36 occurrences

'Continued' in the Bible

and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy;

Verse ConceptsGrowth In WealthWealthy PeopleWealth And Prosperity

He continued, “Name me your wages, and I will give it.”

They received from Moses all the contributions which the sons of Israel had brought to perform the work in the construction of the sanctuary. And they still continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning.

Verse ConceptsCollectionsMorningTithesEvery MorningPeople WillingFree Will

From there they continued to Beer, that is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Assemble the people, that I may give them water.”

Verse ConceptsGod Providing Waterbeer

“The well, which the leaders sank,Which the nobles of the people dug,With the scepter and with their staffs.”And from the wilderness they continued to Mattanah,

Verse ConceptsPrincesSceptreExcavation

The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, while they continued to blow the trumpets.

The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew the trumpets; and the armed men went before them and the rear guard came after the ark of the Lord, while they continued to blow the trumpets.

Verse ConceptsSeven PeopleSeven ThingsTrumpets For BattleSeven Trumpets

Then it proceeded southward to the ascent of Akrabbim and continued to Zin, then went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea and continued to Hezron, and went up to Addar and turned about to Karka.

It continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.

Then the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and continued on the north of Beth-arabah, and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

Verse ConceptsStones As Monuments

The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and turned northward toward Gilgal which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south of the valley; and the border continued to the waters of En-shemesh and it ended at En-rogel.

The border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and continued to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is, Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh and continued through Timnah.

The border proceeded to the side of Ekron northward. Then the border curved to Shikkeron and continued to Mount Baalah and proceeded to Jabneel, and the border ended at the sea.

It went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to the border of the Archites at Ataroth.

Then the border went westward at Michmethath on the north, and the border turned about eastward to Taanath-shiloh and continued beyond it to the east of Janoah.

From Tappuah the border continued westward to the brook of Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families,

From there the border continued to Luz, to the side of Luz (that is, Bethel) southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, near the hill which lies on the south of lower Beth-horon.

It continued to the side in front of the Arabah northward and went down to the Arabah.

The border continued to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border.

Verse ConceptsSalt

From there it continued eastward toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and it proceeded to Rimmon which stretches to Neah.

Now it came about, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli was watching her mouth.

While Saul talked to the priest, the commotion in the camp of the Philistines continued and increased; so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”

Verse ConceptsPlucking OutDisorder Among The Nations

Then Huram continued, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who will build a house for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

Verse Conceptsequipping, spiritualDiscernment Of GovernorsHeaven And EarthIntelligenceCreation Of The Physical Heavens

He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God prospered him.

Verse ConceptsIrreverenceFormulas For SuccessReverence, And BlessingSuccessSports

He did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; however he did not enter the temple of the Lord. But the people continued acting corruptly.

Verse ConceptsImitating Good KingsEntering The Temple

While the whole assembly worshiped, the singers also sang and the trumpets sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

Verse ConceptsBowingAssemblyAccompaniment

Then Job continued his discourse and said,

Then Elihu continued and said,

Then Elihu continued and said,

Verse Conceptsfitness

Yet they still continued to sin against Him,To rebel against the Most High in the desert.

Verse ConceptsObstinacy Against God

You meet him who rejoices in doing righteousness,Who remembers You in Your ways.Behold, You were angry, for we sinned,We continued in them a long time;And shall we be saved?

Verse ConceptsAfter A Long TimeThose Not Saved

So the overseer continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and kept giving them vegetables.

Verse ConceptsVegetables

And Daniel continued until the first year of Cyrus the king.

You continued looking until a stone was cut out without hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them.

Verse ConceptsMessianic PropheciesCutting StonesStriking RocksChrist The RockIron Objectsstatues

Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously.

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TimeFaithfulness, Examples OfAttitudes Of HumilityAttitudes, in prayerDecisivenessKneelingNoonPrayer, Practicalities OfReverence, And ObedienceThanksgivingWorship, Times ForBoldness Examples OfThanksgiving, OfferedCourage, Examples OfSecret PrayerSeveral Times A DaySignaturesUnpremeditatedUpper RoomsWhen To Prayculturetoughness

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