26 occurrences

'Great' in the Bible

And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

Verse ConceptsMusical Instruments, types ofMusic To CelebrateRejoicing In God's Works

And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanOfferingsPilgrimageSacrifice, In OtA Thousand AnimalsSacrifice On The Bronze Altar

And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

Verse ConceptsGrace, In OtKindnessRighteousness, Of BelieversSittingThroneCharacter Of SaintsGod Showed His Lovingkindness

And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

Verse Conceptselection, privileges ofBlessings, To AbrahamPeople Of God, In OtUncountableMany In Israel

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

Verse ConceptsDiscernment, Nature OfHeart, HumanWisdom, Human ImportanceWisdom, Source Of HumanKnowledgeDiscerning God's ThingsPeople Involved In JudgementPay Attention To God!Making DecisionsDiscernmentDecision Making

The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

Verse ConceptsFortressesCityLargenessBrassSixtiesCities In IsraelWalled TownsBronze GatesGrandmothers

And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human ImportanceRejoicing In God's WordBlessed Be God!

And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsBuildingHousesFoundations Of Buildings

All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.

Verse ConceptsToolsCarpentry ToolsSawsstructure

And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsFoundations Of BuildingsDimensions Of Other Things

And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

Verse ConceptsCourtyardCedarWallsCedar WoodThree Parts Of Constructions

(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfStrength Of God

And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.

Verse ConceptsWeeksDinnerSeven DaysTen Or More DaysCelebration

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

Verse ConceptsJewelsPrecious StonesJewellery

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

Verse ConceptsTalentsCoinageGoldHerbs And SpicesPresentsJewelleryPeople Giving Other ThingsWeights Of GoldGifts And Talents

And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

Verse ConceptsGoldSeafaringCommerceShips For TradingJewellery

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.

Verse ConceptsArtIvoryOverlaid With Gold

And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.

Verse ConceptsFurrowsWeights And Measures, DryOther Volume Measures

And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

Verse ConceptsBlackSkyGod Sending RainDarkness During Daytime

And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.

Verse ConceptsAngels Helping UsDoing Things TwicePeople EatingTaking By The HandAngels Looking After People

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

Verse ConceptsPassing ByWindHoly Spirit, Types OfStormsNo Winds

And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

Verse ConceptsAssurance, basis ofMany CombatantsKnowledge, Of GodProphets, Role OfUnnamed Prophets Of The LordList Of Kings Of IsraelThose God Gave Into Their Hands

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Verse ConceptsLossDestroying Chariots

And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Verse ConceptsSuperstitionInfidelity To GodUnnamed Prophets Of The LordMan Of GodThose God Gave Into Their Hands

But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

Verse ConceptsThirty SomeSmallnesssyria

Bible Theasaurus

Abundant (187 instances)
Ample (6 instances)
Bully (2 instances)
Capital (60 instances)
Considerable (34 instances)
Cracking (3 instances)
Dignified (7 instances)
Eager (70 instances)
Expectant (1 instance)
Grand (3 instances)
Greater (253 instances)
Handsome (22 instances)
Honorable (62 instances)
Intense (52 instances)
Lordly (1 instance)
Outstanding (9 instances)
Smashing (12 instances)
Swell (9 instances)
Zealous (49 instances)

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