19 occurrences in 13 translations

'Far' in the Bible

Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfForeignersArmsHand Of GodStrangers in israelAliens

If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

Verse ConceptsImperfection, Influence OfSelf Righteousness, And The GospelSin, Universality OfWeights And Measures, Distances

At that time Solomon also held a week-long festival attended by all of Israel. The assembly was very large, and included people from as far away as Lebo-hamath to the Wadi of Egypt.

But I didn’t believe their reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, I was not even told half of your great wisdom! You far exceed the report I heard.

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfFractions, One HalfHalf Of ThingsSix Hundred And Above

King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba her every desire, whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. Then she, along with her servants, returned to her own country.

Verse ConceptsQueensIndividuals going home

He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt.

He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

"Now as far as we're concerned, the LORD is our God, and we haven't abandoned him. The descendants of Aaron are ministering to the LORD as priests, and the descendants of Levi continue their work.

Verse Conceptsministering

Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of one million men and 300 chariots. They came as far as Mareshah.

Verse ConceptsChariotsA Million And MoreThree Hundred And Above

Then Asa and the people who were with him pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell until they had no survivors, for they were crushed before Yahweh and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great supply of loot.

Verse ConceptsSpoils Of WarRecovery

His heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord; and he went so far as to take away the high places and the wood pillars out of Judah.

Verse ConceptsDesires For HolinessHigh PlacesLoyaltyShrinesRenewed Heart

Later on, when Jehoshaphat and his army arrived to collect the spoils of war, they discovered there were far more goods, garments, and other valuable items to collect than they could carry off in a single day. There was so much material that it took three days to finish their collection efforts.

Verse ConceptsSpoils Of Wargatheringjewelry

But those of the troop that Amaziah had sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah from Samaria as far as Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

Verse ConceptsThree Thousand And UpTwelve Beings

The Ammonites gave Uzziah tribute money, and his fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for God made him very powerful.

Verse ConceptsTaxationTributes

And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

Verse ConceptsFameIntelligenceStonesInventionsArrowsSports

The couriers traveled from city to city in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but the inhabitants laughed at them and mocked them.

Verse ConceptsLaughterRejection Of GodResentment, Against GodRejection Of Spiritual InstructionTownInfidelity To God

Even though a large crowd of people from as far away as Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not completed consecrating themselves, they still ate the Passover in a manner not proscribed by the Law, because Hezekiah had prayed like this for them: "May the good LORD extend a pardon on behalf of

Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness Of

Later on, Manasseh reinforced the outer wall to the City of David on the west side overlooking the Gihon Valley as far as the Fish Gate. He encircled the Ophel, raising it to a great height.

Verse ConceptsCityBuilding Jerusalem's WallNamed Gatesreinforcement

He did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali and on their surrounding mountain shrines.

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