35 Bible Verses about Ten People

Then he said, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there." He answered, "For the sake of ten I will not destroy it."

So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt.

the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they laid no hand on the plunder.

And the king said to Queen Esther, "In Susa the citadel the Jews have killed and destroyed 500 men and also the ten sons of Haman. What then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is your wish? It shall be granted you. And what further is your request? It shall be fulfilled."

And Esther said, "If it please the king, let the Jews who are in Susa be allowed tomorrow also to do according to this day's edict. And let the ten sons of Haman be hanged on the gallows."

So the king commanded this to be done. A decree was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.

Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes.

and with him ten chiefs, one from each of the tribal families of Israel, every one of them the head of a family among the clans of Israel.

So Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the LORD had told him. But because he was too afraid of his family and the men of the town to do it by day, he did it by night.

And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, "Sit down here." So they sat down.

So David sent ten young men. And David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal and greet him in my name.

And ten young men, Joab's armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him and killed him.

But in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down Gedaliah and put him to death along with the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.

In the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, one of the chief officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. As they ate bread together there at Mizpah,

But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, "Do not put us to death, for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields." So he refrained and did not put them to death with their companions.

When I break your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in a single oven and shall dole out your bread again by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied.

So the king went out, and all his household after him. And the king left ten concubines to keep the house.

And David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to care for the house and put them in a house under guard and provided for them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as if in widowhood.

And he said to Jeroboam, "Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and will give you ten tribes

But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand and will give it to you, ten tribes.

As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise, and another shall arise after them; he shall be different from the former ones, and shall put down three kings.

And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast.

"Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,who stood at a distance

Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Engage in business until I come.'

And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?"

Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

And if ten men remain in one house, they shall die.

Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, 'Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'"

For thus says the Lord GOD: "The city that went out a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went out a hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel."

And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers.

And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John.

Then Jesus answered, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?