5 occurrences

'Keep' in the Bible

And he smote the Moabites, and measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersLengthTaxationTributesDividing Into Three GroupsThose Subjected To People

And the king went forth, and all his household after him, and the king left ten women, concubines, to keep the house.

Verse ConceptsConcubinesTen People

And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to thy father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art become odious with thy father; and the hands of all that are with thee shall be strong.

Verse ConceptsNosesOffenceOne FleshSmellsPeople Being Hated

Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a monument, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance; and he called the monument after his own name; and it is called unto this day, Absalom's memorial.

Verse ConceptsPillarsWorldly Ambition ExamplesMonumentsPeople Naming Things

And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women, concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in a house of confinement and maintained them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

Verse ConceptsHousesWidowsAbsence Of SexTen PeopleIndividuals going homeActual Widows

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Arrest (38 instances)
Continue (334 instances)
Deposit (24 instances)
Dungeon (22 instances)
Livelihood (6 instances)
Maintain (89 instances)
Observe (357 instances)
Preserve (85 instances)
Prevent (56 instances)