'Possessions' in the Bible

He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated, and the people he had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

But the land was unable to support them as long as they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they could not stay together,

They also took Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, for he was living in Sodom, and they went on.

Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the possessions for yourself.”

However, I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will go out with many possessions.

He took all the livestock and possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, and he drove his herds to go to the land of his father Isaac in Canaan.

He fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

You’ve searched all my possessions! Have you found anything of yours? Put it here before my relatives and yours, and let them decide between the two of us.

He took them and sent them across the stream, along with all his possessions.

Won’t their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will live with us.”

They captured all their possessions, children, and wives and plundered everything in the houses.

For their possessions were too many for them to live together, and because of their herds, the land where they stayed could not support them.

They also took their cattle and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan. Then Jacob and all his children went with him to Egypt.

The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, all Korah’s people, and all their possessions.

Lord, bless his possessions,and accept the work of his hands.Smash the loins of his adversaries and enemies,so that they cannot rise again.

They prepared to leave, putting their small children, livestock, and possessions in front of them.

for the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons refused to let them serve as priests of Yahweh.

Yahweh is now about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a horrible affliction.

So they went to war against Judah and invaded it. They carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace and also his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest son.

The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings, the burnt offerings of the Sabbaths, of the New Moons, and of the appointed feasts, as written in the law of the Lord.

He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him abundant possessions.

Then Josiah donated 30,000 sheep, lambs, and young goats, plus 3,000 bulls from his own possessions, for the Passover sacrifices for all the lay people who were present.

I proclaimed a fast by the Ahava River, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.

Whoever did not come within three days would forfeit all his possessions, according to the decision of the leaders and elders, and would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles.

I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household possessions out of the room.

Letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces telling the officials to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jewish people—young and old, women and children—and plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.

The king’s edict gave the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate every ethnic and provincial army hostile to them, including women and children, and to take their possessions as spoils of war.

Haven’t You placed a hedge around him, his household, and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure.His possessions will not increase in the land.

The possessions in his house will be removed,flowing away on the day of God’s anger.

After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his prosperity and doubled his previous possessions.

“Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,gathering possessionswithout knowing who will get them.

A man with valuable possessionsbut without understandingis like the animals that perish.

He made him master of his household,ruler over all his possessions—

Honor the Lord with your possessionsand with the first produce of your entire harvest;

in order to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against ruins now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, who have been acquiring cattle and possessions and who live at the center of the world.’

Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its rulers will ask you, ‘Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hordes to carry off plunder, to make off with silver and gold, to take cattle and possessions, to seize great spoil?’

Do not enter the gate of My peoplein the day of their disaster.Yes, you—do not gloat over their miseryin the day of their disasterand do not appropriate their possessionsin the day of their disaster.

How can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house.

When the young man heard that command, he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.

I assure you: He will put him in charge of all his possessions.

“For it is just like a man going on a journey. He called his own slaves and turned over his possessions to them.

“On the other hand, no one can enter a strong man’s house and rob his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he will rob his house.

But he was stunned at this demand, and he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.

Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others who were supporting them from their possessions.

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his estate, his possessions are secure.

He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

I tell you the truth: He will put him in charge of all his possessions.

In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not say good-bye to all his possessions cannot be My disciple.

He also said to the disciples: “There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!”

They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need.

Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.

For you sympathized with the prisoners and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, knowing that you yourselves have a better and enduring possession.