23 occurrences

'Great' in the Bible

And behold, the servants of David and Joab came from an expedition, and brought in a great spoil with them; but Abner was no longer with David in Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace.

Verse ConceptsSpoils Of War

And the king said to his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

Verse ConceptsPrincesRankGreat Individuals

and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are on the earth.

Verse ConceptsGod With Specific PeopleSource Of HonourLeadership Qualities

And yet this hath been a small thing in thy sight, Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, Lord Jehovah?

Verse ConceptsFutureRevelation Of The FutureMan's Relation To God

Wherefore thou art great, Jehovah Elohim; for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Verse ConceptsGod, Uniqueness OfMonotheismOne GodNo One Is Like GodNo Other Is God

And who is like thy people, like Israel, the one nation in the earth that God went to redeem to be a people to himself, and to make himself a name, and to do for them great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thyself from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerMiracles, Nature OfNationalismUnique Israel

Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, even the child that is born to thee shall certainly die.

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

And he took the crown of their king from off his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold with the precious stones; and it was set on David's head; and he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

Verse ConceptsCrowns, Worn ByGoldJewelsJewelleryWeights Of GoldTalentsweight

And Amnon hated her with an exceeding great hatred, for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, Arise, be gone.

Verse ConceptsHatredSuffering, Causes OfDefraudingMen And Women Who LovedHating Individualsheartbroken

And the people of Israel were routed before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day: twenty thousand men.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And UpKilling IsraelitesDefeat Of God's People

And Absalom found himself in the presence of David's servants. And Absalom was riding upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of the great terebinth, and his head caught in the terebinth, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

Verse ConceptsMulesBackCovering HeadsRiding MulesHairdreadlocks

And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and raised a very great heap of stones upon him. And all Israel fled every one to his tent.

Verse ConceptsPitsRetributionIsrael FleeingCairnsHoles In The Ground

And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said, I saw a great tumult when Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant; but I knew not what it was.

Verse ConceptsConfusionCareServanthood, In Society

And Barzillai was very aged, eighty years old; and it was he that had maintained the king while he abode at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialPeople ProvidingWealthy People

When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came before them. And Joab was girded with his coat, his dress, and upon it was the girdle of the sword which was fastened on his loins in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.

Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourBeltsArmor ProtectionBronze Armour

And there was again a battle, at Gath; and there was a man there of great stature, that had on each hand six fingers, and on each foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to Raphah.

Verse ConceptsFingersGiantsDefectivenessToesSix ThingsFingers Of PeopleTwenty Some

And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.

Verse ConceptsShieldsSalvation, Illustrations OfGod's GentlenessGod Helps

It is he who giveth great deliverances to his king, And sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore.

Verse ConceptsKindnessSalvation, Illustrations OfThe Lord's AnointedGod Showed His LovingkindnessDavidic CovenantThrone Of Davidcrusades

He arose and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave to the sword; and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfFatigueSwordsThings Stuck TogetherPeople Stripping PeopleTired In Activity

and he stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines, and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.

Verse ConceptsSwords

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.

Verse ConceptsPitsSnowStrength, HumanChampionsKilling Wild AnimalsDeliverance From LionsCold WeatherHoles In The Ground

And David said to Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall, I pray thee, into the hand of Jehovah; for his mercies are great; but let me not fall into the hand of man.

Verse ConceptsMercifulnessRegretDanger From MenMercyMaking DecisionsDecision Making

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Abundant (187 instances)
Ample (6 instances)
Bully (2 instances)
Capital (60 instances)
Considerable (34 instances)
Cracking (3 instances)
Dignified (7 instances)
Eager (70 instances)
Expectant (1 instance)
Grand (3 instances)
Greater (253 instances)
Handsome (22 instances)
Honorable (62 instances)
Intense (52 instances)
Lordly (1 instance)
Outstanding (9 instances)
Smashing (12 instances)
Swell (9 instances)
Zealous (49 instances)