65 occurrences in 8 translations

'Constructed' in the Bible

but Jacob set out for Succoth, built a house there, and constructed some cattle shelters. He named the place Succoth.

Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyBooths

He constructed the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

Verse ConceptsAcacia WoodDimensions Of Temple Furniture

Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide, and was 4½ feet high.

Verse ConceptsWoodAcacia WoodSquaresDimensions Of Temple FurnitureSetting Up The Bronze Altar

He constructed for the altar a grate of bronze mesh under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.

Verse ConceptsHalf Of ThingsBronze Items For The Tabernacle

Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar in order to carry it with them. He constructed the altar with boards so that it was hollow.

Verse ConceptsHollownessCarrying Holy ThingsHollow

They went through the Negev and reached Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak lived. (Hebron had been constructed seven years before Zoan in Egypt had been built).

Verse ConceptsSeven YearsGiants

Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and constructed pens for their flocks.

Verse ConceptsFortified CitiesStock Keeping

After they arrived at an area of the Jordan River that is in the land of Canaan, the descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh constructed an altar there by the Jordan River, and it was very large.

Verse ConceptsAltars, Built ByFractions, One HalfBuilding AltarsThe Region Of Jordan

When the Israelis heard about it, they announced, "Look here, the descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have constructed an altar in Canaan's frontier district of the Jordan River, on the side apportioned to the Israelis."

Verse ConceptsBuilding AltarsThe Region Of Jordan

Build a well-constructed altar to the Lord your God on the top of this rock. Take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.”

Verse ConceptsHeightWoodAltars, Built ByAltars To The LordBuilding AltarsFirewood

Solomon also constructed windows in the Temple with specially designed frames.

Verse ConceptsWindows For The Temple

He built an extension all around the walls of the temple's main hall and holy place and constructed side rooms in it.

Verse Conceptsstructure

The Temple was constructed of stone precut at the quarry so that no hammer, axe, or any other iron implement would be heard in the Temple while it was being built.

Verse ConceptsBuildingIronMasonsToolsHammersThe First Templeconstruction

A passageway to the side chamber was constructed on the south side of the Temple by which people could ascend winding stairs to the middle story, then from there to the third story.

Verse ConceptsStairwaysRight SidesSteps

He constructed this structure to adjoin the entire Temple, five cubits high, and fastened it to the Temple with cedar timbers.

Verse ConceptsHeightDecksDimensions Of ChambersCedar Woodstructure

He constructed the walls inside the temple with cedar planks; he paneled the inside with wood from the floor of the temple to the rafters of the ceiling. He covered the temple floor with boards made from the wood of evergreens.

Verse ConceptsCedar Wood

He lined 20 cubits of the rear part of the Temple from floor to ceiling with cedar boards specially constructed for the inside to serve as the Most Holy Place.

Verse ConceptsMost Holy PlaceDimensions Of ChambersCedar Wood

He constructed the inner court with three rows of precut stone and a row of cedar beams.

Verse ConceptsSkillStoneworkCedar WoodThree Parts Of Constructions

He built his own palace out of timber supplied from the forest of Lebanon. It was 100 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, 20 cubits tall, and was constructed on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams interlocking the pillars.

Verse ConceptsBeamsForestsBreadthBuildingFour SupportsRoyal HousesDimensions Of BuildingsCedar Wood

He constructed the Judgment Hall for the throne room where he would be ruling, paneling it with cedar from floor to ceiling.

Verse ConceptsCedarJudgment SeatThroneHallsOverlaid With WoodPeople Involved In JudgementCedar Wood

The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married.

The stands were constructed with frames between the joints.

Verse ConceptsDesign

The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal.

Later, Solomon even constructed a high place on the mountain east of Jerusalem that was dedicated to Chemosh, that detestable Moabite idol, and to Molech, the detestable Ammonite idol.

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsBuild, LiterallyHigh Places

He built an altar for Baal in a temple for Baal that he constructed in Samaria.

Verse ConceptsTemples, HeathenAltars, PaganBuilding Altarsjezebel

With the stones he constructed an altar for the Lord. Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs of seed.

Verse ConceptsFurrowsWeights And Measures, DryOther Volume Measures

They abandoned all of the commands given by the LORD their God, crafted for themselves cast images of two calves, constructed an Asherah, worshipped all of the stars in heaven, and served Baal.

Verse ConceptsPagan GodsAstrologyBowingCalvesHost Of HeavenSculptureStarsGolden CalvesForsaking God's ThingsTwo AnimalsServing Asherah

Nevertheless, each nation continued to craft their own gods and install them in the temples on the high places that the people of Samaria had constructed every nation in their own cities where they continued to live.

Verse ConceptsSacrificing On The High Placesgroups

Now the rest of Hezekiah's actions, as well as his glorious deeds, including how he constructed the pool and the conduit to bring water into the city, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah, are they not?

Verse ConceptsPoolsDrinking WaterHistorical BooksWater ChannelKings of judahaccomplishmentsaccomplishment

The king defiled the high places which faced Jerusalem on the south side of Corruption Mountain, which King Solomon of Israel had constructed for Ashtoreth, the Sidonian abomination, for Chemosh, the Moabite abomination, and for Milcom, the Ammonite abomination.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsFalse GodsHillsAbominations, Idolatry IsPolluting The LandServing Asherah

Furthermore, he even broke down the altar that had been at Bethel as well as the high place constructed by Nebat's son Jeroboam, who had caused Israel to sin. He demolished its stones, pulverized them to dust, and burned the Asherah.

Verse ConceptsGrindingAltars, Pagan

David constructed buildings in the City of David; he then prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, EventsTentsThe Ark Moved Around

Solomon, along with the whole assembly with him, met at the high place in Gibeon because that's where God's Tent of Meeting that the LORD's servant Moses had constructed in the wilderness was located.

Verse ConceptsAccess To God, In Old TestamentServanthood, In Life Of BelieversTent Of Meeting

He constructed the veil from blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, embroidering cherubim on it.

Verse ConceptsCrimsonClothLinenMost Holy PlaceCherubim, As DecorationsColors, BlueBlue Purple And Scarlet

Solomon also constructed a bronze altar 20 cubits long, 20 cubits wide, and ten cubits high.

Verse ConceptsBreadthSacrifice On The Bronze AltarSetting Up The Bronze Altar

He also made ten tables and placed them in the Temple, five on the right side and five on the left side. He also constructed 100 gold basins.

Verse ConceptsTablesBowlsOne Hundred

Now I have constructed a magnificent temple dedicated to you that will serve as a place for you to inhabit forever."

Solomon had a bronze platform constructed five cubits square and three cubits high. He had it erected in the middle of the courtyard, and stood on it. Then he knelt down on his knees in front of the entire congregation of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,

Verse ConceptsKneelingPrayer, Practicalities OfBronze Items For The Tabernacle

Later, Solomon moved Pharaoh's daughter from the City of David to the palace that he had constructed to house her, because he reasoned, "My wife isn't going to live in the palace where King David of Israel lived, because wherever the ark of the LORD entered is holy."

Verse ConceptsPalaces

Jotham constructed the Upper Gate of the LORD's Temple and did extensive work on the wall of Ophel.

Verse ConceptsWallsBuilding Jerusalem's WallGates Of The Temple

His prayer, how God was moved by him, all of his sin and unfaithfulness, and a record of the sites where he constructed high places, erected Asherim and carved images before he humbled himself are written in the Acts of the Seers.

Verse ConceptsAnswered PrayerUnfaithfulness, To God

Let the Temple be rebuilt where they offered sacrifices. Let the foundations thereof be laid with a height of 60 cubits and a width of 60 cubits, constructed with three layers of foundation stone interlaced with a row of new timber, the expenses for which are to be paid from the king's treasury.

Verse ConceptsThree Parts Of Constructions

Ezra the scribe stood on a towering wooden platform constructed for this purpose. Standing near him on his right were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Masseiah. On his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

Verse ConceptsStandingWoodAssistantsRight SidesLeft Hand Side

So the people went out and brought these things back and constructed temporary shelters for themselves, each on his roof and in his courtyard and in the courtyards of the temple of God and in the plaza of the Water Gate and the plaza of the Ephraim Gate.

Verse ConceptsCourtyardHousesRoofHousetopsNamed Gates

So all the assembly which had returned from the exile constructed temporary shelters and lived in them. The Israelites had not done so from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. Everyone experienced very great joy.

Verse ConceptsGladnessUnique FeastsTimes Of People

His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows 75 feet high. Ask the king in the morning to hang Mordecai on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows constructed.

Verse ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsBad Wives ExamplesTemptressesDimensions Of Other ThingsPeople Hung To DeathNamed Wives

Then the king said, "Who is that in the courtyard?" Now Haman had come to the outer courtyard of the palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had constructed for him.

Verse ConceptsPeople Hung To Death

I constructed gardens and orchards for myself, and within them I planted all kinds of fruit trees.

Verse ConceptsOrchardsGardens

I constructed reservoirs of water for myself from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.

Verse ConceptsWater IrrigationPools

There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it.

Verse ConceptsFew People

Your neck is like the tower of David,constructed in layers.A thousand bucklers are hung on it—all of them shields of warriors.

Verse ConceptsNecksArmoryElegancecrusades

He built a hedge around it, removed its stones, and planted a vine. He built a tower in the middle of it, and constructed a winepress. He waited for it to produce edible grapes, but it produced sour ones instead.

Verse ConceptsAgriculture, TermsFortsExcavationWineskins And Vats

Now the cistern where Ishmael threw all the dead bodies of those he had killed was a large one that King Asa had constructed as part of his defenses against King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with dead bodies.

Verse ConceptsCorpses Of Other PeopleList Of Kings Of Israel

Their wheels and their construction details looked like gold-colored beryl. Each wheel was identical in form to the others, and they appeared to have been constructed and designed as if one wheel were within another.

Verse ConceptsJewelsPrecious StonesFour SupportsWheelsSimilar ItemsSparklingAppearances ofColorcraftsmanshipstructure

When you built your mound on every street corner and constructed your high place at every plaza, you weren't like a common prostitute, in that you've insulted the wages of a prostitute

Verse ConceptsCity SquaresUsing RoadsNot Like Peoplewhores

Pharaoh will not help him with his great army and vast horde in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.

Verse ConceptsFortsAttempting To KillSiege MoundsEarthly Armies

They constructed all your plankingwith pine trees from Senir.They took a cedar from Lebanonto make a mast for you.

Verse ConceptsCedarFir TreesBoardsCedar Wood

And those passing by have passed through the land, and seen a bone of man, and one hath constructed near it a sign till those burying have buried it in the valley of the multitude of Gog.

Verse ConceptsBones

Next, he brought me into the outer court, where chambers and a paved area had been constructed all around the courtyard, with 30 chambers facing the pavement.

Verse ConceptsThirtyPavementsRooms Of Ezekiel's TempleCourts Of The Temple

Then He said to me: “Son of man, this is what the Lord God says: These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be sprinkled on it:

Verse ConceptsSprinklingSprinkling BloodSetting Up The Bronze AltarThe Law Given To Israel

"Our ancestors had the Tent of Testimony in the wilderness constructed, just as the one who spoke to Moses directed him to make it according to the pattern he had seen.

Verse ConceptsDivine PlansDesignThe Tabernacle

So then, being God’s children, we should not think that the Divine Nature (deity) is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination or skill of man.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritFalse ReligionGoldSculptureSkillStonesEvolutionProofs Of God's ExistenceStone ItemsIdolatryDivineDivinityGodheadimaginationartistsimage

For a sacred tent was constructed--the outer one, in which were the lamp and the table and the presented loaves; and this is called the Holy place.

Verse ConceptsConsecrated BreadThe Golden LampstandTablesShowbreadOutside The HouseThe TabernacleHallowed

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