'Days' in the Bible

These who were recorded by name came in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, attacked the Hamites’ tents and the Meunites who were found there, and set them apart for destruction, as they are today. Then they settled in their place because there was pasture for their flocks.

Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to be with them seven days,

all their brave men set out and retrieved the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.

They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.

Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in Saul’s days.”

three years of famine, or three months of devastation by your foes with the sword of your enemy overtaking you, or three days of the sword of the Lord—a plague on the land, the angel of the Lord bringing destruction to the whole territory of Israel.’ Now decide what answer I should take back to the One who sent me.”

When David was old and full of days, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.

For we live before You as foreigners and temporary residents in Your presence as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.

He died at a ripe old age, full of days, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon became king in his place.

so that they may fear Youand walk in Your waysall the days they live on the landYou gave our ancestors.

So Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly, from the entrance to Hamath to the Brook of Egypt—observed the festival at that time for seven days.

On the eighth day they held a sacred assembly, for the dedication of the altar lasted seven days and the festival seven days.

Rehoboam replied, “Return to me in three days.” So the people left.

Because the land experienced peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. No one made war with him in those days because the Lord gave him rest.

Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to gather the plunder. They found among them an abundance of goods on the bodies and valuable items. So they stripped them until nobody could carry any more. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.

Jehoiada died when he was old and full of days; he was 130 years old at his death.

They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the portico of the Lord’s temple. They consecrated the Lord’s temple for eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.

The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy, and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day after day with loud instruments.

Then Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the Lord. They ate at the appointed festival for seven days, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.

The whole congregation decided to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy,

There was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this was known since the days of Solomon son of David, the king of Israel.

In those days Hezekiah became sick to the point of death, so he prayed to the Lord, and He spoke to him and gave him a miraculous sign.

The Israelites who were present in Judah also observed the Passover at that time and the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

No Passover had been observed like it in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present in Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king and reigned three months and 10 days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.

This fulfilled the word of the Lord through Jeremiah and the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation until 70 years were fulfilled.

They observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, because the Lord had made them joyful, having changed the Assyrian king’s attitude toward them, so that he supported them in the work on the house of the God of Israel.

I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I searched among the people and priests, but found no Levites there.

So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days.

Our guilt has been terrible from the days of our fathers until the present. Because of our iniquities we have been handed over, along with our kings and priests, to the surrounding kings, and to the sword, captivity, plundering, and open shame, as it is today.

Whoever did not come within three days would forfeit all his possessions, according to the decision of the leaders and elders, and would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles.

So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. On the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for a number of days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

After I arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days,

Each day, one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me. An abundance of all kinds of wine was provided every 10 days. But I didn’t demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.

The wall was completed in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul.

During those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came to them.

The whole community that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. They had not celebrated like this from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. And there was tremendous joy.

Ezra read out of the book of the law of God every day, from the first day to the last. The Israelites celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day there was an assembly, according to the ordinance.

So now, our God—the great, mighty,and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant—do not view lightly all the hardships that have afflicted us,our kings and leaders,our priests and prophets,our ancestors and all Your people,from the days of the Assyrian kings until today.

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah.These were the leaders of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua.

In the days of Joiakim, the leaders of the priestly families were: Meraiah of Seraiah, Hananiah of Jeremiah,

In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the leaders of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded while Darius the Persian ruled.

Levi’s descendants, the leaders of families, were recorded in the Book of the Historical Records during the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

These served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were leaders of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.

In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus, who ruled 127 provinces from India to Cush.

In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne in the fortress at Susa.

He displayed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness for a total of 180 days.

During those days while Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, became infuriated and planned to assassinate King Ahasuerus.

“All the royal officials and the people of the royal provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner courtyard and who has not been summoned—the death penalty. Only if the king extends the gold scepter will that person live. I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the last 30 days.”

“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa and fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days, day or night. I and my female servants will also fast in the same way. After that, I will go to the king even if it is against the law. If I perish, I perish.”

But the Jews in Susa had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. They rested on the fifteenth day of the month, and it became a day of feasting and rejoicing.

He ordered them to celebrate the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar every year

because during those days the Jews got rid of their enemies. That was the month when their sorrow was turned into rejoicing and their mourning into a holiday. They were to be days of feasting, rejoicing, and of sending gifts to one another and the poor.

For this reason these days are called Purim, from the word Pur.Because of all the instructions in this letter as well as what they had witnessed and what had happened to them,

the Jews bound themselves, their descendants, and all who joined with them to a commitment that they would not fail to celebrate these two days each and every year according to the written instructions and according to the time appointed.

These days are remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim will not lose their significance in Jewish life and their memory will not fade from their descendants.

in order to confirm these days of Purim at their proper time just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and just as they had committed themselves and their descendants to the practices of fasting and lamentation.

Then they sat on the ground with him seven days and nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very intense.

If only darkness had taken that night away!May it not appear among the days of the yearor be listed in the calendar.

Let those who curse certain dayscast a spell on it,those who are skilled in rousing Leviathan.

Isn’t mankind consigned to forced labor on earth?Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

My days pass more swiftly than a weaver’s shuttle;they come to an end without hope.

I give up! I will not live forever.Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.

Then, even if your beginnings were modest,your final days will be full of prosperity.

since we were born only yesterday and know nothing.Our days on earth are but a shadow.

My days fly by faster than a runner;they flee without seeing any good.

Are Your days like those of a human,or Your years like those of a man,

Are my days not few? Stop it!Leave me alone, so that I can smile a little

Man born of womanis short of days and full of trouble.

Since man’s days are determinedand the number of his months depends on You,and since You have set limits he cannot pass,

When a man dies, will he come back to life?If so, I would wait all the days of my struggleuntil my relief comes.

A wicked man writhes in pain all his days;only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.

My spirit is broken.My days are extinguished.A graveyard awaits me.

My days have slipped by;my plans have been ruined,even the things dear to my heart.

They spend their days in prosperityand go down to Sheol in peace.

Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment?Why do those who know Him never see His days?

If only I could be as in months gone by,in the days when God watched over me,

I would be as I was in the days of my youthwhen God’s friendship rested on my tent,

So I thought: I will die in my own nestand multiply my days as the sand.

Now my life is poured out before my eyes,and days of suffering have seized me.

I am churning within and cannot rest;days of suffering confront me.

then his flesh will be healthier than in his youth,and he will return to the days of his youthful vigor.

If they serve Him obediently,they will end their days in prosperityand their years in happiness.

Then Job died, old and full of days.

He asked You for life, and You gave it to him—length of days forever and ever.

Only goodness and faithful love will pursue meall the days of my life,and I will dwell in the house of the Lordas long as I live.

I have asked one thing from the Lord;it is what I desire:to dwell in the house of the Lordall the days of my life,gazing on the beauty of the Lordand seeking Him in His temple.

The Lord watches over the blameless all their days,and their inheritance will last forever.

They will not be disgraced in times of adversity;they will be satisfied in days of hunger.

“Lord, reveal to me the end of my lifeand the number of my days.Let me know how short-lived I am.

You, indeed, have made my days short in length,and my life span as nothing in Your sight.Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.Selah

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.God, we have heard with our ears—our ancestors have told us—the work You accomplished in their days,in days long ago:

God, You will bring them downto the Pit of destruction;men of bloodshed and treacherywill not live out half their days.But I will trust in You.

Add days to the king’s life;may his years span many generations.

May the righteous flourish in his daysand prosperity abounduntil the moon is no more.

I consider days of old,years long past.