22 occurrences

'Kings' in the Bible

For we have had news of how the Lord made the Red Sea dry before you when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, on the other side of Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you gave up to the curse.

Verse ConceptsdrynessMoses, Life OfAnnihilationDry LandGod Drying Things UpA Way Through The Red SeaThe Sea DividedTwo Other Menrehabilitation

Now when the news came to all the kings of the Amorites on the west side of Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites living by the sea, how the Lord had made the waters of Jordan dry before the children of Israel, till they had gone across, their hearts became like water, and there was no more spirit in them, because of the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsIndependencedrynessWestMeltingDry LandBeyond JordanLosing CourageOvercoming Obstacles

Now on hearing the news of these things, all the kings on the west side of Jordan, in the hill-country and the lowlands and by the Great Sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites,

Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaBeyond JordanGentile RulersThe Shephelah

And what he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of Jordan, to Sihon, king of Heshbon, and to Og, king of Bashan, at Ashtaroth.

Verse ConceptsIndependenceTwo Other MenSingle Mindedness

So the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, were banded together, and went up with all their armies and took up their position before Gibeon and made war against it.

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsFive People

And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, saying, Be not slow to send help to your servants; come up quickly to our support and keep us safe: for all the kings of the Amorites from the hill-country have come together against us.

Verse ConceptsGroups Helping

But these five kings went in flight secretly to a hole in the rock at Makkedah.

Verse ConceptsCavesFive PeoplePeople In CavesPeoples Who Fledhiding

And word was given to Joshua that the five kings had been taken in a hole in the rock at Makkedah.

Verse ConceptsFive People

Then Joshua said, Take away the stones from the mouth of the hole in the rock, and make those five kings come out to me.

Verse ConceptsFive PeopleThe Act Of OpeningOpening PitsBringing People Out Of Other Places

And they did so, and made those five kings come out of the hole to him, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.

Verse ConceptsFive People

And when they had made those kings come out to Joshua, Joshua sent for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, Come near and put your feet on the necks of these kings. So they came near and put their feet on their necks.

Verse ConceptsFeetNecksSubjectionCare Of FeetThose Subjected To People

So Joshua overcame all the land, the hill-country and the South and the lowland and the mountain slopes, and all their kings; all were put to death: and every living thing he gave up to the curse, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him orders.

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Nature OfAnnihilationExterminationGentile RulersThe Shephelah

And all these kings and their land Joshua took at the same time, because the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for Israel.

Verse ConceptsOvercoming Obstacles

And to the kings on the north in the hill-country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in the highlands of Dor on the west,

Verse ConceptsWestern BordersGentile RulersThe Shephelah

And all these kings came together, and put their forces in position at the waters of Merom, to make war on Israel.

And all the towns of these kings, and all the kings, Joshua took, and put them to the sword: he gave them up to the curse, as Moses, the servant of the Lord, had said.

Verse ConceptsAnnihilationExtermination

From Mount Halak, which goes up to Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under Mount Hermon: and all their kings he overcame and put to death.

Verse ConceptsKilling Kings

For a long time Joshua made war on all those kings.

Verse ConceptsAction For A Long Time

Now these are the kings of the land whom the children of Israel overcame, taking as their heritage their land on the east side of Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah to the east:

Verse ConceptsThe SunArnonBeyond JordanGentile Rulers

And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel overcame on the west side of Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which goes up to Seir; and Joshua gave the land to the tribes of Israel for a heritage, in keeping with their divisions;

Verse ConceptsConquestBeyond JordanGentile Rulers

The king of Tirzah, one; all the kings together were thirty-one.

Verse ConceptsThirty Some

And I sent the hornet before you, driving out the two kings of the Amorites before you, not with your sword and your bow.

Verse ConceptsInsectsHornetsBeesThe Lord Drove Them OutTwo Other Men

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