9 occurrences

'Best' in the Bible

So her husband Elkanah said to her, "Do what you think best. Stay until you have weaned him. May the Lord fulfill his promise." So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

Verse ConceptsBreasts, Nursing Mothers

Why are you scorning my sacrifice and my offering that I commanded for my dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than you have me by having made yourselves fat from the best parts of all the offerings of my people Israel.'

Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toFat PeopleKickingPraising Specific PeopleDishonoring God

He will take your best fields and vineyards and give them to his own servants.

Verse ConceptsTaking Possessions

He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.

Verse ConceptsServants Of PeopleLoss Of Donkeys

Saul said, "Let's go down after the Philistines at night; we will rout them until the break of day. We won't leave any of them alive!" They replied, "Do whatever seems best to you." But the priest said, "Let's approach God here."

Verse ConceptsDawnPlunderingNearness To God

Then he said to all Israel, "You will be on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will be on the other side." The army replied to Saul, "Do whatever you think is best."

However, Saul and the army spared Agag, along with the best of the flock, the cattle, the fatlings, and the lambs, as well as everything else that was of value. They were not willing to slaughter them. But they did slaughter everything that was despised and worthless.

Verse ConceptsFatnessCovetousness, Example OfAnnihilation

Saul said, "They were brought from the Amalekites; the army spared the best of the flocks and cattle to sacrifice to the Lord our God. But everything else we slaughtered."

Verse ConceptsAnnihilation

But the army took from the plunder some of the sheep and cattle -- the best of what was to be slaughtered -- to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal."

Verse ConceptsAnnihilation

Related Words

Bible Theasaurus

Adept (3 instances)
Beneficial (12 instances)
Better (302 instances)
Bully (2 instances)
Capital (60 instances)
Choice (172 instances)
Crack (10 instances)
Dependable (5 instances)
Effective (13 instances)
Expert (90 instances)
Exquisite (2 instances)
Honest (52 instances)
Honorable (62 instances)
Outdo (2 instances)
Practiced (94 instances)
Proficient (4 instances)
Respectable (2 instances)
Salutary (1 instance)
Scoop (6 instances)
Secure (159 instances)
Serious (65 instances)
Skilful (40 instances)
Skillful (88 instances)
Trump (2 instances)
Upright (440 instances)

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