12 occurrences

'Greatest' in the Bible

The name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba [city of Arba]; for Arba was the greatest man among the [giant-like] Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.

Verse ConceptsRest, PhysicalGiantsTime Of Peace

On the eighth (fifteenth) day he sent the people away and they blessed the king. Then they went to their tents joyful and in good spirits because of all the goodness which the Lord had shown to David His servant and Israel His people.

Verse ConceptsHappinessDay 8Rejoicing In God's Works

He also possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke (pairs) of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very great number of servants, so that this man was the greatest [and wealthiest and most respected] of all the men of the east (northern Arabia).

Verse ConceptsLivestockAbundance, MaterialLargenessSheepShepherds, As OccupationsYokesGod Is ImmanentFour To Five HundredThree Thousand And UpSeven ThousandOwning LivestockFour And Five HundredGreat IndividualsMultitudes Of DonkeysPossessing SheepWealthy Peoplepossessions

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.May your hearts live forever!

Verse ConceptsBad LeadershipExploitationsEatingSatisfactionPenitentPlenty For The PoorPraising GodGod Feeds All The EarthI Will Praise You With Music

“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,Everyone is greedy for [unfair] gain;And from the prophet even to the priestEveryone deals deceitfully.

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofGreed, Condemnation OfPriests, Function In Ot TimesProfitsCovetousness, Example OfWicked ProphetsGreat And SmallCovetousnessGreedpractice

“Therefore I will give their wives to othersAnd their fields to new owners;Because from the least even to the greatestEveryone is greedy for [unjust] gain;From the prophet even to the priestEveryone practices deceit and deals in corruption.

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofGreed, Condemnation OfProfitsMen DeceivingWicked ProphetsGreat And SmallTransferring WivesGreedWifespousepracticecheatersothers

Jerusalem and the cities of Judah [being most guilty because their privileges were greatest], its kings and princes, to make them a horror, a ruin, a hissing and a curse, as it is to this day;

Verse ConceptsHissingMade A Horror

And each man will no longer teach his neighbor and his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me [through personal experience], from the least of them to the greatest,” says the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness, and I will no longer remember their sin.”

Verse ConceptsConversion, nature ofCovenant, the newExperience, of GodAssurance, nature ofApproaching GodGreat And SmallGod Will ForgiveTeaching The Way Of God

Then all the commanders of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah and Jezaniah (Azariah) the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest approached

Verse ConceptsGreat And Small

Then he called for Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces that were with him and all the people from the least to the greatest,

Verse ConceptsGreat And Small

And I will take the remnant of Judah who have decided to go into the land of Egypt to live there [instead of surrendering to the Chaldeans as directed], and they will all fall and die in the land of Egypt; they will fall by the sword or perish by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by the sword or by famine; and they will become detestable, an object of horror, a curse, and a disgrace.

Verse ConceptsKilled With The SwordFamine KillingMade A Horror

The people of Nineveh believed and trusted in God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth [in penitent mourning], from the greatest even to the least of them.

Verse ConceptsAbstinence as a disciplineReligionRepentance, Examples OfGreat And SmallBelieving In GodOthers Believing In GodFastingFasting And Prayerjonah

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