12 occurrences in 13 translations

'Making' in the Bible

By their side Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, was making good the walls. Then Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel; and by him, Zadok, the son of Baana.

And by his side was working Ezer, the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, making good another part opposite the way up to the store of arms at the turning of the wall.

Verse ConceptsStairwaysArmoryThe Angle

After him the Tekoites were making good another part, opposite the great tower which comes out, and up to the wall of the Ophel.

Verse ConceptsBuilding Jerusalem's Wall

After him Hananiah, the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, were making good another part. After him Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, made good the wall opposite his room.

I sent word back to him, "Nothing has happened as you've claimed. You're making up these charges in your imagination."

Verse ConceptsHeadsIndividuals Who LiedEverything Happening For A Reasonimaginationrumors

for all of them are making us afraid, saying, 'Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is not done;' and now, strengthen Thou my hands.

Verse ConceptsInferiorityWeakness, PhysicalWork, Divine And HumanSeeking God's StrengthFear Of EnemiesStaying StrongWeaknessResolving ConflictFinishing Strongtrying

Be mindful, O my God, of Tobiah, and of Sanballat, according to these his works, and also, of Noadiah the prophetess, and of the rest of the prophets who have been making me afraid.

Verse ConceptsSchool Of ProphetsProphetessFear Of Enemies

So they read the book from the law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that they could understand the reading.

Verse ConceptsUnderstandingReading The ScripturesReading The Bible

And you gave them kingdoms and peoples, making distribution to them in every part of the land: so they took for their heritage the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og, king of Bashan.

Verse ConceptsKingdomsGod Sets Boundaries

In view of all this, we are making a binding agreement in writing on a sealed document containing the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.

Verse ConceptsAgreementLiteracyWritingCovenant RelationshipsLater Covenants With God

And they kept the watch of their God, and were responsible for making things clean, and so did the music-makers and the door-keepers, as it was ordered by David and Solomon his son.

So I came to Jerusalem. And I came to learn of the wrong that Eliashib had done for Tobiah by making him a room in the courtyard of the house of God.

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Create (29 instances)
Devising (19 instances)
Fashioning (7 instances)
Induce (2 instances)
Making (831 instances)
Produce (227 instances)
Stimulate (6 instances)

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