14 occurrences in 12 translations

'Instead' in the Bible

And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

Verse ConceptsInexperienceHumilityMinistry, Qualifications ForYouthChildlikenessFoolish PeopleLike ChildrenGoing Out And Coming InServant LeadershipFathers Responsibilities

"Because you asked for this, and you didn't ask for a long life for yourself, and you didn't ask for the lives of your enemies, but instead you've asked for discernment so you can understand how to govern, look how I'm going to do precisely what you asked. I'm giving you a wise and discerning mind, so that there will have been no one like you before you and no one will arise after you like you.

Verse ConceptsDiscernment Of GovernorsWisdom, Human ImportanceUnique Individuals

And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth his servants unto Solomon, for he heard that they had anointed him for king instead of his father, for Hiram was a lover of David all the days;

Verse ConceptsGood FriendsenvoyFriendship, Examples OfAnointing Kings

Yet you are not the one to build it;instead, your son, your own offspring,will build it for My name.”

Verse ConceptsSolomon's TempleA Place For God's Name

'And Jehovah doth establish His word which He spake, and I am risen up instead of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah spake, and build the house for the name of Jehovah, God of Israel,

Verse ConceptsConfidence, In God's WordThroneA Place For God's Name

However, for your father David's sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son's hand instead.

Verse ConceptsDivine DelaysFor The Sake Of God's Peoplegrandfathers

But Rehoboam ignored the counsel that his elder advisors had given him. Instead, he consulted the younger men who had grown up with him and who worked for him.

Verse ConceptsAdvice, Rejecting Good AdviceImmaturityThe Elders GatheredMan's CounselRejectionBad Counsel

Instead, Rehoboam spoke to them along the lines of what the younger men suggested. He told them, "My father burdened you heavily, but I will add to that burden. If my father disciplined you with whips, I'm going to discipline you with scorpions!"

Verse ConceptsAbuse Of Authority, Examples OfYokesWhippingHeavy BurdensScorpionsAdding Evil

but instead you returned to eat and drink in the very place that he told you "Eat no food and drink no water," your body will not be buried in the same grave as your ancestors.'"

Verse ConceptsTombsInadequate BurialsBurial Of Unnamed PeopleLack Of A Proper Burial

Despite everything that happened, Jeroboam never did repent of his evil practices. Instead, he appointed even more people to act as priests for the high places. Anyone who wanted to be a priest was ordained to be a priest in the high places.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesSuperstitionConsecration

"Instead, you have done more evil than everyone who lived before you. "You have gone out and crafted other gods for yourself. "You made cast images. "You have provoked me to anger. "You have thrown me behind your back.

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodDifferent Gods

Now the king of Aram’s servants said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hill country. That’s why they were stronger than we were. Instead, we should fight with them on the plain; then we will certainly be stronger than they will be.

Verse ConceptsReligionSuperstitionServing One's Own Godssyria

The prophet then said to him, "This is what the Lord says, 'Because you released a man I had determined should die, you will pay with your life and your people will suffer instead of his people.'"

Verse ConceptsProphets, Role OfSubstitutionPredestination, Of PersonsAnnihilationEquality Of PunishmentPeople Set Free By People

"There is still one man left by whom we could ask the LORD what to do," the king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, "but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me. Instead, he prophesies evil. He is Imla's son Micaiah." But Jehoshaphat rebuked Ahab, "Kings should never talk like that."

Verse ConceptsGrudgesHatredPersecution, Forms OfHating IndividualsNamed Prophets Of The LordFake Friends

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תּחת 
Tachath 
instead, under, for, as, with, from, flat, in the same place
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