12 Bible Verses about Presents
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Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
The servant brought out articles of silver and articles of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.
To each of them he gave changes of garments, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of garments.
The servant answered Saul again and said, “Behold, I have in my hand a fourth of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us our way.”
Now let this gift which your maidservant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who accompany my lord.
Now when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, “Behold, a gift for you from the spoil of the enemies of the Lord:
She gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great amount of spices and precious stones. Never again did such abundance of spices come in as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.
King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she requested, besides what he gave her according to his royal bounty. Then she turned and went to her own land together with her servants.
Take ten loaves with you, some cakes and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.”
So Hazael went to meet him and took a gift in his hand, even every kind of good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ loads; and he came and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to you, saying, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”
Then all his brothers and all his sisters and all who had known him before came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversities that the Lord had brought on him. And each one gave him one piece of money, and each a ring of gold.
After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
From Thematic Bible
King » Presents
Jesse
So she came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels
The kings of
Presents » Were given » To appease the angry feelings of others
and you shall say, ‘Behold, your servant Jacob also is behind us.’” For he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me. Then afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.”
"Now let this gift which your maidservant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who accompany my lord. "Please forgive the transgression of your maidservant; for the LORD will certainly make for my lord an enduring house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the LORD, and evil will not be found in you all your days.
So David received from her hand what she had brought him and said to her, “
Presents » Often conveyed on camels, &c
Then Abigail hurried and
So Hazael went to meet him and took a gift in his hand, even every kind of good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ loads; and he came and stood before him and said, “
Presents » Were given » As tribute
But when the sons of Israel
So the Lord established the kingdom in his
Presents » Things given as » Eatables
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the best products of the land in your
Then Abigail hurried and
Presents » Things given as » Servants
Presents » Laid out and presented with great ceremony
After coming into the house they saw the Child with
So they prepared
It came about when he had finished presenting the tribute, that he sent away the people who had carried the tribute.
Presents » Were given » To reward service
Then the king
The man said to Joab, “Even if I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I would not put out my hand against the king’s son; for
But if you declare the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me
Presents » Things given as » Money
Then all his
To
The servant answered Saul again and said, “Behold, I have in my hand a fourth of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God and he will
Presents » Were given » By kings to each other in token of inferiority
And all the kings of the earth were seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart. They brought every man his gift, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses and mules, so much year by year.
Presents » Things given as » Cattle
two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, thirty milking camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys.
then you shall say, ‘These belong to your servant Jacob; it is a present sent to my lord Esau. And behold, he also is behind us.’”
Presents » Of persons of rank, of great value and variety
Now the Arameans had gone out
Presents » Generally procured a favorable reception
And every man is a friend to him who
Presents » Things given as » Ornaments
When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a
Presents » Things given as » Garments
To
Presents » Were given » On sending away friends
To
As
Presents » Generally presented in person
So the men took
When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present which was in their hand and
Presents » Antiquity of
So the men took
So he spent the night there. Then he
Presents » Not bringing, considered a mark of disrespect and disaffection
So it will be in that day, that
Presents » Were given » On all occasions of public rejoicing
Therefore the Jews of the rural areas, who live in
All the people went away to eat, to drink,
Presents » Were given » At marriages
The servant brought out
The
Presents » Were given » To judges to secure a favorable hearing
To
“For three transgressions of
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
Presents » Were given » To confirm covenants
Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?" He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a witness to me, that I dug this well."
Presents » Receiving of, a token of good will
Jacob said, "No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then take my present from my hand, for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably. "Please take my gift which has been brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me and because I have plenty." Thus he urged him and he took it.
Presents » Were given » In token of friendship
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, including his sword and his bow and his belt.
Presents » Things given as » Gold and silver vessels
Presents » Things given as » Horses and mules
Presents » Things given as » Weapons of war
Presents » Were given » To kings to engage their aid
Then
Presents » Were given » On recovering from sickness
Presents » Sometimes sent before the giver
So the present passed on before him, while he himself spent that night in the camp.
Presents » Things given as » Precious stones
So she came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels
Presents » Were given » On restoration to prosperity
The LORD restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the LORD increased all that Job had twofold. Then all his brothers and all his sisters and all who had known him before came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversities that the LORD had brought on him. And each one gave him one piece of money, and each a ring of gold.
Presents » Considered essential on all visits of business
Then Saul said to his servant, “But behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone from our sack and there is
Presents » Were given » On occasions of visits
The king said to
Presents » Were given » To show respect
Please do not depart from here, until I come back to You, and bring out my offering and lay it before You.” And He said, “I will remain until you return.”
Presents » When small or defective, refused
But when you present the
Presents » Often borne by servants
It came about when he had finished presenting the tribute, that he sent away the people who had carried the tribute.
Prophets » Benefits of » Presents
Now a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, “
Then Saul said to his servant, "But behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone from our sack and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?" The servant answered Saul again and said, "Behold, I have in my hand a fourth of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us our way."
The king said to Hazael, "Take a gift in your hand and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'" So Hazael went to meet him and took a gift in his hand, even every kind of good thing of Damascus, forty camels' loads; and he came and stood before him and said, "Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to you, saying, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'"
Token » Presents
Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and
He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a