8 occurrences

'Thousands' in the Bible

And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages.

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofPloughingWeaponsPloughmenAssignment

But today you are turned away from your God, who himself has been your saviour from all your troubles and sorrows; and you have said to him, Put a king over us. So now, take your places before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.

Verse ConceptsRejection Of GodTheocracyNatural Disasters

And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.

Verse ConceptsExaggerationsPopularityComparisons

And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?

Verse ConceptsTemperEnvy, Example OfDislikingFrustrationAngry People

And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David, the king of the land? did they not make songs about him in their dances, saying, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?

Verse ConceptsdanceExaggerationsPopularityComparisonsA Thousand PeopleMany EnemiesKilling Many PeopleSaul And David

Then Saul said to his servants who were there about him, Give ear now, you Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give to every one of you fields and vine-gardens, will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands;

Verse ConceptsVineyard

And the lords of the Philistines went on with their hundreds and their thousands, and David and his men came after with Achish.

Verse ConceptsRulersFighting Together

Is this not David, who was named in their songs, when in the dance they said to one another, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?

Verse ConceptsdanceExaggerationsPopularityComparisonsA Thousand PeopleMany EnemiesKilling Many People

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
δισχίλιοι 
Dischilioi 
Usage: 1

ἑπτακισχίλιοι 
heptakischilioi 
Usage: 1

μύριοι 
Murioi 
Usage: 2

πεντακισχίλιοι 
Pentakischilioi 
Usage: 4

πέντε 
Pente 
Usage: 20

τετρακισχίλιοι 
Tetrakischilioi 
Usage: 3

τρισχίλιοι 
Trischilioi 
Usage: 1

χιλιάς 
Chilias 
Usage: 21

χίλιοι 
Chilioi 
Usage: 11

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