8 occurrences

'Long' in the Bible

Then Eli said to her, “How long will you make yourself drunk? Put away your wine from you.”

Verse ConceptsDo Not Get Drunkalcoholismdrunkards

So I have also dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is dedicated to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.

Verse ConceptsDedicationBeing Devoted to GodGiving Backlent

From the day that the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim, the time was long, for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.

Verse Concepts20 To 30 YearsStaying A Long Time

Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? Surely there is no one like him among all the people.” So all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!”

Verse ConceptsVoicesGroups ShoutingUnique Individuals

Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have selected a king for Myself among his sons.”

Verse ConceptsCivil authoritiesHornsLeaders, PoliticalMissionaries, Task OfRejection Of God, Results OfHorns Of AnimalsAnointing KingsGod Abandoning IndividualsBefore People ActMourning In RegretSaul And DavidRejectionLeadership Qualitiesgrievingsaul

For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Therefore now, send and bring him to me, for he must surely die.”

Verse ConceptsRivalrySaul And David

and thus you shall say, ‘Have a long life, peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.

Verse ConceptsHealthSalutationsFamily First

Yet the men were very good to us, and we were not insulted, nor did we miss anything as long as we went about with them, while we were in the fields.

Verse ConceptsShepherds, As Occupations

Bible Theasaurus

Interminable (1 instance)
Lengthened (4 instances)
Lengthy (7 instances)
Yearn (23 instances)

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