20 occurrences in 13 translations

'Kept' in the Bible

We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

Verse ConceptsServants Of The LordBreaking God's Law

and ye have turned back unto Me, and kept My commands, and done them -- if your outcast is in the end of the heavens, thence I gather them, and have brought them in unto the place that I have chosen to cause My name to tabernacle there.

Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forelection, privileges ofReturning To GodRevival, CorporateGathering IsraelA Place For God's Name

The Jews who lived near them kept coming to us, reporting at least ten times, "They'll attack us from every direction."

Verse ConceptsTen TimesGiving Informationvulnerability

From that day on, half of my helpers engaged in the work while the other half kept spears, shields, bows, and armor ready. The senior officials backed all of the Judeans

Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourShieldsArmor ProtectionFractions, One HalfHalf Of Groups

So neither I, my brothers (relatives), my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes; each took his weapon [even] to the water.

Verse ConceptsWeaponsPeople Stripping Off

because certain of them kept claiming, "Since we have so many sons and daughters, we must get some grain so we can eat and survive."

Verse ConceptsSeeking Food

I accused them, "To the best of our ability, we've been buying back our fellow Jews who had been sold to foreigners. Even now you're selling your fellow countrymen, only for them to be sold back to us!" They kept quiet and never spoke a word.

So I called the priests and made them take an oath to fulfill this promise. I also shook my robes, and said, "May God shake out every man from his house and his possessions who does not keep this promise. May he be emptied out and shaken just like this." All the assembly said, "Amen!" and praised the LORD. And the people kept their promise.

Verse ConceptsAmenEmptyingPeople ShakingPeople Abandoning People

And I kept on with the work of this wall, and we got no land for ourselves: and all my servants were helping with the work.

Verse ConceptsConcentration

Later I visited Delaiah's son Shemaiah, a grandson of Mehetabel, who was confined at home. He kept urging me, "Let's meet together at the house of God, within the Temple, and take refuge there, because they're coming to kill you. In fact, they're coming at night to kill you!"

Verse ConceptsIntimidationShutting DoorsMeeting PeopleAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleRebuilding The Temple

Meanwhile, at that time the nobles of Judah continued to send many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah kept sending letters to them.

These nobles kept mentioning Tobiah’s good deeds to me, and they reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.

Verse ConceptsPraising Specific PeopleFear Of Individuals

And Jeshua and Bani and Sherebiah and Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites made the law clear to the people: and the people kept in their places.

Verse ConceptsA Fourth Part

Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.

Verse ConceptsCongregationWeeksDaily DutyDay 8Seven DaysReading The Scriptures

You found his heart faithful in Your sight,and made a covenant with himto give the land of the Canaanites,Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites,Jebusites, and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants.You have kept Your promise,for You are righteous.

Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness OfGod, Righteousness OfHeart, And Holy SpiritRenewed HeartGod Gave The LandGod's Covenant With The Patriarchs

Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.

Verse ConceptsImperfection, Influence OfBreaking God's Law

For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the priests who minister are, along with the gatekeepers and singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.

Verse ConceptsOilNeglecting God's Things

Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.

Verse ConceptsGatekeepersGatesPortersA Hundred And Some

And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

Had made ready for him a great room, where at one time they kept the meal offerings, the perfume, and the vessels and the tenths of the grain and wine and oil which were given by order to the Levites and the music-makers and the door-keepers, and the lifted offerings for the priests.

Verse ConceptsGatekeepersTithesMeat offerings

Bible Theasaurus

Celebrate (93 instances)
Continue (334 instances)
Maintain (89 instances)
Observe (357 instances)
Prevent (56 instances)
Proceed (70 instances)
Retain (38 instances)
Sustain (46 instances)

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