her out and let her be burned." Verse ConceptsProstitutionPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSexual Sin, Nature OfTwo To Four MonthsBurning PeopleDeath Penalty For Sexual SinTelling Of People's Situations

Leviticus 20:14
" 'As for a man who marries a woman and her mother, that [is] depravity; they shall burn him and them, so that it shall not become depravity in the midst of you [all]. Verse ConceptsAbominationsCremationPunishment, Legal Aspects OfForbidden Sexual RelationshipsBurning PeopleDeath Penalty For Sexual SinMarriage ControlledSex Before MarriageSame Sex Marriage

Leviticus 21:9
" 'As for the daughter of any priest, if she is defiled by prostituting, she is disgracing her father--she shall be burned in the fire. Verse ConceptsdaughtersCremationAdulterersProfanityProstitutionPunishment, Legal Aspects OfHarlotsBurning Peoplebranding

Daniel 3:6
And {whoever} does not fall down and worship will be thrown {immediately} into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire." Verse ConceptsFurnacesDeath penaltyMartyrdom, Reasons ForPunishment, Legal Aspects OfThrowing PeopleHow Not To Worship

Mark 15:15
So Pilate, [because he] wanted {to satisfy} the crowd, released for them Barabbas. And [after] he had Jesus flogged, he handed [him] over so that he could be crucified. Verse ConceptsFloggingBody Of Christ, Physical SufferingDeath penaltyHumiliationPunishment, Legal Aspects OfPeer PressureBarabbasScourgingWhipsHanding Over ChristBeating JesusWhippingPeople Set Free By Peoplecrucifixion

Acts 22:24
the military tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying he was to be examined with a lash so that he could find out for what reason they were crying out against him in this way. Verse ConceptsScourgingInterrogatingChiliarchsWhy Do Others Do This?serenity

Matthew 27:26
Then he released Barabbas for them, but [after] he had Jesus flogged, he handed [him] over so that he could be crucified. Verse ConceptsFloggingBody Of Christ, Physical SufferingDeath penaltyHumiliationInjustice, Nature And Source OfPunishment, Legal Aspects OfBarabbasScourgingWhipsHanding Over ChristBeating JesusWhippingPeople Set Free By People

John 19:1
So then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. Verse ConceptsFloggingBody Of Christ, Physical SufferingInjuryPunishment, Legal Aspects OfScourgingWhipsBeating JesusWhipping

Judges 16:21
And [the] Philistines seized him, gouged his eyes, and brought him to Gaza. They tied him up with bronze shackles, and he became a grinder {in the prison}. Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesGrindingImprisonmentsKnivesMonotonyMutilationPrisonersTortureCaptivesHeartlessnessHard LaborPrisonsBrassGrinding FoodEyes HarmedBlindingOther BlindingBronze Shackles

Joshua 9:27
And that day Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place that he should choose. Verse ConceptsSacred PlacesThe Altar Of The LordMan Providing WaterFirewoodStatutes To This Day

Exodus 1:11-14
And they appointed commanders of forced labor over them in order to oppress them with their {forced labor}, and they built storage cities for Pharaoh--Pithom and Rameses. And as he oppressed them, so they became many, and so they spread out, and [the Egyptians] were afraid because of the presence of the {Israelites}. And the Egyptians ruthlessly compelled the {Israelites} to work. read more.
And they made their lives bitter with hard work with mortar and with bricks and with all [sorts] of work in the field--with all their work in which they ruthlessly enslaved them.

Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat down on them, and authority to judge was granted to them. And [I saw] the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and did not receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand, and they came to life and reigned with Christ [for] a thousand years. Verse ConceptsForeheads666Faithfulness, To Godevil, victory overdefianceBeheadingThe BeastJudgesJudgment SeatPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSelf SacrificeThe Immortal SoulMartyrdom, Methods OfSufferings RewardedRemoving HeadsCosmic CreaturesBelievers JudgingMarks On PeopleAuthority Of DisciplesAvoiding IdolatrySubsequent Witness To ChristWorshipping The DevilMark Of The BeastHow First Resurrection Is Spread OutSigns Of The Timesend times prophecyMartyrdom

Matthew 14:10
And he sent [orders] [and] had John beheaded in the prison, Verse ConceptsBeheadingPrisonersExecutionersMartyrdom, Methods OfKilling Disciplescutting

Acts 12:2
So he executed James the brother of John with a sword. Verse ConceptsBeheadingDeath penaltyMartyrdom, Examples OfPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMartyrdom Of The SaintsMartyrdom, Methods OfKilling DisciplesMartyrdom

2 Samuel 14:13
The woman said, "But why have you plotted like this against the people of God? By speaking this word, he is guilty not to bring back his banished one. Verse ConceptsReinstating PeopleFound Guilty

Ezra 7:26
All who do not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with diligence, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of goods and for imprisonment." Verse ConceptsCriminalsCivil authoritiesBanishmentGovernmentCivic DutiesImprisonmentsLoyaltyPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMagistratesCitizenshipConfiscationAnarchyJudicial PunishmentBreaking God's Law

Acts 18:2
And he found a certain Jew {named} Aquila, {a native} of Pontus who had arrived recently from Italy {along with} Priscilla his wife, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome, [and] he went to them. Verse Conceptsevangelism, motivation forempiresCaesarCommands, in NTPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRefugeesGood Wives ExamplesAquilaRoman EmperorsGroups Sent Away

1 Corinthians 15:32
If according to a human perspective I fought wild beasts at Ephesus, what benefit [is it] to me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. Verse ConceptsFightingBitingMortalityPaul, Life OfPresent, ThePunishment, Legal Aspects OfCynicismMerrinessBeastsHow Death Is InevitableMen Similar To AnimalsImminent TomorrowMammalsAre The Dead Raised?Eating And Drinking

Daniel 6:16
Then the king gave the command, and Daniel was brought in and they threw [him] into {the lion pit}. {The king said} to Daniel, "Your God, whom you serve {faithfully}, may he rescue you!" Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyPunishment, Legal Aspects OfAmbivalenceDensThrowing PeopleGod Saves The NeedyIn Danger From Lionsorder

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