'Elevated' in the Bible
The foreigner in your midst will be elevated higher and higher over you, while you are brought low little by little.
But Saul found out the whereabouts of David and the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree at an elevated location with his spear in hand and all his servants stationed around him.
David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
He spoke kindly to him and elevated his position above the thrones of the kings with him in Babylon.
David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was elevated above everyone. As he opened it, all the people stood up.
For you, O Lord, are the sovereign king over the whole earth; you are elevated high above all gods.
At the top of the elevated places along the way, at the intersection of the paths she takes her stand;
In the year of King Uzziah's death, I saw the sovereign master seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple.
What right do you have to be here? What relatives do you have buried here? Why do you chisel out a tomb for yourself here? He chisels out his burial site in an elevated place, he carves out his tomb on a cliff.
The earth dries up, it withers; [the] world languishes, it withers. The elevated of the people of the earth languish,
Indeed, the Lord knocks down those who live in a high place, he brings down an elevated town; he brings it down to the ground, he throws it down to the dust.
And there will be streams on every high mountain and elevated hill, watercourses of water, on a day of great slaughter, when towers fall.
Every valley must be elevated, and every mountain and hill leveled. The rough terrain will become a level plain, the rugged landscape a wide valley.
I will go before thee, and make the elevated places plain; I will break in pieces the brazen doors, and cut asunder the bars of iron;
"Look, my servant will succeed! He will be elevated, lifted high, and greatly exalted --
On every high, elevated hill you prepare your bed; you go up there to offer sacrifices.
Zedekiah son of Josiah succeeded Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim as king. He was elevated to the throne of the land of Judah by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
Even if Babylon climbs high into the sky and fortifies her elevated stronghold, I will send destroyers against her," says the Lord.
“you built yourself a mound and made yourself an elevated place in every square.
You built your elevated place at the head of every street and turned your beauty into a detestable thing. You spread your legs to everyone who passed by and increased your prostitution.
building your mound at the head of every street and making your elevated place in every square. But you were unlike a prostitute because you scorned payment.
I will hand you over to them, and they will level your mounds and tear down your elevated places. They will strip off your clothes, take your beautiful jewelry, and leave you stark naked.
Then the king elevated Daniel to high position and bestowed on him many marvelous gifts. He granted him authority over the entire province of Babylon and made him the main prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled [before others], and he who habitually humbles himself (keeps a realistic self-view) will be exalted.”
And on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat of honour, Herod made a public oration to them.