28 occurrences

'Old' in the Bible

Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?

But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, but went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him.

Verse ConceptsAdvice, Rejecting Good AdviceThe Elderly

And the king gave them a rough answer. So King Rehoboam gave no attention to the suggestion of the old men,

So King Rehoboam made himself strong in Jerusalem and was ruling there. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he was ruling for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the town which the Lord had made his out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there; and his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonite woman.

Verse Conceptselection, privileges ofJerusalem, Significance Of15 To 20 Years

And Jehoshaphat was king over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling for twenty-five years in Jerusalem: his mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History Of20 To 30 YearsAge When Crowned

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History Of

He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years: and at his death he was not regretted; they put his body into the earth in the town of David, but not in the resting-place of the kings.

Verse ConceptsRegretTombsAbsence Of Regret

Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri.

Verse ConceptsGrandchildrenOne YearForeigners Subdued

Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he was ruling for forty years in Jerusalem: his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfThe Number FortyHelpful Children40 To 50 Years

But Jehoiada became old and full of days, and he came to his end; he was a hundred and thirty years old at the time of his death.

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attainment Of

Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

Verse Concepts20 To 30 YearsAge When Crowned

Then Amaziah got all Judah together and put them in order by their families, even all Judah and Benjamin, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds: and he had those of twenty years old and over numbered, and they came to three hundred thousand of the best fighting-men, trained for war and in the use of the spear and the body-cover.

Verse ConceptsMaturity, PhysicalReadinessSpearsWarriorsThree To Nine Hundred Thousand

Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

Verse ConceptsAge When CrownedSports

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for fifty-two years; his mother's name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History Of50 To 70 YearsAge When Crowned

Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years; and his mother's name was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsAge When CrownedTwelve Beings

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years.

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsAge When Crowned

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years; he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord, like David his father:

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsAge When Crowned

Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old; and he was king in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; and his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History Of20 To 30 Years

As well as to all the males, of three years old and over, listed by their families, who went into the house of the Lord to do what was needed day by day, for their special work with their divisions.

Verse ConceptsGenealogies

And the families of the priests were listed by their fathers' names, but the Levites, of twenty years old and over, were listed in relation to their work in their divisions;

Verse ConceptsMiddle AgeTwenty

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he was ruling for fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History Of50 To 70 YearsAge When Crowned

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling for two years in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsTwo Years

Josiah was eight years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.

Verse Concepts30 To 40 YearsKings of judahteenager

Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for three months.

Verse ConceptsAge When Crowned

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years, and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God.

Verse ConceptsTen To Fourteen YearsAge When Crowned

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for three months and ten days, and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years.

Verse ConceptsTen To Fourteen Years

So he sent against them the king of the Chaldaeans, who put their young men to death with the sword in the house of their holy place, and had no pity for any, young man or virgin, old man or white-haired: God gave them all into his hands.

Verse ConceptsKingsProphecy, Fulfilment Of OtArmies, Against IsraelBrutality

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Ancient (98 instances)
Elder (43 instances)
Eldest (29 instances)
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Older (92 instances)
Previous (37 instances)
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