'Zeal' in the Bible

So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites, and the sons of Israel made a covenant with them, but Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah).

He said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he made him ride in his chariot.

For out of Jerusalem will go forth a remnant, and out of Mount Zion survivors. The zeal of the Lord will perform this.

Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done with zeal for the house of the God of heaven, so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

My zeal has consumed me,Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.

Indeed their love, their hate and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a share in all that is done under the sun.

There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,On the throne of David and over his kingdom,To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousnessFrom then on and forevermore.The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.

O Lord, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it.They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;Indeed, fire will devour Your enemies.

For out of Jerusalem will go forth a remnant and out of Mount Zion survivors. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”’

The Lord will go forth like a warrior,He will arouse His zeal like a man of war.He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry.He will prevail against His enemies.

He put on righteousness like a breastplate,And a helmet of salvation on His head;And He put on garments of vengeance for clothingAnd wrapped Himself with zeal as a mantle.

Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious habitation;Where are Your zeal and Your mighty deeds?The stirrings of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained toward me.

‘Thus My anger will be spent and I will satisfy My wrath on them, and I will be appeased; then they will know that I, the Lord, have spoken in My zeal when I have spent My wrath upon them.

In My zeal and in My blazing wrath I declare that on that day there will surely be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

“Therefore wait for Me,” declares the Lord,“For the day when I rise up as a witness.Indeed, My decision is to gather nations,To assemble kingdoms,To pour out on them My indignation,All My burning anger;For all the earth will be devouredBy the fire of My zeal.

His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house will consume me.”

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.

and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced even more.

For behold what earnestness this very thing, this godly sorrow, has produced in you: what vindication of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what avenging of wrong! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in the matter.

for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the Macedonians, namely, that Achaia has been prepared since last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them.

as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.