57 occurrences in 13 translations

'Given' in the Bible

And David said to the young man who had given him the news, Where do you come from? And he said, I am the son of a man from a strange land; I am an Amalekite.

Verse ConceptsWhere From?

And David said to him, May your blood be on your head; for your mouth has given witness against you, saying, I have put to death the man marked with the holy oil.

Verse ConceptsBlood, Figurative UseHeadsThe Lord's AnointedKilling KingsWitness Against Oneselftraitors

And Joab said, By the living God, if you had not given the word, the people would have gone on attacking their countrymen till the morning.

And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am this day doing all in my power for the cause of your father Saul and for his brothers and his friends, and have not given you up into the hands of David, and now you say I have done wrong with a woman.

Verse ConceptsBlameAnger, HumanLoyaltyOffenceNamed People Angry With OthersPeople Of Judah

So Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish [to whom Saul had given her].

Verse ConceptsTransferring Wives

When Joab and his men came, news was given them that Abner, the son of Ner, had come to the king, who had let him go away again in peace.

Verse ConceptsSoldiers

They brought Ish-bosheth's head to David at Hebron and told the king, "Look! Here's the head of your enemy Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, who sought your life. Today the LORD has given your majesty the king vengeance on Saul and his descendants."

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Specific People

When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

Verse ConceptsNewsGood News

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine GiftSabbath, In OtRoyal HousesTime Of Peace

even from the day that I appointed judges over My people Israel; and I have given rest to thee from all thine enemies, and Jehovah hath declared to thee that Jehovah doth make for thee a house.

Verse ConceptsProperty, HousesTime Of Peace

What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, O Lord God!

Verse ConceptsGod, All knowing

Now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word [of the covenant] that You have spoken in regard to Your servant and his house (royal dynasty); and do just as You have spoken,

Verse ConceptsWhat God DoesPromises concerningPromisesperformancereality

And David saith to him, 'Be not afraid; for I certainly do with thee kindness because of Jonathan thy father, and have given back to thee all the field of Saul thy father, and thou dost eat bread at my table continually.'

Verse ConceptsGrandparentsReinstatementRestitutionBenevolenceRestoring Thingsgrandfathersreassurance

Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.

Verse ConceptsGiving To Others

Then Ziba said to the king, Every order which you have given to your servant will be done. As for Mephibosheth, he had a place at David's table, like one of the king's sons.

Verse ConceptsTablesLike Good People

and the rest of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and setteth in array to meet the Bene-Ammon.

And word of this was given to David: and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam. And the Aramaeans put their forces in position against David, and made an attack on him.

Verse ConceptsConfrontation

And when word was given to David that Uriah had not gone down to his house, David said to Uriah, Have you not come from a journey? why did you not go down to your house?

Verse ConceptsNot going home directly

And he gave orders to the man who took the news, saying, After you have given the king all the news about the war,

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent Out

And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

Verse ConceptsConcubinesTribes Of IsraelAdding BlessingGod Giving FreelyTransferring Wives

thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am raising up against thee evil, out of thy house, and have taken thy wives before thine eyes, and given to thy neighbour, and he hath lain with thy wives before the eyes of this sun;

Verse ConceptsHatred Between RelativesDuring The DayGod Will Bring HarmTransferring WivesRelationship Troublesgrandfathers

Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

Verse ConceptsdisgraceReproachHow Sin Comes With AfflictionsNearness Of DeathBlasphemyDeath Will Soon HappenEnemies Of God

Absalom instructed his servants, "Look! When Amnon is drunk and I say to you, 'Strike Amnon down,' kill him then and there. Don't fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!"

Verse ConceptsFeastingAssassinations, CompletedWineBraveryDrunk IndividualsBe Courageous!

So Absalom's servants did to Amnon as Absalom had given them orders. Then all the king's sons got up, and every man got on his beast and went in flight.

Verse ConceptsMulesBackAnimals, Types OfRiding Mules

Now while they were on their way, news was given to David that Absalom had put to death all the sons of the king and that not one of them was still living.

Verse ConceptsRumoursNo SurvivorsKilling Sons And Daughters

And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:

Verse ConceptsAnointing With OilBereavement, Expression OfMourningOintmentUnhappinessAnointing OneselfPretendingDistinctive Clothing

Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!'

Verse ConceptsPaying Attention To People

Then Joab, falling down on his face on the earth, gave the king honour and blessing; and Joab said, Today it is clear to your servant that I have grace in your eyes, my lord king, because the king has given effect to the request of his servant.

Verse ConceptsBowing Before David

And it hath come to pass, in the drawing nearing of any one to bow himself to him, that he hath put forth his hand, and laid hold on him, and given a kiss to him;

Verse ConceptsPeople KissingBowingKisses

The LORD has repaid you personally for murdering the entire dynasty of Saul, whose place you've taken to reign! And the LORD has given the kingdom into your son Absalom's control. Now look! Your own evil has caught up with you, because you're guilty of murder!"

Verse ConceptsGod Makes Evil ReboundKings Of All Israel Or Judah

And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, You see how my son, the offspring of my body, has made designs against my life: how much more then may this Benjamite do so? Let him be, and let him go on cursing; for the Lord has given him orders.

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill MeCursing The UngodlyLeave Them Alone

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.

After they had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed out of the well and went and informed King David. They told him, “Get up and immediately ford the river, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”

Verse ConceptsFordsTelling Of Happenings

And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.

Verse ConceptsParental LoveSoft TreatmentThe King's Orders

And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle.

Verse ConceptsArmourBeltsArmor ProtectionPeople Giving Clothes

And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!

Verse ConceptsBowingSalutationsGod Handing OverBowing Before David

And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.

Verse ConceptsUnhappinessTelling Of People's SituationsMourning The Death Of Others

Then the king got up and took his seat near the town-door. And word was given to all the people that the king was in the public place: and all the people came before the king. Now all the men of Israel had gone back in flight to their tents.

Verse ConceptsSittingAssembling IsraelSitting In The GatewayPeople Sitting DownIsrael Fleeing

He has given you a false account of me: but my lord the king is like the angel of God: do then whatever seems good to you.

Verse ConceptsThe Angel Of GodLike AngelsThe Will Of Men

Now Barzillai was a very old man, as much as eighty years old: and he had given the king everything he had need of, while he was at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.

Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialPeople ProvidingWealthy People

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?

Verse ConceptsRelatives

And David came to his house at Jerusalem: and the king took the ten women to whom he had given the care of the house, and had them shut up, and gave them the necessaries of life, but did not go near them. So they were shut up till the day of their death, living as widows.

Verse ConceptsHousesWidowsAbsence Of SexTen PeopleIndividuals going homeActual Widows

So Amasa went to get all the men of Judah together, but he took longer than the time David had given him.

Verse ConceptsPeople Who Delayed

Then the king sent for the Gibeonites; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but were the last of the Amorites, to whom the children of Israel had given an oath; but Saul, in his passion for the children of Israel and Judah, had made an attempt on their lives:)

Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelZeal

let there be given to us seven men of his sons, and we have hanged them before Jehovah, in the height of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah.' And the king saith, 'I do give;'

Verse ConceptsSeven ChildrenPeople Hung To Death

But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Saul to whom Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, had given birth; and the five sons of Saul's daughter Merab, whose father was Adriel, the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

And news was given to David of what Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, one of Saul's wives, had done.

Verse ConceptsTelling What People Did

And they put them with the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the resting-place of Kish, his father, in Zela in the country of Benjamin; they did all the king had given them orders to do. And after that, God gave ear to their prayers for the land.

Verse ConceptsAnother's Burial PlaceGod Answered Prayer

Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

Verse ConceptsReward, DivineThe Recompense Of The RighteousGod Has Requited

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Verse ConceptsShieldsSalvation, Illustrations OfGod's GentlenessGod Helps

I have sent destruction on them and given them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.

Verse ConceptsFeetDownfallPeople Overcoming

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

Verse ConceptsTurning One's Back

From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.

Verse ConceptsThree MenPraising Specific People

So David went up, as Gad had said and as the Lord had given orders.

the whole hath Araunah given, as a king to a king; and Araunah saith unto the king, 'Jehovah thy God doth accept thee.'

Verse ConceptsAcceptance, From GodGiving To Others

And the king said to Araunah, No, but I will give you a price for it; I will not give to the Lord my God burned offerings for which I have given nothing. So David got the grain-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

Verse ConceptsFalse WorshipBuying and sellingNegotiationProperty, LandPurchasingReal EstateFree Of Charge

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