12 occurrences

'Old' in the Bible

Now King David had become old, {advanced in years}, and they covered him with garments, but he was not warm.

Verse ConceptsOld Age, DisabilitiesCovering The BodyOld Age, Attainment OfWeakness, PhysicalFeeblenessCold WeatherAgeteenagervirginityscars

So Bathsheba went to the king in the private room. Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunnamite was attending the king.

Verse ConceptsElderlyBedroomsOld Age, Attainment OfPrivate RoomsDeath Approaching

It happened at the time of Solomon's old age that his wives guided his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully with Yahweh his God as the heart of David his father [had been].

Verse ConceptsNot Whole HearteddisrespectReceptivenessTrust, Lack OfYokesYielding To TemptationLimitations Of Old PeopleCausing People To TurnDifferent GodsEncouraged To Serve Foreign godsBeing Devoted to Godrehabilitation

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the old men who had been {serving} before Solomon his father when he was alive, saying, "How [are] you advising [me] {to answer this people}?"

Verse ConceptsThe Elders GatheredThe Elderly

But he rejected the advice of the old men, which they gave him, and he consulted with the youngsters who had grown up with him, who were {serving} before him.

Verse ConceptsAdvice, Rejecting Good AdviceImmaturityThe Elders GatheredMan's CounselRejectionBad Counsel

Then the king answered all the people harshly, [as] he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered.

Verse ConceptsDiscourtesyThe Elders GatheredMan's Counsel

As men [were] passing by and they saw the dead body thrown in the road and the lion standing beside the dead body, they came and told it in the city where the old prophet [was] living.

Verse ConceptsTelling Of Happenings

So the prophet lifted up the corpse of the man of God and put it on the donkey and brought it back. He came to the city of the old prophet to mourn him and to bury him.

Verse ConceptsCorpses Of Other People

The wife of Jeroboam did so. She got up, went [to] Shiloh, and came [to] the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah was not able to see, for {his eyes were fixed} because of his old age.

Verse ConceptsVisionLimitations Of Old People

Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which, from all of the tribes of Israel, Yahweh chose to place his name. And the name of his mother [was] Naamah the Ammonitess.

Verse ConceptsCityelection, privileges ofJerusalem, Significance OfJerusalem, History Of15 To 20 YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of KingsA Place For God's Name

The remainder of the acts of Asa, all of his achievements, all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah? But at the time of his old age, {he developed a foot disease}.

Verse ConceptsFeetOld Age, DisabilitiesdisabilitiesOld Age, Attainment OfInjury To FeetHistorical Booksaccomplishmentsaccomplishment

Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History Of20 To 30 YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of Kings

Bible Theasaurus

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