23 occurrences

'Side' in the Bible

And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side:

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities OfStandingThis Is Me

Now at that time the Philistines came together to make war against Israel, and the men of Israel went out to war against the Philistines and took up their position at the side of Eben-ezer: and the Philistines put their forces in position in Aphek.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationFighting Enemies

And at these words about the ark of God, Eli, falling back off his seat by the side of the doorway into the town, came down on the earth so that his neck was broken and death overtook him, for he was an old man and of great weight. He had been judging Israel for forty years.

Verse ConceptsLeaders, SpiritualThe Number Forty40 To 50 YearsBackwardsPeople Tumblinglosing a loved oneDeath Of A Family MemberDeath Of A FatherLeadership QualitiesFalling Backwards

They took the ark of God into the house of Dagon and put it by the side of Dagon.

Verse Conceptsstatues

And put the ark of the Lord on the cart, and the gold images which you are sending as a sin-offering in a chest by its side; and send it away so that it may go.

Verse ConceptsCartsGoldAnimal Sacrifices, Trespass Offering

So the Lord sent Jerubbaal and Barak and Jephthah and Samuel and took you out of the power of those who were fighting against you on every side, and made you safe.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and Judahenemies, of believersGod Saving From Enemies

Now between the narrow roads over the mountains by which Jonathan was making his way to the Philistines' forces, there was a sharp overhanging rock on one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: one was named Bozez and the other Seneh.

Verse ConceptsGarrisonsSharpness

And Saul and all the people with him came together and went forward to the fight: and every man's sword was turned against the man at his side, and there was a very great noise.

Verse ConceptsConfusionChaosDisorder Among The NationsFighting One AnotherKilling One AnotherWarBattlearmystories

Then he said to all Israel, You be on one side, and I with Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do whatever seems good to you.

Now when Saul had taken his place as ruler of Israel, he made war on those who were against him on every side, Moab and the Ammonites and Edom and the kings of Zobah and the Philistines: and whichever way he went, he overcame them.

Verse ConceptsAmalekitesharassment

The Philistines were stationed on the mountain on one side and Israel on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.

And I will go out and take my place by my father's side in the field near where you are; and I will get into talk with my father about you, and when I see how things are, I will give you word.

Verse ConceptsGiving Information

Then Jonathan sent for David and gave him word of all these things. And Jonathan took David to Saul, who kept him by his side as in the past.

Verse ConceptsGiving InformationIn Men's Presence

And on the third day I will send arrows from my bow against its side as if at a mark.

Verse ConceptsTargetsThree Other ThingsMissing The Mark

And I will send my boy to have a look for the arrow. And if I say to him, See, the arrow is on this side of you; take it up! then you may come; for there is peace for you and no evil, by the living Lord.

Verse ConceptsSeeking For Concrete Things

And the king took his seat, as at other times, by the wall: and Jonathan was in front, and Abner was seated by Saul's side, but there was no one in David's seat.

Verse ConceptsCustomWallsEmpty ThingsPeople Sitting DownSide Of People

Then Doeg, the Edomite, who was by the side of the servants of Saul, in answer said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub.

Then the king said to the runners who were waiting near him, Put the priests of the Lord to death; because they are on David's side, and having knowledge of his flight, did not give me word of it. But the king's servants would not put out their hands to make an attack on the Lord's priests.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesKilling PriestsOthers Who FledPeople UnwillingThose Who Did Not Tell

And said to him, Have no fear, for Saul my father will not get you into his power; and you will be king of Israel, and I will be by your side, and my father Saul is certain of this.

Verse ConceptsPeople With General KnowledgeDo Not Fear MenSaul And Davidreassurance

And Saul and his men went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other: and David's purpose was to get away as quickly as possible, for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men were making a circle round David and his men in order to take them.

Verse ConceptsOpposite SidesHasty Action

Then David went over to the other side, and took his place on the top of a mountain some distance away, with a great space between them;

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, Distancesdistance

And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?

Verse ConceptsGod As Enemy

And when the men of Israel across the valley and on the other side of Jordan saw that the army of Israel was in flight and that Saul and his sons were dead, they came out of their towns and went in flight; and the Philistines came and took them for themselves.

Verse ConceptsCities In IsraelIsrael FleeingBeyond Jordan

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