13 occurrences

'Rest' in the Bible

And David sent to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, May the Lord give you his blessing, because you have done this kind act to Saul your lord, and have put his body to rest!

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutKindnessMay God Bless!

And they put Abner's body to rest in Hebron; and the king and all the people were weeping loudly by the resting-place of Abner's body.

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Experience OfMourning The Death Of OthersBurying places

Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine GiftSabbath, In OtRoyal HousesTime Of Peace

And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, the offspring of your body, and I will make his kingdom strong.

Verse ConceptsBodyChrist, The Seed OfLeaders, PoliticalSleep, And DeathJesus Christ, Prophecies OfNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenThe Kingdom Of Solomon

And the rest of the people he put in position against the children of Ammon, with Abishai, his brother, at their head.

But Uriah took his rest at the door of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.

Verse ConceptsNot going home directly

And when David sent for him, he took meat and drink with him, and David made him the worse for drink: and when evening came, he went to rest on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholDrunkenness, Examples OfPeople Making Drunk

So now, get the rest of the people together, and put them in position against the town and take it, for if I take it, it will be named after my name.

Verse ConceptsPeople Naming Things

And the king and his people came tired to Jordan, and took their rest there.

Verse ConceptsTirednessPeople RefreshedTired In Flight

Hushai said further, You have knowledge of your father and his men, that they are men of war, and that their feelings are bitter, like those of a bear in the field whose young ones have been taken from her: and your father is a man of war, and will not take his night's rest with the people;

Verse ConceptsMiddle AgeBearsBereavementFierce MenReady For War

So now send the news quickly to David, and say, Do not take your night's rest by the way across the river to the waste land, but be certain to go over; or the king and all the people with him will come to destruction.

Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsOvernightFords

And honey and butter and sheep and milk-cheeses, for David and his people: for they said, This people is in the waste land, needing food and drink and rest.

Verse ConceptsCowsButterMilkSheepTirednessCheeseDairyRich FoodTired In Flighttired

He was honoured over the rest of the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three. And David put him over the fighting men who kept him safe.

Verse ConceptsGuardsThirtyPraising Specific People

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