50 occurrences

'Asked' in the Bible

And he commandeth the first, saying, 'When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?

Verse ConceptsAskingWho Is This?Where To?

and they say, 'The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?'

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular QuestionsAnswering PeopleNot Knowing The FutureLiving On

My lord hath asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father or brother?

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular Questions

and every woman hath asked from her neighbour, and from her who is sojourning in her house, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and ye have put them on your sons and on your daughters, and have spoiled the Egyptians.'

Verse ConceptsAskingGoldOrnamentsPeople Giving Clothesjewelry

'And before Eleazar the priest he standeth, and he hath asked for him by the judgment of the Lights before Jehovah; at His word they go out, and at His word they come in; he, and all the sons of Israel with him, even all the company.'

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodGuidance, Receiving God'sHigh Priest, In OtLeaders, SpiritualThe Urim And ThummimGoing Out And Coming InUrim And Thummim

and thou hast enquired, and searched, and asked diligently, and lo, truth; the thing is established; this abomination hath been done in thy midst:

Verse ConceptsInvestigatingrumorsresearch

And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah have not asked;

Verse ConceptsAskingNot Enquiring Of GodDirection

by the command of Jehovah they have given to him the city which he asked, Timnath-Serah, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and he buildeth the city and dwelleth in it.

Verse ConceptsTownRebuilding Named Cities

And he saith unto her, 'Stand at the opening of the tent, and it hath been, if any doth come in, and hath asked thee, and said, Is there a man here? that thou hast said, There is not.'

Verse ConceptsEmpty Places

Water he asked -- milk she gave; In a lordly dish she brought near butter.

Verse ConceptsButterNoblesWaterBeverages, LiteralRich Food

and the weight of the rings of gold which he asked is a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, apart from the round ornaments, and the drops, and the purple garments, which are on the kings of Midian, and apart from the chains which are on the necks of their camels,

Verse ConceptsChainsColors, PurpleNecklacePurple ClothesWearing JewelleryWeights Of Gold

And the woman cometh and speaketh to her husband, saying, 'A man of God hath come unto me, and his appearance is as the appearance of a messenger of God, very fearful, and I have not asked him whence he is, and his name he hath not declared to me;

Verse ConceptsThe Angel Of GodNot Asking OthersWhere From?What Is God's Name?Man Of God

And Eli answereth and saith, 'Go in peace, and the God of Israel doth give thy petition which thou hast asked of Him.'

Verse ConceptsHear Prayer!petition

and it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the days, that Hannah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Samuel, 'for, from Jehovah I have asked him.'

Verse ConceptsAskingChildbirthPrayerfulnessConceptionPeople With Apt NamesMiraculous BirthsWaiting For God's TimingReproduction, After Kind

and also I have caused him to be asked for Jehovah, all the days that he hath lived -- he is asked for Jehovah;' and he boweth himself there before Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsDedicationBeing Devoted to GodGiving Backlent

And Eli blessed Elkanah, and his wife, and said, 'Jehovah doth appoint for thee seed of this woman, for the petition which she asked for Jehovah;' and they have gone to their place.

Verse ConceptsBenedictionsIndividuals going homeExchange Of IndividualsPeople Who Blessed Otherslent

and they have asked of thee of welfare, and given to thee two loaves, and thou hast received from their hand.

Verse ConceptsAcceptance, Of GiftsPeople Providing Food

And, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen -- whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.

if thy father at all look after me, and thou hast said, David asked earnestly of me to run to Beth-Lehem his city, for a sacrifice of the days is there for all the family.

Verse ConceptsBethlehemAsking PermissionEvery YearGone Awayanniversary

And Jonathan answereth Saul, 'David hath been earnestly asked of me unto Beth-Lehem,

and David sendeth ten young men, and David saith to the young men, 'Go ye up to Carmel, and ye have come in unto Nabal, and asked of him in my name of welfare,

Verse ConceptsTen PeopleSpoken Greetings

And the thing is good in the eyes of the Lord, that Solomon hath asked this thing,

Verse ConceptsPleasing GodGod Answered Prayer

and God saith unto him, 'Because that thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thee many days, nor asked for thee riches, nor asked the life of thine enemies, and hast asked for thee discernment to understand judgment,

Verse ConceptsGetting RichDiscernmentNatural Disasters

and also, that which thou hast not asked I have given to thee, both riches and honour, that there hath not been like thee a man among the kings all thy days;

Verse ConceptsAffluenceMoney, Attitudes ToPresent, TheSource Of HonourWealthy People

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which he gave to her as a memorial of king Solomon, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants.

Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanQueensSolomon, Character OfPresentsIndividuals going homePeople Giving Other Things

and he saith, 'Thou hast asked a hard thing; if thou dost see me taken from thee, it is to thee so; and if not, it is not.'

Verse ConceptsHard TasksSeeing People

and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, 'Alas! my lord, and it asked!'

Verse ConceptsAxesLendingLossThings Falling

And Jabez calleth to the God of Israel, saying, 'If blessing Thou dost bless me, then Thou hast made great my border, and Thy hand hath been with me, and Thou hast kept me from evil -- not to grieve me;' and God bringeth in that which he asked.

Verse ConceptsAnswered PrayerDivine RestraintsHand Of GodRestraintSuccessEnlargementSpiritual ProgressGod's HandGod's Hands On Peopleborders

And God saith to Solomon, 'Because that this hath been with thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, and honour, and the life of those hating thee, and also many days hast not asked, and dost ask for thyself wisdom and knowledge, so that thou dost judge My people over which I have caused thee to reign --

Verse ConceptsAffluenceMaking DecisionsWealth And Prosperity

And king Solomon hath given to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which she had brought unto the king, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants.

Verse ConceptsQueensIndividuals going home

Then we have asked of these elders, thus we have said to them, Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?

Verse ConceptsRestorationThe King's Ordersstructure

And also their names we have asked of them, to let thee know, that we might write the names of the men who are at their head.

And during all this I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty and second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon did I come unto the king, and at the end of days I have asked of the king,

Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The KingGone Away

Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?

Verse ConceptsTravellers

Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him -- length of days, Age-during -- and for ever.

Verse ConceptsLengthChrist's LifeGod Answered Prayer

Sacrifice and present Thou hast not desired, Ears Thou hast prepared for me, Burnt and sin-offering Thou hast not asked.

Verse ConceptsEarsTeachablenessGod's DesiresThe Faculty Of HearingSacrificesSacrifice

They have asked, and He bringeth quails, And with bread of heaven satisfieth them.

Verse ConceptsBread, Kinds OfQuailSatisfactionBirds, Types Of Birds

For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers -- joy: 'Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.'

Verse ConceptsTorture

Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before I die.

Verse ConceptsTwo Intangible ThingsBefore Death

And all that mine eyes asked I kept not back from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labour, and this hath been my portion, from all my labour,

Verse ConceptsEvil EyesReward For WorksSelf LoveBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

Say not thou, 'What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.

Verse ConceptsHaving A Good DayThe Pastpastwise

Who are walking to go down to Egypt, And My mouth have not asked, To be strong in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsForbidden AlliancesTrusting In Man, Warnings AgainstGod's Counsel

I have been inquired of by those who asked not, I have been found by those who sought Me not, I have said, 'Behold Me, behold Me,' Unto a nation not calling in My name.

Verse ConceptsFindingelection, to salvationCalling upon GodKnowing God, Nature OfQuestionsRevelation, In OtNot Seeking GodBehold Me!Not PrayingSelf EsteemBeing YourselfChanging Yourselfseekingmyself

And they asked Baruch, saying, 'Declare, we pray thee, to us, how didst thou write all these words -- from his mouth?'

Cleaved hath the tongue of a suckling unto his palate with thirst, Infants asked bread, a dealer out they have none.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsTongueBeggingSeeking FoodNo FoodYoung People Suffering

For stood hath the king of Babylon at the head of the way, At the top of the two ways, to use divination, He hath moved lightly with the arrows, He hath asked at the teraphim, He hath looked on the liver.

Verse ConceptsLiversMagical Arts, Practice OfArrows, Uses OfHousehold GodsPeople Shaking

The Chaldeans have answered before the king, and are saying, 'There is not a man on the earth who is able to shew the king's matter; therefore, no king, chief, and ruler, hath asked such a thing as this of any scribe, and enchanter, and Chaldean;

Verse ConceptsAstrologyDivinationUnique EventsNo One Available

They asked of Jehovah rain in a time of latter rain, Jehovah is making lightnings, And rain in showers He doth give to them. To each -- the herb in the field.

Verse Conceptsdrought, physicalPlantsRainSpringStormsWeather, God's Sovereignty OverGifts From God, TemporalAnswered PromisesShowersGod Sending RainspringtimeGod Controls Storms

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