'Support' in the Bible

But the land was unable to support them as long as they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they could not stay together,

and I bring a piece of bread, and support ye your heart; afterwards pass on, for therefore have ye passed over unto your servant;' and they say, 'So mayest thou do as thou has spoken.'

Get up, help the boy up, and hold him by the hand, for I will make him a great nation.”

For their possessions were too many for them to live together, and because of their herds, the land where they stayed could not support them.

So now, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and support you and your little ones.” So he comforted them [giving them encouragement and hope] and spoke [with kindness] to their hearts.

Do not be moved to do wrong by the general opinion, or give the support of your words to a wrong decision:

But, on the other hand, do not be turned from what is right in order to give support to a poor man's cause.

And you are to make a support for lights, of the best gold; its base and its pillar are to be of hammered gold; its cups, its buds, and its flowers are to be made of the same metal.

And outside the veil you are to put the table, and the support for the lights opposite the table on the south side of the House; and the table is to be on the north side.

You shall make five pillars (support poles) of acacia wood to support the hanging curtain and overlay them with gold. Their hooks shall be of gold, and you shall cast five [base] sockets of bronze for them.

And on the table and all its vessels, and on the support for the lights, with its vessels, and on the altar for burning spices,

And the table with its vessels, and the holy light-support with all its vessels, and the altar for the burning of spices,

And the support for the lights, with its vessels and its lights and the oil for the light;

Then he made the support for the lights, all of the best gold; its base and its pillar were of hammered gold; its cups and buds and flowers were all made out of the same metal:

The support for the lights, with the vessels for the lights to be put in their places on it, and all its vessels, and the oil for the lights;

And put the table inside, placing all the things on it in order; and put in the support for the lights, and let its lights be burning.

The support for the lights he put in the Tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side:

Let Aaron put the lights in order on the support before the Lord at all times.

“If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among you, you are to support him as a foreigner or temporary resident, so that he can continue to live among you.

And they are to take a blue cloth, covering with it the light-support with its lights and its instruments and its trays and all the oil vessels which are used for it:

Say to Aaron, When you put the lights in their places, the seven lights will give light in front of the support.

And Aaron did so; he put the lights in their places so that they gave light in front of the support, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

The support for the lights was of hammered gold work, from its base to its flowers it was of hammered work; from the design which the Lord had given to Moses, he made the support for the lights.

And the slope of the wadisThat stretches toward the site of ArAnd leans to the border of Moab.”

But if the days go on, and her husband says nothing whatever to her, then he is giving the support of his authority to her oaths and undertakings, because at the time of hearing them he said nothing to her.

Now instruct Joshua and support him and encourage him because he himself will cross [over] before this people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.'

“However, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your [city] gates, whatever you wish, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you [as His generous provision for daily life]. The [ceremonially] unclean and the clean may eat it, such as the gazelle and the deer.

‘Cursed is he who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them [keeping them, taking them to heart as the rule of his life].’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, saying, Be not slow to send help to your servants; come up quickly to our support and keep us safe: for all the kings of the Amorites from the hill-country have come together against us.

And they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech got the support of a number of uncontrolled and good-for-nothing persons.

Then Samson told the young man who had been leading him around by the hand, "Let me touch and feel the pillars on which this building rests, and I'll support myself against them."

And it cometh to pass, on the fourth day, that they rise early in the morning, and he riseth to go, and the father of the young woman saith unto his son-in-law, 'Support thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward ye go on.'

And he riseth early in the morning, on the fifth day, to go, and the father of the young woman saith, 'Support, I pray thee, thy heart;' and they have tarried till the turning of the day, and they eat, both of them.

And he will restore your life for you and will support you in your old age, because your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who has borne him, is better for you than seven sons!"

So the king said to the runners [who were] stationed around him, "Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because {they also support David} and because they knew that he was fleeing and {did not disclose it to me}." But the servants of the king [were] not willing to raise their hand to attack the priests of Yahweh.

So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.

The young man who was telling him this said, "I just happened to be on Mount Gilboa and came across Saul leaning on his spear for support. The chariots and leaders of the horsemen were in hot pursuit of him.

And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my support in getting all Israel on your side.

Ahithophel replied to Absalom, "Have sex with your father's concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you."

“You must not go!” the people pleaded. “If we have to flee, they will not pay any attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not pay any attention to us because you are worth 10,000 of us. Therefore, it is better if you support us from the city.”

By doing things like this, he persuaded all the men of Judah to unite in support of him. They sent the king this message: "Come on back, you and all of your army!"

They confronted me in the day of my distress,but the Lord was my support.

He had the support of Zeruiah's son Joab and of Abiathar the priest, who followed Adonijah and assisted him,

Each cart had four bronze wheels equipped with bronze axles with four support feet. Beneath the basin were cast support structures made like wreaths on each side.

Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames.

Four supports were at the four corners of each water cart; each support was one piece with the water cart.

On top of each stand was a circular structure one half of one cubit high, with its braces and support frames integral with it, forming a single piece.

and the king maketh the almug-trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the house of the king, and harps and psalteries for singers; there have not come such almug-trees, nor have there been seen such unto this day.

Then he said to Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to attack Ramoth Gilead?" Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, "I will support you; my army and horses are at your disposal."

"Let the priests get support for themselves from their own donors, and let them repair the Temple wherever a leak in need of repair is discovered."

Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grip on the kingdom.

You say you have a design, and strength for war, but these are only words. Now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority?

Now look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If a man leans for support on it, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him.

Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

But a spirit empowered Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said: "We are yours, O David! We support you, O son of Jesse! May you greatly prosper! May those who help you prosper! Indeed your God helps you!" So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands.

David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon.

And gold by weight for the light-supports and the vessels for the lights, the weight of gold needed for every support and every vessel for lights; and for the silver light-supports, the weight of silver needed for every support and for the different vessels as every one was to be used;

By whom burned offerings and perfumes are sent up in smoke before the Lord every morning and every evening; and they put out the holy bread on its table and the gold support for the lights with its lights burning every evening; for we keep the orders given to us by the Lord our God, but you have gone away from him.

The LORD's eyes keep on roaming throughout the earth, looking for those whose hearts completely belong to him, so that he may strongly support them. But because you have acted foolishly in this, from now on you will have wars."

King Ahab of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to attack Ramoth Gilead?" Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, "I will support you; my army is at your disposal and will support you in battle."

In Jerusalem he made war machines carefully designed to shoot arrows and large stones from the towers and corners of the walls. He became very famous, for he received tremendous support and became powerful.

Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came against Ahaz; he oppressed him and did not give him support.

He took up with his rulers and men of war the question of stopping up the water-springs outside the town; and they gave him their support.

Every survivor, at whatever place he may live, let the men of that place support him with silver and gold, with goods and cattle, together with a freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.’”

They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, so that they would support the people and the house of God.

Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we support you. Be strong and take action!”

Moreover, next to him the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not support the work of their masters.

Truly, for forty years you were their support in the waste land, and they were in need of nothing; their clothing did not get old or their feet become tired.

for the command of the king is upon them, and support is for the singers, a matter of a day in its day.

And I saw that the Levites had not been given what was needed for their support; so that the Levites and the music-makers, who did the work, had gone away, everyone to his field.

And all the chiefs and the captains and the rulers and those who did the king's business gave support to the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai had come on them.

Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?

Whose support is cut off, and whose hope is no stronger than a spider's thread.

He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.

Look, God does not reject a person of integrity,and He will not support evildoers.

You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father.

He gives them security and financial support, but he watches everything they do.

"When [the] ear heard and commended me, and [the] eye saw and testified in support of me

For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.

if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless childwhen I saw that I had support in the city gate,

You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.

The LORD is my inheritance and my cup; you support my lot.

They confronted me in the day of my distress,but the Lord was my support.

And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

He doth send thy help from the sanctuary, And from Zion doth support thee,

Let not your face be covered from me; do not put away your servant in wrath; you have been my help: do not give me up or take your support from me, O God of my salvation.

When my father and my mother are turned away from me, then the Lord will be my support.

For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.

When he falls, he will not be hurled down,Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand and sustains him.

Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing: Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.

And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.

Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.

Look, God is my deliverer! The Lord is among those who support me.

Cast your burden on the Lord,and He will sustain you;He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

Praise be to the Lord, who is our support day by day, even the God of our salvation. (Selah.)

My feet are deep in the soft earth, where there is no support; I have come into deep waters, the waves are flowing over me.

You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.

When the earth and all its people become feeble, I am the support of its pillars. (Selah.)

May you support the man at your right hand; the son of man whom you have raised for yourself.

Even Assyria has joined them;they lend support to the sons of Lot.Selah