8 occurrences in 13 translations

'Example' in the Bible

Then I will have this people uprooted out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will put away from before my eyes, and make it an example and a word of shame among all peoples.

The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example set during his ancestor David's preliminary years by not pursuing the Baals.

Verse ConceptsChildren, needs ofChildren, Good Parental ExamplesImitating Good KingsGod With Specific People

He followed the example of his father Asa and never departed from it, practicing what the LORD considered to be right.

Verse ConceptsImitating Good Kings

He lived like the kings of Israel, following the example of Ahab's dynasty, since he had married Ahab's daughter, and he practiced what the LORD considered to be evil.

Verse ConceptsImitating Wicked Kings

He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, following the example set by his father Amaziah's accomplishments.

Verse ConceptsChildren, needs ofChildren, Good Parental ExamplesSports

He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, following the example of his ancestor David, turning neither to the right nor to the left.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfImitating Good Kings

Meanwhile, all the officials who supervised the priests and the people remained unfaithful, following the detestable example of the surrounding nations. They polluted the LORD's Temple that he had consecrated in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, Significance OfUnfaithfulness, To GodPollutions

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