'Think' in the Bible
They replied, “We have clearly seen how the Lord has been with you. We think there should be an oath between two parties—between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you:
Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever you think is right.”
The five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told their brothers, “Did you know that there are an ephod, household gods, and a carved image overlaid with silver in these houses? Now think about what you should do.”
Everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has ever happened or has been seen since the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt to this day. Think it over, discuss it, and speak up!”
Don’t think of me as a wicked woman; I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.”
Her husband Elkanah replied, “Do what you think is best, and stay here until you’ve weaned him. May the Lord confirm your word.” So Hannah stayed there and nursed her son until she weaned him.
Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin: Is Jesse’s son going to give all of you fields and vineyards? Do you think he’ll make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?
So Achish summoned David and told him, “As the Lord lives, you are an honorable man. I think it is good to have you working with me in the camp, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until today. But the leaders don’t think you are reliable.
Now go back quietly and you won’t be doing anything the Philistine leaders think is wrong.”
But Jonadab, son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the young men, the king’s sons, because only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this ever since the day Amnon disgraced his sister Tamar.
“I will do whatever you think is best,” the king replied to them. So he stood beside the gate while all the troops marched out by hundreds and thousands.
Ziba slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the Angel of God, so do whatever you think best.
So Gad went to David, told him the choices, and asked him, “Do you want three years of famine to come on your land, to flee from your foes three months while they pursue you, or to have a plague in your land three days? Now, think it over and decide what answer I should take back to the One who sent me.”
Then the king of Israel called for all the elders of the land and said, “Think it over and you will see that this one is only looking for trouble, for he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, and I didn’t turn him down.”
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Think it over and you will see that he is only picking a fight with me.”
So the overseer of the palace, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you tell us. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever you think is right.”
You think mere words are strategy and strength for war. What are you now relying on so that you have rebelled against me?
Mordecai told the messenger to reply to Esther, “Don’t think that you will escape the fate of all the Jews because you are in the king’s palace.
Do you think that you can disprove my wordsor that a despairing man’s words are mere wind?
When I lie down I think:When will I get up?But the evening drags on endlessly,and I toss and turn until dawn.
What is man, that You think so highly of himand pay so much attention to him?
When I think about it, I am terrifiedand my body trembles in horror.
He leaves a shining wake behind him;one would think the deep had gray hair!
When I think of You as I lie on my bed,I meditate on You during the night watches
I think of God; I groan;I meditate; my spirit becomes weak.Selah
For he did not think to show kindness,but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenheartedin order to put them to death.
Then I would not be ashamedwhen I think about all Your commands.
I will meditate on Your preceptsand think about Your ways.
Though princes sit together speaking against me,Your servant will think about Your statutes;
Lord, what is man, that You care for him,the son of man, that You think of him?
think about Him in all your ways,and He will guide you on the right paths.
You said, ‘I will be the mistress forever.’You did not take these things to heartor think about their outcome.
As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.
Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to Me,a delightful child?Whenever I speak against him,I certainly still think about him.Therefore, My inner being yearns for him;I will truly have compassion on him.This is the Lord’s declaration.
Think of Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon,with beautiful branches and shady foliageand of lofty height.Its top was among the clouds.
She will pursue her lovers but not catch them;she will seek them but not find them.Then she will think,“I will go back to my former husband,for then it was better for me than now.”
Now, the Lord of Hosts says this: “Think carefully about your ways:
The Lord of Hosts says this: “Think carefully about your ways.
Then each of the leaders of Judah will think to himself: The residents of Jerusalem are my strength through the Lord of Hosts, their God.