'Together' in the Bible

Their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuable things, in addition to fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

They came against Judah and invaded it, and carried away all the possessions found in the king’s house (palace), together with his sons and his wives; so there was not a son left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

He brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them into the square on the east.

He also appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the square at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

When the seventh month came and the sons of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.

Then Jeshua with his sons and brothers stood united with Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah and the sons of Henadad with their sons and brothers the Levites, to oversee the workmen in the house of God.

But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of fathers’ households of Israel said to them, “You have nothing in common with us in building a house to our God; but we ourselves will together build to the Lord God of Israel, just as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, has commanded us.”

For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were [ceremonially] clean. So they slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.

and has extended His mercy and lovingkindness to me before the king, his advisers, and all the king’s mighty officials. I was strengthened and encouraged, for the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered together outstanding men of Israel to go up with me [to Jerusalem].

Now I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days. I observed the people and the priests, and I did not find any Levites there.

So we built the wall and the entire wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a heart to work.

They all conspired together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to cause a disturbance in it.

Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together at Chephirim in the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.

Also [it is reported that] you have appointed prophets to make a proclamation concerning you in Jerusalem, saying, ‘There is a king in Judah!’ And now these things will be reported to the [Persian] king. So come now, and let us consult together.”

When I went into the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined at home, he said, “Let us meet [and take refuge] together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple, because they are coming to kill you, and they are coming to kill you at night.”

The entire assembly together was 42,360,

Then all the people gathered together as one man at the open square in front of the Water Gate; and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel.

So the sons of the singers gathered together from the district around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites,

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

“Go, gather all the Jews that are present in Susa, and observe a fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids also will fast in the same way. Then I will go in to [see] the king [without being summoned], which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”

Haman also said, “Even Queen Esther let no one but me come with the king to the banquet she had prepared; and tomorrow also I am invited by her [together] with the king.

The Jews assembled in their cities throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) to apprehend those who wanted to do them harm; and no one could stand before them, for the fear of them [and their God] had fallen on all the peoples.

The Jews who were in Susa also gathered together on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and killed three hundred men in Susa, but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; for they had made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.

“There the prisoners rest together;They do not hear the taskmaster’s voice.

“For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him,That we may go to court and judgment together.

‘[You have] clothed me with skin and flesh,And knit me together with bones and sinews.

“I also could speak like you,If you were in my place;I could compose and join words together against youAnd shake my head at you.

“They have gaped at me with their mouths,With contempt they have struck me on the cheek;They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me.

“His troops come togetherAnd build up their way and siege works against meAnd camp around my tent.

“Among the bushes they cry out [like wild animals];Beneath the prickly scrub they gather and huddle together.

“For if my land has cried out against me,And its furrows weep together;

All flesh would perish together,And man would return to dust.

When the morning stars sang togetherAnd all the sons of God (angels) shouted for joy?

When the dust hardens into a massAnd the clods stick together [because of the heat]?

“[Crush and] hide them in the dust together;Shut them up in the hidden place [the house of death].

“He sways his tail like a cedar;The tendons of his thighs are twisted and knit together [like a rope].

“His strong scales are his pride,Bound together as with a tight seal.

“They are joined one to another;They stick together and cannot be separated.

“The folds of his flesh are joined together,Firm on him and immobile [when he moves].

The kings of the earth take their stand;And the rulers take counsel togetherAgainst the Lord and His Anointed (the Davidic King, the Messiah, the Christ), saying,

They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;There is no one who does good, not even one.

For I have heard the slander and whispering of many,Terror is on every side;While they schemed together against me,They plotted to take away my life.

O magnify the Lord with me,And let us lift up His name together.

But in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together [against me];The slanderers whom I did not know gathered against me;They slandered and reviled me without ceasing.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated together who rejoice at my distress;Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

As for transgressors, they will be completely destroyed;The future of the wicked will be cut off.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated togetherWho seek my life to destroy it;Let those be turned back [in defeat] and dishonoredWho delight in my hurt.

All who hate me whisper together about me;Against me they devise my hurt [imagining the worst for me], saying,

The princes of the people have gathered together as the people of the God of Abraham,For the shields of the earth belong to God;He is highly exalted.

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,They [came and] passed by together.

Both low and high,Rich and poor together:

“Gather My godly ones to Me,Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

We who had sweet fellowship together,Who walked to the house of God in company.

They attack, they hide and lurk,They watch my steps,As they have [expectantly] waited to take my life.

Look! They lie in wait for my life;Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me,Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O Lord.

Men of low degree are only a breath (emptiness), and men of [high] rank are a lie (delusion).In the balances they go up [because they have no measurable weight or value];They are together lighter than a breath.

The meadows are clothed with flocksAnd the valleys are covered with grain;They shout for joy and they sing.

For my enemies have spoken against me;Those who watch for my life have consulted together,

They concoct crafty schemes against Your people,And conspire together against Your hidden and precious ones.

For they have conspired together with one mind;Against You they make a covenant—

Steadfast love and truth and faithfulness meet together;Righteousness and peace kiss each other.

They have surrounded me like flood waters all day long;They have completely encompassed me.

They band themselves together against the life of the righteousAnd condemn the innocent to death.

Let the rivers clap their hands;Let the mountains sing together for joy and delight

When the peoples are gathered together,And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

The arrogant have forged a lie against me,But I will keep Your precepts with all my heart.

Jerusalem, that is builtAs a city that is firmly joined together;

Behold, how good and how pleasant it isFor brothers to dwell together in unity!

For You formed my innermost parts;You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb.

They devise evil things in their hearts;They continually [gather together and] stir up wars.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets,While I pass by and safely escape [from danger].

The Lord is building up Jerusalem;He is gathering [together] the exiles of Israel.

The rich and poor have a common bond;The Lord is the Maker of them all.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

A time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones;A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing.

The fool folds his hands [together] and consumes his own flesh [destroying himself by idleness and apathy].

Again, if two lie down together, then they keep warm; but how can one be warm alone?

“Come now, and let us reason together,”Says the Lord.“Though your sins are like scarlet,They shall be as white as snow;Though they are red like crimson,They shall be like wool.

But rebels and sinners will be crushed and destroyed together,And those who abandon (turn away from) the Lord will be consumed (perish).

The strong man will become tinder,And his work a spark.So both will burn togetherAnd there will be none to quench them.

He will lift up a flag to [call] the distant nations [to bring His judgment on Judah],And will whistle for them from the ends of the earth;And indeed, they will come with great speed swiftly.

“Take counsel together [against Judah], but it will come to nothing;Speak the word, but it will not stand,For God is with us (Immanuel).”

Therefore the Lord raises against Ephraim adversaries from Rezin [king of Aram]And spurs their enemies on,

[The tribe of] Manasseh devours [the tribe of his brother] Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh,And together they are against Judah (the southern kingdom, the house of David).In spite of all this, God’s anger does not turn awayBut His hand is still stretched out [in judgment].

And the wolf will dwell with the lamb,And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,And the calf and the young lion and the fatted steer together;And a little child will lead them.

And the cow and the bear will graze [together],Their young will lie down together,And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

And He will lift up a signal for the nationsAnd assemble the outcasts of Israel,And will gather the dispersed of JudahFrom the four corners of the earth.

Ephraim and Judah will [unite and] swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines toward the west;Together they will plunder the sons (Arabs) of the east.They will possess Edom and Moab,And the sons of Ammon will be subject to them.

A sound of tumult on the mountains,Like that of many people!A sound of the uproar of the kingdoms,Of nations gathered together!The Lord of hosts is mustering an army for battle.

They (warriors) will be left together for the mountain birds of prey,And for the beasts of the earth;And the birds of prey will [spend the] summer feeding on them,And all the beasts of the earth will spend harvest time on them.

All your leaders have fled together [with your king],And have been captured without the bow [which they had thrown away];All of you who were found were taken captive together,Though they had fled far away.

They will be gathered togetherAs prisoners [are gathered] in a dungeon;They will be shut up in prison,And after many days they will be visited and punished.

And Moab will spread out his hands in the middle of the filthAs a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim,But the Lord will humiliate his pride in spite of the [skillful] movements of his hands.

“I have no wrath.Should anyone give Me briars and thorns in battle,I would step on them, I would set them all on fire.

“Or let him (Israel) cling to My strength and rely on My protection [My stronghold],Let him make peace with Me,Let him make peace with Me.”

Now the Egyptians are men and not God,And their horses are flesh and not spirit;And the Lord will stretch out His hand,And he (Egypt) who helps will stumble,And he (Judah) who is helped will fall,And all of them will perish together.

All the host of heaven will be dissolved,And the skies will be rolled up like a scroll;All their hosts [the stars and the planets] will also wither awayAs a leaf withers from the vine,And as a fig withers from the fig tree.

“And the glory and majesty and splendor of the Lord will be revealed,And all humanity shall see it together;For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.”

“Listen to Me in silence, you islands and coastlands,And let the nations gain their strength;Let them come near, then let them speak;Let us come together for judgment [and decide the issue between us concerning the enemy from the east].