'Holy' in the Bible

He made the most holy place; its length was 30 feet, corresponding to the width of the temple, and its width 30 feet. He plated it with 600 talents of fine gold.

In the most holy place he made two images of cherubim and plated them with gold.

the pure gold trimming shears, basins, pans, and censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary (the most holy place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.

When Solomon had finished constructing the Lord's temple, he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and all the other articles) in the treasuries of God's temple.

The priests and Levites carried the ark, the tent where God appeared to his people, and all the holy items in the tent.

The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubs.

The priests left the holy place. All the priests who participated had consecrated themselves, no matter which division they represented.

Solomon moved Pharaoh's daughter up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her, for he said, "My wife must not live in the palace of King David of Israel, for the places where the ark of the Lord has entered are holy."

He brought the holy items that his father and he had made into God's temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles.

(Wicked Athaliah and her sons had broken into God's temple and used all the holy items of the Lord's temple in their worship of the Baals.)

The priests and Levites got up and pronounced blessings on the people. The Lord responded favorably to them as their prayers reached his holy dwelling place in heaven.

The Israelites and people of Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also contributed a tenth of their cattle and sheep, as well as a tenth of the holy items consecrated to the Lord their God. They brought them and placed them in many heaps.

He told the Levites, who instructed all Israel about things consecrated to the Lord, "Place the holy ark in the temple which King Solomon son of David of Israel built. Don't carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel!

Afterward they offered the continual burnt offerings and those for the new moons and those for all the holy assemblies of the Lord and all those that were being voluntarily offered to the Lord.

Then I said to them, "You are holy to the Lord, just as these vessels are holy. The silver and the gold are a voluntary offering to the Lord, the God of your fathers.

Indeed, they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has become intermingled with the local residents. Worse still, the leaders and the officials have been at the forefront of all of this!"

"But now briefly we have received mercy from the Lord our God, in that he has left us a remnant and has given us a secure position in his holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our time of servitude.

Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priestly scribe, and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.

He said to them, "Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

Then the Levites quieted all the people saying, "Be quiet, for this day is holy. Do not grieve."

You made known to them your holy Sabbath; you issued commandments, statutes, and law to them through Moses your servant.

We will not buy on the Sabbath or on a holy day from the neighboring peoples who bring their wares and all kinds of grain to sell on the Sabbath day. We will let the fields lie fallow every seventh year, and we will cancel every loan.

for the loaves of presentation and for the regular grain offerings and regular burnt offerings, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the appointed meetings, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the temple of our God.

So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to settle in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine remained in other cities.

The sum total of the Levites in the holy city was 284.

Then I directed the Levites to purify themselves and come and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. For this please remember me, O my God, and have pity on me in keeping with your great love.

"Call now! Is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

Then I would yet have my comfort, then I would rejoice, in spite of pitiless pain, for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,

"I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill."

To the Lord I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill. (Selah)

But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.

A psalm of David. Lord, who may be a guest in your home? Who may live on your holy hill?

Now I am sure that the Lord will deliver his chosen king; he will intervene for him from his holy heavenly temple, and display his mighty ability to deliver.

You are holy; you sit as king receiving the praises of Israel.

Who is allowed to ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may go up to his holy dwelling place?

Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple!

Acknowledge the majesty of the Lord's reputation! Worship the Lord in holy attire!

Sing to the Lord, you faithful followers of his; give thanks to his holy name.

For our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name.

I will remember and weep! For I was once walking along with the great throng to the temple of God, shouting and giving thanks along with the crowd as we celebrated the holy festival.

Reveal your light and your faithfulness! They will lead me, they will escort me back to your holy hill, and to the place where you live.

The river's channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One.

God reigns over the nations! God sits on his holy throne!

A song, a psalm by the Korahites. The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill.

Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!

How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house -- your holy palace.

He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.

God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor.

They see your processions, O God -- the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor.

You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! It is the God of Israel who gives the people power and strength. God deserves praise!

I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel!

They again challenged God, and offended the Holy One of Israel.

He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this mountainous land which his right hand acquired.

A psalm of Asaph. O God, foreigners have invaded your chosen land; they have polluted your holy temple and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins.

Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song. The Lord's city is in the holy hills.

For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

I have discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king.

Worship the Lord in holy attire! Tremble before him, all the earth!

You godly ones, rejoice in the Lord! Give thanks to his holy name.

Let them praise your great and awesome name! He is holy!

Praise the Lord our God! Worship before his footstool! He is holy!

Praise the Lord our God! Worship on his holy hill, for the Lord our God is holy!

By David. Praise the Lord, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name!

Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

In the camp they resented Moses, and Aaron, the Lord's holy priest.

Deliver us, O Lord, our God! Gather us from among the nations! Then we will give thanks to your holy name, and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.

Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.

He delivered his people; he ordained that his covenant be observed forever. His name is holy and awesome.

I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your name, because of your loyal love and faithfulness, for you have exalted your promise above the entire sky.

My mouth will praise the Lord. Let all who live praise his holy name forever!

The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.

It is a snare for a person to rashly cry, "Holy!" and only afterward to consider what he has vowed.

I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One.

Not only that, but I have seen the wicked approaching and entering the temple, and as they left the holy temple, they boasted in the city that they had done so. This also is an enigma.

The sinful nation is as good as dead, the people weighed down by evil deeds. They are offspring who do wrong, children who do wicked things. They have abandoned the Lord, and rejected the Holy One of Israel. They are alienated from him.

Those remaining in Zion, those left in Jerusalem, will be called "holy," all in Jerusalem who are destined to live.

They say, "Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!"

Therefore, as flaming fire devours straw, and dry grass disintegrates in the flames, so their root will rot, and their flower will blow away like dust. For they have rejected the law of the Lord who commands armies, they have spurned the commands of the Holy One of Israel.

They called out to one another, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord who commands armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!"

The light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One will become a flame; it will burn and consume the Assyrian king's briers and his thorns in one day.

At that time those left in Israel, those who remain of the family of Jacob, will no longer rely on a foreign leader that abuses them. Instead they will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.

Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel acts mightily among you!"

At that time men will trust in their creator; they will depend on the Holy One of Israel.

At that time a large trumpet will be blown, and the ones lost in the land of Assyria will come, as well as the refugees in the land of Egypt. They will worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.

The downtrodden will again rejoice in the Lord; the poor among humankind will take delight in the Holy One of Israel.

For when they see their children, whom I will produce among them, they will honor my name. They will honor the Holy One of Jacob; they will respect the God of Israel.

Turn aside from the way, stray off the path. Remove from our presence the Holy One of Israel."

For this reason this is what the Holy One of Israel says: "You have rejected this message; you trust instead in your ability to oppress and trick, and rely on that kind of behavior.

For this is what the master, the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: "If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, but you are unwilling.

Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, those who rely on war horses, and trust in Egypt's many chariots and in their many, many horsemen. But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel and do not seek help from the Lord.

Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at? At whom have you shouted and looked so arrogantly? At the Holy One of Israel!

"To whom can you compare me? Whom do I resemble?" says the Holy One.

Don't be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you," says the Lord, your protector, the Holy One of Israel.

You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the Lord; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.

I will do this so people will observe and recognize, so they will pay attention and understand that the Lord's power has accomplished this, and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being."

For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your deliverer. I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price, Ethiopia and Seba in place of you.

This is what the Lord says, your protector, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I send to Babylon and make them all fugitives, turning the Babylonians' joyful shouts into mourning songs.

I am the Lord, your Holy One, the one who created Israel, your king."