14 occurrences

'Messengers' in the Bible

And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought back the ark of Jehovah; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.

And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to save us, we will come out to thee.

Verse ConceptsWeeksSeven DaysLeave Us AloneSurrender

Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

Verse ConceptsPeople Mourning Catastrophe

And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the dread of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man.

Verse ConceptsGesturesHeraldKnivesAnimals Cut In PiecesUnified PeopleTerror Of God

And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance. And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

Verse ConceptsThe SunGod's Action TomorrowHot WeatherIndividuals Saving Othersdeliverance

Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutThose Who Kept Stock

And Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be slain.

Verse ConceptsDawnWatchfulness, Of BelieversDuring One Night

And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

Verse ConceptsLying, Examples OfSick Individuals

And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats hair at the head thereof.

Verse ConceptsHaircloth

And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

Verse ConceptsSchool Of ProphetsThe Spirit Of GodSchools

And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three Times

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed at them.

Verse ConceptsGreetingsInsulting Other PeopleTelling Of Happenings

And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

Verse ConceptsFive PeopleRiding Donkeys

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