34 occurrences in 12 translations

'Dismissed' in the Bible

Then Joshua dismissed the people, and each man returned to his territorial inheritance.

Verse ConceptsSending people home

After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelis returned to their respective inheritances to take possession of the land.

When Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he dismissed the people who had carried it.

Verse ConceptsSending people home

When thou goest from me to-day, thou shalt meet two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to thee, The asses are found which thou wentest to seek, and behold, thy father has dismissed the matter of the asses, and is anxious about you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

Verse ConceptsCareFinding ThingsTwo Other Men

Abner said to David, “Let me now go and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king. They will make a covenant with you, and you will rule over all you desire.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.

Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsMaking Kings

Just then David’s soldiers and Joab returned from a raid and brought a large amount of plundered goods with them. Abner was not with David in Hebron because David had dismissed him, and he had gone in peace.

Verse ConceptsSpoils Of War

When Joab and all his army arrived, Joab was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, the king dismissed him, and he went in peace.”

Verse ConceptsSoldiers

Then Joab came to the king and said, "What have you done? Abner came here to you? Why have you dismissed him that he {actually went away}?

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?

So Solomon dismissed Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord, which He had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

Verse ConceptsPriesthood, In OtDeposed Priests

On the fifteenth day after the festival started, he dismissed the people. They asked God to empower the king and then went to their homes, happy and content because of all the good the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

Verse ConceptsHappinessDay 8Rejoicing In God's Works

Ben Hadad said, "I will return the cities my father took from your father. You may set up markets in Damascus, just as my father did in Samaria." Ahab then said, "I want to make a treaty with you before I dismiss you." So he made a treaty with him and then dismissed him.

Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsAgreements, LegalCovenant breakersFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsMarketsRestitutionTradeTreatyCities In Israel

When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from them and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they left.

Verse ConceptsSending people home

So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.

Then Amaziah dismissed them, the troops which came to him from Ephraim, to go home; so their anger burned against Judah and they returned home in fierce anger.

Verse ConceptsTwelve BeingsGroups Sent Away

Now the troops Amaziah had dismissed and had not allowed to fight in the battle raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed 3,000 people and carried off a large amount of plunder.

Verse ConceptsThree Thousand And UpTwelve Beings

If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servantswhen they made a complaint against me,

Verse ConceptsEmployersMasters Duties Towards ServantsSlavesWhat Sin?

that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that dismissed not his prisoners homewards?

Verse ConceptsPrisonersCities Under AttackImprisonments

Then you will think to yourself, 'Who bore these children for me? I was bereaved and barren, dismissed and divorced. Who raised these children? Look, I was left all alone; where did these children come from?'"

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesAttitudes To BarrennessBereavementwandering

Thus says Yahweh: "Where [is] this divorce document of your mother's divorce, [with] which I dismissed her? or to whom of my creditors did I sell you? Look! you were sold because of your sin, and your mother was dismissed because of your transgressions.

Verse ConceptsCreditdivorce, in OTCertificate of divorceBuying and sellingImperfection, And God's PurposesMarriage, Between God And His PeopleMothers, As A SymbolBills Of DivorceMothers

Then He dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached Him and said, “Explain the parable of the weeds in the field to us.”

Verse ConceptsTeachablenessCrowds AvoidedFigurative FieldsEntering HousesChrist With His Disciples

Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsCrowds AvoidedBoatsPeople Going BeforeCrossing To The Other SideDisciples' Movementslakes

And, having dismissed the crowds, he went on board ship and came to the borders of Magadan.

Verse ConceptsSeafaringCrowds AvoidedBoatsChrist Driving Out People

Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsCrowds AvoidedBoatsCrossing To The Other SideDisciples' Movements

About 4,000 men were there. He dismissed them

Verse ConceptsFour Thousand

I know what I'll do so that people will welcome me into their homes when I'm dismissed from my job.'

Verse ConceptsWelcoming Other PeopleDeposingLosing A FriendLosing FriendsMoney Managementwelcome

After the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and persuading them to continue in the grace of God.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofDevout MenGrace, And Christian LifeJudaismProselytesPersevering To The EndMany In The Church

So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

Verse ConceptsChurch Gatherings

And after they had spent some time there , they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.

Verse ConceptsPeople Sending Peoplespace

For indeed we are in danger of being accused of rioting concerning today, [since there] is no cause in relation to which we will be able to give an account concerning this disorderly gathering!" And [when he] had said these [things], he dismissed the assembly.

Verse ConceptsTumultDisorder Among Peoplerisk

So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Don’t tell anyone that you have informed me about this.”

Verse ConceptsChiliarchsDo Not Tell

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Discharged (8 instances)
Dismiss (25 instances)
Dismissed (34 instances)
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