29 occurrences

'Built' in the Bible

"The LORD has brought to fulfillment what he promised, and now here I stand, having succeeded my father David to sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the Temple for the name of the Lord GOD of Israel.

Verse ConceptsThrone

and yet, will God truly reside on earth with human beings? Look! Neither the sky nor the highest heaven can contain you! How much less this Temple that I have built!

Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritGod, Present EverywhereHeaven, God's HabitationGod, InfiniteGod's Dwelling

then hear from heaven where you reside, and do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the people of the earth may know your name, fear you as do your people Israel, and so they may know that this Temple that I have built is called by your name.

Verse ConceptsHousesReverence, And God's Nature

"When your people go out to war against their enemies, no matter what way you send them, and they pray to you in the direction of this city that you have chosen and in the direction of the Temple that I have built for your name,

if they return to you with all of their heart and with all of their soul in the land where they have been taken captive, as they pray in the direction of their land that you have given to their ancestors and to the city that you have chosen, and to the Temple that I have built for your name,

Then he rebuilt Tadmor in the desert, along with supply centers that he had built in Hamath.

He also built upper and lower Beth-horon as fortified cities, installing walls, gates, and bars,

Verse ConceptsFortificationsGates

Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the LORD's altar that he had built in front of the porch of the Temple,

Verse ConceptsThe Altar Of The Lordflexibility

When the queen of Sheba had seen Solomon's wisdom for herself, the palace that he had built,

Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem and built defensive fortification cities throughout Judah,

Verse ConceptsFortified Cities

Asa built fortified cities throughout Judah while the land lay undisturbed, because the LORD had given him peace so that no one went to war against him during those years.

Verse ConceptsCity

He had told Judah, "Let's build up these cities, surrounding them with walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land still belongs to us, because we have kept on seeking the LORD our God. We have sought him out, and he has given us rest all around us." So the people built and prospered.

Verse ConceptsGatesTowersWallsprospering

and he was buried in his own tomb that he had prepared for himself in the City of David. He was laid out on a bier that had been filled with various spices prepared by morticians, and the mourners built a massive bonfire to honor his memory.

Verse ConceptsThe DeadSweet OdoursFuneralsCremationHerbs And SpicesOintmentPerfumeTombsCemeterySepulchresCampfires

As a result, Jehoshaphat grew more and more powerful, and built up fortresses and storage centers throughout Judah.

Verse ConceptsCastlesThrift

They lived in it and have built there a sanctuary for your name, where they said,

He also agreed with King Ahaziah to build ships to sail toward Tarshish, which they built in Ezion-geber.

Verse ConceptsThe Navypartnership

In addition to all of this, he built high places in the mountains of Judah, led the inhabitants of Jerusalem into cultic sexual immorality, and made Judah go astray.

Verse ConceptsGuidance, Need For God'sSpiritual Harlotry

One time Uzziah went out and battled the Philistines. He tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, and built cities in the Ashdod area among the Philistines.

Verse ConceptsWalls

Uzziah also built towers in Jerusalem, at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the Angle and fortified them.

Verse ConceptsFarmersTowersNamed GatesSportsreinforcement

He also built watchtowers in the wilderness and had many cisterns hewed out, since he also possessed large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the midland plains. He had many farmers and vinedressers throughout the hills and fertile lands because he loved farming.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsCisternsVineyardWatchmanAgricultureFarming

He also had various siege engines built by skilled designers and placed them on the towers and on the corner ramparts that could fire arrows and very large stones. His reputation spread far and wide, and he was marvelously assisted until he grew very strong.

Verse ConceptsFameIntelligenceStonesInventionsArrowsSports

He also built cities in the hill country of Judah, along with fortresses and guard towers in the forests.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsCastles

Hezekiah received immense wealth and honor. He built treasuries for himself to store silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all sorts of valuable items,

Verse ConceptsGoldHerbs And SpicesSilver

He also built cities for himself and stored up flocks and herds in abundance, because God had given him great riches.

Verse ConceptsMaterialism, As An Aspect Of Sin

He re-established the high places that his father Hezekiah had demolished, he built altars to the Baals, erected Asherim, and worshipped and served the armies of heaven.

Verse ConceptsBuilding Altars

He also built altars in the LORD's Temple, about which the LORD had spoken "My name will reside in Jerusalem forever."

Verse ConceptsBuilding Altars

He built altars for all the armies of heaven in the two courtyards of the LORD's Temple.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionStarsTemples, HeathenBuilding Altars

He also eliminated the foreign gods and idols from the LORD's Temple, along with all of the altars that he had built in Jerusalem and on the mountain where the LORD's Temple was located, and he discarded them outside the city.

Verse ConceptsReformationBuilding AltarsDestruction Of Satan's Works

"Put the holy ark in the Temple that Solomon, the son of Israel's King David, built. It will no longer be a burden on their shoulders. Now go serve the LORD your God and his people Israel. Prepare yourselves by divisions according to your ancestral households, keeping to what King David of Israel and his son Solomon wrote about this.

Verse ConceptsWriting

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בּנה 
Banah 
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