6 occurrences

'Loads' in the Bible

From the sound of those who divide their work loads at the watering troughs, there they will retell the righteous deeds of the LORD, the righteous victories for his rural people in Israel." Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfVoicesStanding In The Gateway

So Hazael went out to meet with him and took a gift with him 40 camel loads filled with samples of everything good in Damascus. He approached the man of God and said, "Your son King Ben-hadad from Aram has sent me to you to ask you, "Will I recover from this sickness?'"

Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanPresents

At that time I saw in Judah some who were treading wine presses on the Sabbath, bringing in sacks of grain, loading them onto donkeys, along with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of loads. They brought them into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I rebuked them on the day on which they were selling food.

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofFig treeAgriculture, TermsGrapesReformationRest, PhysicalWinepressFigsTreading GrapesSabbath Violated

As the Sabbath approached and it began to get dark at the gates of Jerusalem, I gave word to shut the gates, charging that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I stationed some of my men at the gates to ensure that no loads would be brought in on the Sabbath day.

Verse ConceptsShadowsCitiesShutting GatesDarkness Of Night

He also loads the clouds with moisture, scattering his lightning with the clouds.

Verse ConceptsClouds, God's Presence

"Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low. Their idols are on beasts, on livestock. Your loads are more burdensome than their reports.

Verse ConceptsBabylon, History OfFalse GodsCarrying IdolsCrouching

Bible Theasaurus

Burden (137 instances)
Cargo (10 instances)
Encumbrance (2 instances)
Freight (2 instances)
Heaps (31 instances)
Laden (14 instances)
Lashings (1 instance)
Loading (4 instances)
Loads (22 instances)
Mountain (324 instances)
Piles (19 instances)
Stacks (3 instances)

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