27 occurrences in 12 translations

'Happened' in the Bible

It happened, when the priests were come out of the holy place, (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, and did not keep their divisions;

it happened, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Yahweh; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Yahweh, [saying], "For he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever!" that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of Yahweh,

Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness OfDivine ManifestationsGod, The EternalPraise, Manner And Methods OfSongsVoicesCloud of gloryinstruments

And it happened [that] at the end of twenty years [in] which Solomon had built the house of Yahweh and his own house,

Verse Concepts20 To 30 Years

And it happened [that] the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year [was] six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

Verse Concepts666CoinageTalents

And it happened [that] when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard [it]--now he [was] in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon--Jeroboam returned from Egypt.

It happened, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of Yahweh, and all Israel with him.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentForsaking GodForsaking God's Things

And it happened [that] in the fifth year of King Rehoboam (for they had acted unfaithfully against Yahweh), Shishak the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and Judah

As often as the king entered the house of the Lord, the guards came and carried them and then brought them back into the guards’ room.

Verse ConceptsGuards

Then the men of Judah shouted, and it happened [that] when the men of Judah were shouting, then God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

Verse ConceptsShoutingVoicesShouting For Joy

And it happened [that] when Baasha heard [this], he stopped building Ramah and ceased his work.

And it happened [that] when the commanders of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, then they said, "It [is] the king of Israel!" And they turned against him to fight. Then Jehoshaphat cried out and Yahweh helped him. God drove them away from him.

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Answers To

When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

And it happened [that] afterward, the {Moabites}, the {Ammonites}, and some of the Meunites came against Jehoshaphat for war.

Verse ConceptsAliancesAttackingInvasions

After all of this happened, the LORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable illness.

Verse ConceptsDiseaseSicknessIllnessmovement

And it happened [that] {after many days, at the end of two years}, his bowels came out because of his illness, and he died in terrible agony. And his people did not make a fire for him like the fire for his ancestors.

Verse ConceptsFuneralsBodyTwo Yearspoop

So when Jehu executed judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them.

Verse ConceptsPrinces

It happened after this, that Joash was minded to restore the house of Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsRestorationTwenty Some

And it happened at the turn of the year [that] the army of Aram went up against him, and they came to Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the commanders of the people from among the people, and all the war booty they sent to the king of Damascus.

Verse ConceptsInvasions

And it happened [that] as his reign was strengthened, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.

And it happened [that] after Amaziah came [back] from killing the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, and he stood them up to himself as gods and bowed down before them and make smoke offerings for them.

Verse ConceptsBowingTwelve Beings

And it happened [that] while he was speaking to him, he said to him, "Have we appointed you as a counselor to the king? Stop--{why should you be killed}?" So the prophet stopped and said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my advice."

Verse ConceptsTwelve Beings

And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over what God had established with the people, for the matter happened suddenly.

Verse ConceptsJoy, Of IsraelSuddenly

And it happened [that] the runners were passing from city to city in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and up to Zebulun, but they were laughing at them and mocking them.

Verse ConceptsLaughterRejection Of GodResentment, Against GodRejection Of Spiritual InstructionTownInfidelity To God

There was great joy throughout Jerusalem, because nothing had happened like this in Jerusalem since the days of David's son Solomon, king of Israel.

When the ambassadors of Babylon’s rulers were sent to him to inquire about the miraculous sign that happened in the land, God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.

Verse ConceptsenvoyProving, Through TestingRulersTesting

It happened, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he tore his clothes.

Verse ConceptsTearing Of Clothes

So Hilkiah and the others who had received orders from the king went to visit Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Tokhath's son Shallum, grandson of Hasrah. She was the king's wardrobe supervisor, and she lived in Jerusalem's Second Quarter. They asked her about what had happened.

Verse ConceptsSecond Thing

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