147 occurrences

'Large' in the Bible

May the sovereign God bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! Then you will become a large nation.

Verse ConceptsGod, Power OfProcreationMay God Bless!fruitfulness

He saw in the field a well with three flocks of sheep lying beside it, because the flocks were watered from that well. Now a large stone covered the mouth of the well.

Verse ConceptsThree GroupsBig ThingsStopping Wells

During the seven years of abundance the land produced large, bountiful harvests.

Verse ConceptsSeven YearsFertile LandPlenty In EgyptAbundance

Chariots and horsemen also went up with him, so it was a very large entourage.

Verse ConceptsChariotsDealing With Many People

A mixed multitude also went up with them, and flocks and herds -- a very large number of cattle.

Verse ConceptsMultitudesLargenessMixed MultitudeMixing People

"You are also to make a large bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. You are to put it between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it,

Verse ConceptsBasinsBronzeMeans Of PurifyingBase Of ThingsBronze Items For The Tabernacle

the altar for the burnt offering with all its utensils, the large basin with its base,

Verse ConceptsMeans Of PurifyingSetting Up The Bronze Altar

the altar for the burnt offering with its bronze grating that is on it, its poles, and all its utensils; the large basin and its pedestal;

Verse ConceptsBronzePolesMeans Of PurifyingSetting Up The Bronze AltarBronze Items For The Tabernacle

He made the large basin of bronze and its pedestal of bronze from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

Verse ConceptsBronzeMirrorsBrassAssembling At The DoorwayAmassing BronzeMeans Of PurifyingBronze Items For The Tabernacle

the bronze altar and its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils; the large basin with its pedestal;

Verse ConceptsBronzePolesMeans Of PurifyingSetting Up The Bronze AltarBronze Items For The Tabernacle

You are to put the large basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it.

Verse ConceptsMeans Of Purifying

You must also anoint the large basin and its pedestal, and you are to sanctify it.

Verse ConceptsBasinsMeans Of PurifyingAnointing Things

Then he put the large basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.

Verse ConceptsMeans Of Purifying

"'Now this is what is unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the land: the rat, the mouse, the large lizard of any kind,

Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfMiceAccording To Its KindLizardsMolesMany CreaturesKinds Of Living Things

But the inhabitants are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsFortified CitiesLargenessGiantsStrong Nations

But he said, "You may not pass through." Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful force.

Verse ConceptsLargenessEarthly ArmiesLarge Armies

Now the Reubenites and the Gadites possessed a very large number of cattle. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideal for cattle,

Verse ConceptsLivestockLargenessHerdsReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

If he strikes him by throwing a stone large enough that he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death.

Verse ConceptsStonesBeing Struck With StonesJudgement On Murderers

or with any stone large enough that a man could die, without seeing him, and throws it at him, and he dies, even though he was not his enemy nor sought his harm,

Verse ConceptsBeing Struck With Stones

Then when the Lord your God brings you to the land he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give you -- a land with large, fine cities you did not build,

Verse ConceptsCityLargenessBuilding CitiesThe Promised LandCities In IsraelGod Gave The Land

Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan so you can dispossess the nations there, people greater and stronger than you who live in large cities with extremely high fortifications.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsFortified CitiesExaggerationsCityLargenessComparisonsCrossing Into The Promised Landisrael

You must not have in your house different measuring containers, a large and a small one.

Then they erected over him a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day) and the Lord's anger subsided. So that place is called the Valley of Disaster to this very day.

Verse ConceptsCairnsGod Will No More Be AngryPlaces To This Day

He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day).

Verse ConceptsGallowsGatesHangingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSunsetsCairnsPeople Hung To DeathPlaces To This Day

All Jerusalem was terrified because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.

Verse ConceptsCityLargenessFearing Other People

As they fled from Israel on the slope leading down from Beth Horon, the Lord threw down on them large hailstones from the sky, all the way to Azekah. They died -- in fact, more died from the hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.

Verse ConceptsHailSkyWeather, As God's JudgmentGod KillingIsrael FleeingGod Killed The Peoples

Joshua said, "Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.

Verse ConceptsRolling

At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees. They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave. (They remain to this very day.)

Verse ConceptsSunsetsCaves For BuryingCorpses Of Other PeoplePlaces To This Day

These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots.

Verse ConceptsChariotsHorsesMany CombatantsLargenessSand And GravelLarge Armies

Now, assign me this hill country which the Lord promised me at that time! No doubt you heard at that time that the Anakites live there in large, fortified cities. But, assuming the Lord is with me, I will conquer them, as the Lord promised."

Verse ConceptsFortificationsCityHelpfulnessLand, As A Divine GiftLargenessCourage, Examples OfGiantsGod Will Be With YouGradual Conquest Of The Landreinforcement

Simeon's assigned land was taken from Judah's allotted portion, for Judah's territory was too large for them; so Simeon was assigned land within Judah.

Verse ConceptsMore Than Enough

Joshua wrote these words in the Law Scroll of God. He then took a large stone and set it up there under the oak tree near the Lord's shrine.

Verse ConceptsBook of the LawWritingTreesMonumentsOaks

Now it was reported to Saul, "Look, the army is sinning against the Lord by eating even the blood." He said, "All of you have broken the covenant! Roll a large stone over here to me."

Verse ConceptsUnfaithfulness, To GodRollingForbidden FoodGod's People SinningEating Meat

Finally Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the large cistern that is in Secu, he asked, "Where are Samuel and David?" They said, "At Naioth in Ramah."

Verse ConceptsWhere Are People?

Jonathan said to him, "By no means are you going to die! My father does nothing large or small without making me aware of it. Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won't happen!"

Verse ConceptsSmallnessFar Be It!Things RevealedThose Who Did Not Tell

Then Absalom happened to come across David's men. Now as Absalom was riding on his mule, it went under the branches of a large oak tree. His head got caught in the oak and he was suspended in midair, while the mule he had been riding kept going.

Verse ConceptsMulesBackCovering HeadsRiding MulesHairdreadlocks

They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and stacked a huge pile of stones over him. In the meantime all the Israelite soldiers fled to their homes.

Verse ConceptsPitsRetributionIsrael FleeingCairnsHoles In The Ground

Yet another battle occurred in Gath. On that occasion there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.

Verse ConceptsFingersGiantsDefectivenessToesSix ThingsFingers Of PeopleTwenty Some

Ben-Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the tent villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates.

Verse ConceptsFortressesCityLargenessBrassSixtiesCities In IsraelWalled TownsBronze GatesGrandmothers

His royal court was so large because he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors.

Verse ConceptsWestWest SidesTime Of Peacebridgesdominion

By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple's foundation with chiseled stone.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsBuildingHousesFoundations Of Buildings

The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsFoundations Of BuildingsDimensions Of Other Things

He also made the large bronze basin called "The Sea." It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.

Verse ConceptsSculptureWeights And Measures, DistancesDimensions Of Temple FurnitureCircles

She arrived in Jerusalem with a great display of pomp, bringing with her camels carrying spices, a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

Verse ConceptsJewelsPrecious StonesJewellery

She gave the king 120 talents of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched.

Verse ConceptsTalentsCoinageGoldHerbs And SpicesPresentsJewelleryPeople Giving Other ThingsWeights Of GoldGifts And Talents

(Hiram's fleet, which carried gold from Ophir, also brought from Ophir a very large quantity of fine timber and precious gems.

Verse ConceptsGoldSeafaringCommerceShips For TradingJewellery

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures of gold were used for each shield.

Verse ConceptsThe Number Two HundredWeights Of Gold

The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

Verse ConceptsArtIvoryOverlaid With Gold

Along with Hiram's fleet, the king had a fleet of large merchant ships that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet came into port with cargoes of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Verse ConceptsGoldIvorySilverCommerceThree YearsShips For TradingEvery Three YearsTrade With MetalsPetssailing

With the stones he constructed an altar for the Lord. Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs of seed.

Verse ConceptsFurrowsWeights And Measures, DryOther Volume Measures

Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.

Verse ConceptsGoldMerchantsSeafaringSuffering, Causes OfTradeThe NavyCommerceShips For TradingTrade With Metalssailing

The Lord had caused the Syrian camp to hear the sound of chariots and horses and a large army. Then they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has paid the kings of the Hittites and Egypt to attack us!"

Verse ConceptsDeliverance, Means OfHiringHorsesWheelsAttacking With ChariotsSoundHearing ThingsEnemy Attackssyriafootstepsrumorsfootprintsreinforcementarmy

King Ahaz ordered Uriah the priest, "On the large altar offer the morning burnt sacrifice, the evening grain offering, the royal burnt sacrifices and grain offering, the burnt sacrifice for all the people of Israel, their grain offering, and their libations. Sprinkle all the blood of the burnt sacrifice and other sacrifices on it. The bronze altar will be for my personal use."

Verse ConceptsSacrifice On The Bronze Altar

The king of Assyria sent his commanding general, the chief eunuch, and the chief adviser from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, along with a large army. They went up and arrived at Jerusalem. They went and stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth.

Verse ConceptsCommanderLargenessOccupationsSiegesActual Attacks On JerusalemWater ChannelLarge Armies

He burned down the Lord's temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house.

Verse ConceptsPalacesDestruction Of HousesDestruction Of The TempleBurning JerusalemHouses Under Attack

Each day men came to help David until his army became very large.

Verse ConceptsSupporthelpingarmy

Also their neighbors, from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali, were bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen. There were large supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine, olive oil, beef, and lamb, for Israel was celebrating.

Verse ConceptsMulesFruitFoodFig treeRaisinsOilSheepWine

David took the crown from the head of their king and wore it (its weight was a talent of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city.

Verse ConceptsGoldJewelsPrecious StonesJewellery

In a battle in Gath there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot -- twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.

Verse ConceptsFingersToesSix ThingsGiantsFingers Of People

David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed,

Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialIronNailsAmassing BronzeBronze Gates

and more cedar logs than could be counted. (The Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large amount of cedar logs to David.)

Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialCedarCedar Wood

So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.

Verse ConceptsGemsIronJewelsMineralsStonesPrecious StonesColor

to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.

He made the courtyard of the priests and the large enclosure and its doors; he plated their doors with bronze.

Verse ConceptsCourtyardOverlaid With BronzeBronze Gates

When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to challenge him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a great display of pomp, bringing with her camels carrying spices, a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.

Verse ConceptsHerbs And SpicesJewelsMission, Of IsraelQueensVisitingRelationship Troubles

She gave the king 120 talents of gold and a very large quantity of spices and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched.

Verse ConceptsCoinageGoldHerbs And Spices

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures of hammered gold were used for each shield.

Verse ConceptsThe Number Two Hundred

The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

Verse ConceptsArtIvoryOverlaid With Gold

The king had a fleet of large merchant ships manned by Huram's men that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet came into port with cargoes of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Verse ConceptsGoldIvorySeafaringTradeThe NavyCommerceShips For TradingTrade With Metals

Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin who carried small shields and were adept archers; they were all skilled warriors.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalShieldsSpearsArchers, In ArmiesWarriorsTwo Hundred Thousand And MoreThree To Nine Hundred Thousand

Did not the Cushites and Libyans have a huge army with chariots and a very large number of horsemen? But when you relied on the Lord, he handed them over to you!

Verse ConceptsReliabilityAfricaGod's Deed Revealed

They agreed to make large seagoing merchant ships; they built the ships in Ezion Geber.

Verse ConceptsThe Navypartnership

Whenever the Levites brought the chest to the royal accountant and they saw there was a lot of silver, the royal scribe and the accountant of the high priest emptied the chest and then took it back to its place. They went through this routine every day and collected a large amount of silver.

Verse ConceptsOfficersScribesSecretary

Even though the invading Syrian army was relatively weak, the Lord handed over to them Judah's very large army, for the people of Judah had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors. The Syrians gave Joash what he deserved.

Verse ConceptsLargenessLarge Armies

Now the troops Amaziah had dismissed and had not allowed to fight in the battle raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed 3,000 people and carried off a large amount of plunder.

Verse ConceptsThree Thousand And UpTwelve Beings

In Jerusalem he made war machines carefully designed to shoot arrows and large stones from the towers and corners of the walls. He became very famous, for he received tremendous support and became powerful.

Verse ConceptsFameIntelligenceStonesInventionsArrowsSports

There was a large number of burnt sacrifices, as well as fat from the peace offerings and drink offerings that accompanied the burnt sacrifices. So the service of the Lord's temple was reinstituted.

Verse ConceptsFellowship Offeringdrink offering

Azariah, the head priest from the family of Zadok, said to him, "Since the contributions began arriving in the Lord's temple, we have had plenty to eat and have a large quantity left over. For the Lord has blessed his people, and this large amount remains."

Verse ConceptsChief priestsAbundance, Material

A large number of people gathered together and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the district. They reasoned, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?"

Verse ConceptsAbundance, Materialreinforcement

He built royal cities and owned a large number of sheep and cattle, for God gave him a huge amount of possessions.

Verse ConceptsMaterialism, As An Aspect Of Sin

He carried away to Babylon all the items in God's temple, whether large or small, as well as what was in the treasuries of the Lord's temple and in the treasuries of the king and his officials.

Verse ConceptsTributesHoly VesselsSacred Vessels

Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones, and timbers are being placed in the walls. This work is being done with all diligence and is prospering in their hands.

Verse ConceptseagernessdiligenceBuilding Jerusalem's WallRebuilding The Templereinforcement

with three layers of large stones and one layer of timber. The expense is to be subsidized by the royal treasury.

Verse ConceptsThree Parts Of Constructions

While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites -- men, women, and children alike -- gathered around him. The people wept loudly.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsGesturesGuilt, Human Aspects OfHouse Of GodLargenessPrayer, As Asking GodRegretRepentance, Examples OfRevival, CorporateConviction Of SinReligious AwakeningsTearsNamed Individuals Who Prayedconfessing

Now the city was spread out and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt.

Verse ConceptsCityLargenessFew People

I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed on the top of the wall southward toward the Dung Gate.

Verse Conceptsdung and manureThanksgiving, OfferedChoirsRight SidesNamed GatesSingers

He made for himself a large storeroom where previously they had been keeping the grain offering, the incense, and the vessels, along with the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil as commanded for the Levites, the singers, the gate keepers, and the offering for the priests.

Verse ConceptsGatekeepersTithesMeat offerings

Then the king prepared a large banquet for all his officials and his servants -- it was actually Esther's banquet. He also set aside a holiday for the provinces, and he provided for offerings at the king's expense.

Verse ConceptsWedding Feastsroyalty

Now Mordecai went out from the king's presence in purple and white royal attire, with a large golden crown and a purple linen mantle. The city of Susa shouted with joy.

Verse ConceptsCrowns, Worn ByLinenExcitementRich ApparelColors, BlueWhite ClothsBlue ClothPurple ClothesDistinctive ClothingRejoicing In Success

Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

Verse ConceptsGreed, Believers' Response Togreatness

The Lord's shout bends the large trees and strips the leaves from the forests. Everyone in his temple says, "Majestic!"

Verse ConceptsForestsThings StrippedDeer

Grab your small shield and large shield, and rise up to help me!

Verse ConceptsGod Help!armorhelp

In your large assemblies praise God, the Lord, in the assemblies of Israel!

Verse ConceptsCongregationMagnifying GodWorship, Reasons ForBless The Lord!

Over here is the deep, wide sea, which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, living things both small and large.

Verse ConceptsAn Innumerable NumberNatureSeaBroadnessMany CreaturesThe OceanThe Sea

for all the large ships, for all the impressive ships.

Verse ConceptsSeafaring

The Lord who commands armies told me this: "Many houses will certainly become desolate, large, impressive houses will have no one living in them.

Verse ConceptsEmpty PlacesGod Swearing Harm

Bible Theasaurus

Ample (6 instances)
Boastfully (8 instances)
Bombastic (2 instances)
Comprehensive (7 instances)
Considerable (34 instances)
Expectant (1 instance)
Magnificent (46 instances)
Massive (20 instances)
Mighty (576 instances)
Prominent (37 instances)

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