'Firmly' in the Bible

The priests carrying the ark of the Lord’s covenant stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed on dry ground until the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan.

Instruct them, 'Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests stand firmly, and carry them over with you and put them in the place where you camp tonight.'"

Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingship was firmly established.

(There had never been anyone like Ahab, who was firmly committed to doing evil in the sight of the Lord, urged on by his wife Jezebel.

As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah killed his servants who had murdered his father the king.

tremble before Him, all the earth.The world is firmly established;it cannot be shaken.

and I will establish his kingdom forever if {he firmly performs} my commandments and my judgments as [he has to] this day.'

As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king.

Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. And he still holds firmly to his integrity, so that you stirred me up to destroy him without reason."

Then his wife said to him, "Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!"

He leans against his house, but it won't stand; he grabs hold of it firmly, but it doesn't last.

then you will hold your head high, free from fault.You will be firmly established and unafraid.

“He makes priests walk barefoot,And He overturns men firmly seated and secure.

Their children are firmly established in their presence, their offspring before their eyes.

“Man is also disciplined with pain on his bed,And with unceasing complaint in his bones,

He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree;the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together.

There is no flaw in his body's armor; it is firmly fixed on him and unbreachable.

He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,Which yields its fruit in its seasonAnd its leaf does not wither;And in whatever he does, he prospers.

“Yet as for Me, I have anointed and firmly installed My KingUpon Zion, My holy mountain.”

He makes my feet like hinds’ feet [able to stand firmly and tread safely on paths of testing and trouble];He sets me [securely] upon my high places.

“The earth and all who dwell in it melt;It is I who have firmly set its pillars. Selah.

with whom my power will be firmly established; for my arm will strengthen him.

The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty;The Lord is robed, enveloped in strength.The world is firmly established;it cannot be shaken.

Majestic splendor emanates from him; his sanctuary is firmly established and beautiful.

Say among the nations: “The Lord reigns.The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.He judges the peoples fairly.”

He will not fear bad news;His heart is steadfast, trusting [confidently relying on and believing] in the Lord.

I have chosen the faithful way; I have firmly placed your ordinances before me.

ל LamedLord, Your word is forever;it is firmly fixed in heaven.

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself, because you have fallen into your neighbor's power: go, humble yourself, and appeal firmly to your neighbor.

The sayings of the wise are like goads, and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails. The sayings are given by one Shepherd.

Now it will come to pass thatIn the last daysThe mountain of the house of the LordWill be [firmly] established as the highest of the mountains,And will be exalted above the hills;And all the nations will stream to it.

Indeed this is what the Lord told me. He took hold of me firmly and warned me not to act like these people:

‘Behold, the Lord is about to hurl you headlong, O man.And He is about to grasp you firmly

and I will clothe him [with] your tunic, and I will bind your sash firmly about him, and I will put your authority into his hand, and he shall be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

therefore this is what the LORD God says: "Look! I am laying a foundation stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation: Whoever believes firmly will not act hastily.

Your tackle hangs slack;It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly,Nor spread out the sail.Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided;The lame will take the plunder.

For the Lord says this:“For the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,and choose what pleases Me,and hold firmly to My covenant,

And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lordminister to Him, love the name of Yahwehand become His servants,all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating itand who hold firmly to My covenant—

Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority to announce to nations and kingdoms that they will be uprooted and torn down, destroyed and demolished, rebuilt and firmly planted."

Indeed, I'm firmly decided I'm sending calamity to this city, not good," declares the LORD. "It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will set it on fire."'

I will look after their welfare and will restore them to this land. There I will build them up and will not tear them down. I will plant them firmly in the land and will not uproot them.

In the past I saw to it that they were uprooted and torn down, that they were destroyed and demolished. But now I will see to it that they are built up and firmly planted. I, the Lord, affirm it!"

I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land.'

If you will just stay in this land, I will build you up. I will not tear you down. I will firmly plant you. I will not uproot you. For I am filled with sorrow because of the disaster that I have brought on you.

then hear the word of the Lord, remnant of Judah! This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: If you are firmly resolved to go to Egypt and live there for a while,

The king answered and said, "{Certainly} I know that {you are trying to gain time} {because} you have seen {that this matter is firmly decreed by me},

Bound firmly with ropes, these three men Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fell into the blazing fire furnace.

Astonished, King Nebuchadnezzar stood up in terror, and asked his advisors, "Didn't we throw three men into the fire, bound firmly with ropes?" In reply they told the king, "Yes, your majesty."

I'll inform you about what has been recorded in the Book of Truth. No one stands firmly with me against these opponents, except Michael your prince.

They leap like the rumbling of chariots echoing from mountain tops, like the roar of wild fire that devours the chaff, as an army firmly established in battle array.

"But in the last days it will come about that the Temple Mount of the LORD will be firmly set as the leading mountain. It will be exalted above its surrounding hills, and people will stream toward it.

"Then he will take his stand, shepherding by means of the strength of the LORD, by the power of the name of the LORD his God. And they will be firmly established; indeed, from then on he will become great to the ends of the earth.