16 occurrences

'Messengers' in the Bible

They sent messengers and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines and asked, "What are we to do with the Ark of the God of Israel?" They said, "Let the Ark of the God of Israel move to Gath." So they moved the Ark of the God of Israel.

Verse ConceptsRulers

They sent messengers and gathered together all the Philistine lords: "Send away the Ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to where it belongs so that it does not kill us and our people." Meanwhile, a deadly panic had spread all over the town, and God kept on pressuring them there.

Verse ConceptsSending Things Away

They sent messengers to the residents of Kiriath-jearim, who told them, "The Philistines have returned the Ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you."

The elders of Jabesh told him, "Leave us alone for seven days so that we may send messengers through all the territory of Israel. Then if no one delivers us, we will come out to you and surrender."

Verse ConceptsWeeksSeven DaysLeave Us AloneSurrender

When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and reported the terms to the people, all the people cried loudly.

Verse ConceptsPeople Mourning Catastrophe

He took a yoke of oxen, cut them in pieces, and sent the pieces by messengers through all the territory of Israel: "This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not come out and join Saul and Samuel!" The fear of the LORD fell on the people and they came out as one man.

Verse ConceptsGesturesHeraldKnivesAnimals Cut In PiecesUnified PeopleTerror Of God

They told the messengers who had come, "You are to say this to the men of Jabesh-gilead, "Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be delivered.'" The messengers went and reported to the men of Jabesh, and they rejoiced.

Verse ConceptsThe SunGod's Action TomorrowHot WeatherIndividuals Saving Othersdeliverance

So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutThose Who Kept Stock

Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him so they could kill him in the morning. David's wife, Michal, told him, "If you don't escape with your life tonight, tomorrow you'll be put to death."

Verse ConceptsDawnWatchfulness, Of BelieversDuring One Night

When Saul sent the messengers to take David, Michal said, "He's sick."

Verse ConceptsLying, Examples OfSick Individuals

Then Saul sent messengers to check on David. He told them, "Bring him to me on the bed so I may kill him."

The messengers went in, and there was the household idol in the bed with the cover of goat hair at its head!

Conceptos de los VersículosHaircloth

Saul sent messengers to take David, and they saw a group of prophets caught up in prophetic ecstasy, with Samuel standing beside them leading them. Then the Spirit of God came on Saul's messengers, and they also were caught up in prophetic ecstasy.

Verse ConceptsSchool Of ProphetsThe Spirit Of GodSchools

They reported this to Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also were caught up in prophetic ecstasy.

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three Times

Now, one of the young men told Nabal's wife Abigail: "Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our lord, but he screamed insults at them.

Verse ConceptsGreetingsInsulting Other PeopleTelling Of Happenings

Then Abigail quickly got up and got on a donkey, with five young women walking behind her. She followed David's messengers, and she became his wife.

Verse ConceptsFive PeopleRiding Donkeys

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