26 occurrences

'Father' in the Bible

Elisha saw it, and he cried, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" He saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.

Verse ConceptsTearing Of ClothesSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfDuplicating WordsSpiritual FathersHeavenly ChariotsThose Who Tore ClothesStruggles In Relationship

He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

Verse ConceptsStonesObelisks

Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father, and to the prophets of your mother." The king of Israel said to him, "No; for Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab."

Verse ConceptsThree MenWhat Have We In Common?Given Into One's HandsGod Will Cause DefeatProphets Of Other Gods

When the child was grown, it happened one day that he went out to his father to the reapers.

Verse ConceptsReapers

He said to his father, "My head! My head!" He said to his servant, "Carry him to his mother."

Verse ConceptsDuplicating WordsPeople Carrying Live PeopleDeath Of A Motherhurting

His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn't you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean?'"

Verse ConceptsServants, GoodNamed Prophets Of The LordExamples Of Good Servants

The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, "My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?"

Verse ConceptsVindictivenessDuplicating WordsApproval To Kill

Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain, "Pick him up, and throw him in the plot of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember how, when you and I rode together after Ahab his father, Yahweh laid this burden on him:

Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness of which he died: and Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him, and said, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!"

Verse ConceptsHorsesVisitingWeepingDeath Of The Saints, Examples OfVisiting Of The SickVisitationDuplicating WordsHeavenly ChariotsHow Death Is InevitableSick IndividualsMourning In RegretList Of Kings Of IsraelIllnesscancer

Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash strike him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

Verse ConceptsActing Three TimesCapturing Cities

He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, yet not like David his father: he did according to all that Joash his father had done.

Verse ConceptsKingship, HumanNot Imitating GoodPeople Who Did Right

It happened, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he killed his servants who had slain the king his father:

All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.

Verse ConceptsAge When CrownedMaking KingsKings Of All Israel Or Judah

He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.

Verse ConceptsGood Kings Examples OfImitating Good KingsPeople Who Did Right

He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

Verse ConceptsGood Kings Examples OfImitating Good KingsPeople Who Did Right

Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.

Verse ConceptsBuried In The City Of DavidKings Of All Israel Or Judah

Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he didn't do that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh his God, like David his father.

Verse ConceptsNot Imitating Good15 To 20 YearsAge When Crowned

He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that David his father had done.

Verse ConceptsBehaviourGood Kings Examples OfImitating Good KingsPeople Who Did Right

"Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, 'Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father, "I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you shall go up to the house of Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsThe Third Day Of The WeekGod HealsGod Answered PrayerGod Paid Attention To MeRecovery

Of your sons who shall issue from you, whom you shall father, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'"

Verse ConceptsBabylon, Israel Exiled To

For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them.

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsFalse ReligionBowingAltars, PaganBuilding AltarsList Of Kings Of IsraelServing Asherah

He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did Manasseh his father.

He walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshiped them:

He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in all the way of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfGood Kings Examples OfSteadfastness, Examples OfImitating Good KingsNot Turning AsidePeople Who Did Right

Pharaoh Necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim: but he took Jehoahaz away; and he came to Egypt, and died there.

Verse ConceptsKings ExiledPeople Renaming PeopleKings Of All Israel Or Judah

He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father had done.

Verse ConceptsInexperience

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