36 occurrences in 13 translations

'Among' in the Bible

and the servants of David have smitten of Benjamin, even among the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men -- they died.

Verse ConceptsThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveKilling Within Israel

Now while there was war between Saul's people and David's people, Abner was making himself strong among the supporters of Saul.

Verse ConceptsGreat IndividualsCivil War

Now Saul had among his wives a woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Why have you taken my father's wife?

Verse ConceptsConcubinesSleep, PhysicalExtra Marital Sex Examplesmistress

May it come on the head of Joab and all his father's family: among the men of Joab's family may there ever be some who are diseased or lepers, or who do the work of women, or are put to the sword, or are wasted from need of food!

Verse ConceptsLeprosyBodyLackWeakness, PhysicalNo FoodDischargesWithout Strength

And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.

Verse ConceptsGiftsFruitFoodMale And Female

In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked anyone among the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel: Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

Verse ConceptsCedarShepherds, As Kings And LeadersCedar Wood

And who is as Thy people, as Israel -- one nation in the earth, whom God hath gone to redeem to Him for a people, and to make for Him a name -- and to do for you the greatness -- even fearful things for Thy land, at the presence of Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed to Thee out of Egypt -- among the nations and their gods?

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerMiracles, Nature OfNationalismUnique Israel

Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And the Lord helped David wherever he went.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Reign OfFortificationsGiving To OthersTaxationTributesGarrisonsSustaining ProvidenceThose Subjected To PeopleEarthly Armiesdamascus

The men of the city went out and fought against Joab, and some of the people among David’s servants fell; and Uriah the Hittite also died.

Verse ConceptsKilling Named Individuals

Who put Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, to death? did not a woman send a great stone down on him from the wall, putting him to death at Thebez? why did you go so near the wall? Then say to him, Your servant Uriah the Hittite is among the dead.

Verse ConceptsMillstonesBeing Killed By A RockKilling Named Individuals

And the archers sent their arrows at your servants from the wall, and some of the king's servants are dead, and among them is your servant Uriah the Hittite.

Verse ConceptsArchers, Men Shot ByKilling Named Individuals

And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

Verse ConceptsadvisersConspiraciesFoolish PeopleNamed Individuals Who PrayedConspiracy

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

Verse ConceptsCavesPeople In CavesHiding From PeopleKilling Will HappenCaves As Places Of Refuge

But my suggestion is that all Israel, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, comes together to you, a great army like the sands of the sea in number; and that you yourself go out among them.

Verse ConceptsSandAssembling IsraelActing For OneselfMany In Israel

and the battle is there scattered over the face of all the land, and the forest multiplieth to devour among the people more than those whom the sword hath devoured in that day.

Verse ConceptsBattle

All the people among all the tribes of Israel were arguing: “The king delivered us from the grasp of our enemies, and he rescued us from the grasp of the Philistines, but now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Saving Others

For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?

Verse ConceptsPossibility Of Deathgrandfathers

I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?"

Verse ConceptsSpiritual MothersMotherhood

and Ishbi-Benob, who is among the children of the giant -- the weight of his spear is three hundred shekels weight of brass, and he is girded with a new one -- speaketh of smiting David,

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalGiantsUnusedAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleWeights Of Other Things

And it cometh to pass afterwards, that the battle is again in Gob with the Philistines, then hath Sibbechai the Hushathite smitten Saph, who is among the children of the giant.

Verse ConceptsGiantsKilling Named Individuals

You have freed me from the feuds among my people;You have appointed me the head of nations;a people I had not known serve me.

Verse ConceptsServing PeopleNot Knowing PeopleForeigners Included Among The PeopleHead As ChiefServingpreservation

These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

Verse ConceptsThe Mighty MenSeven To Nine HundredKilling Many People

After him, Eleazar son of Dodo son of an Ahohite was among the three warriors with David when they defied the Philistines. The men of Israel retreated in the place they had gathered for battle,

Verse ConceptsThree Men

he hath arisen, and smiteth among the Philistines till that his hand hath been weary, and his hand cleaveth unto the sword, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation on that day, and the people turn back after him only to strip off.

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfFatigueSwordsThings Stuck TogetherPeople Stripping PeopleTired In Activity

And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.

Verse ConceptsThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveKilling Many People

Among the thirty, is it not that he [was] honored and became a commander for them? But he did not come up to the three

Verse ConceptsThree MenPraising Specific People

These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.

Verse ConceptsPraising Specific People

He was well known among the platoons, but he didn't measure up to the Three. David placed him in charge of his security detail.

Verse ConceptsGuardsThirtyPraising Specific People

Among the Thirty were:Joab’s brother Asahel,Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

Verse ConceptsThirty

So David made selection of the disease; and the time was the days of the grain-cutting, when the disease came among the people, causing the death of seventy thousand men from Dan as far as Beer-sheba.

Verse ConceptsPestilenceFifty To Ninety ThousandDeath As Punishment

and the messenger putteth forth his hand to Jerusalem to destroy it, and Jehovah repenteth concerning the evil, and saith to the messenger who is destroying among the people, 'Enough, now, cease thy hand;' and the messenger of Jehovah was near the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Verse ConceptsRegretUnhappinessAngels, Ot AppearancesDestruction Of JerusalemGod Changing His MindMore Than EnoughAngels Activities Among Unbelievers

And David speaketh unto Jehovah, when he seeth the messenger who is smiting among the people, and saith, 'Lo, I have sinned, yea, I have done perversely; and these -- the flock -- what have they done? Let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father.'

Verse ConceptsIntercessionSelf CondemnationSheepShepherds, As Kings And LeadersIntercessory PrayerSeeing AngelsGod Opposing

And Araunah said, Why has my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To give you a price for your grain-floor, so that I may put up an altar to the Lord, and the disease may be stopped among the people.

Verse ConceptsAltars To The LordBuilding Altars

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