57 occurrences

'Response' in the Bible

In response, Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. He also pitched his tents there and his servants dug a well.

Verse ConceptsAltarsCalling upon GodNomadsTentsAltars, Built ByBuilding AltarsExcavation

In response, Isaac told Esau, "Look! I've predicted that he's going to become your master, and I've assigned all his brothers to be his servants. What then can I do for you, my son?"

Verse ConceptsServing PeopleProviding Wine

In response, Leah asked her, "Wasn't it enough that you've taken away my husband? Now you also want to take my son's mandrakes!" But Rachel replied, "Okay, let's let Jacob sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son's mandrakes."

Verse ConceptsMarital SexMarital Sex BetweenTaking Other PeopleUnimportant Things

"Should he have treated our sister like a whore?" they asked in response.

Verse ConceptsNamed Sisters

Then the taskmasters of the people and their officials went out and told the people, "This is Pharaoh's response: "I'll no longer give you any straw.

Verse ConceptsHeraldTaskmasters

In response, Nun's son Joshua, Moses' attendant and one of his choice men, exclaimed, "My master Moses! Stop them!"

Verse ConceptsWork From YouthServant Leadershipservanthood

In response, the LORD sent poisonous serpents among the people to bite them. As a result, many people of Israel died.

Verse ConceptsBitingPoisonSerpentsAnger Of God, Examples OfDeath As Punishment

In response, Balak sent more officers higher ranking ones, at that!

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent Out

But in response, the donkey asked Balaam, "I'm your donkey that you've ridden on in the past without incident, am I not, and I'm the same donkey you're riding on right now, am I not? Am I in the habit of treating you like this?" "No," he admitted.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyRiding DonkeysPeople Possessing Other Things

But in response, Balaam asked, "Shouldn't I be careful to communicate only what the LORD puts in my mouth?"

Verse ConceptsSpeaking The Word God Gives

In response, Balaam uttered this prophetic statement: "Stand up, Balak, and pay attention! Listen to me, you son of Zippor!

Verse ConceptsPay Attention To People!Wise Proverbs

"Will your relatives have to go to war while you remain here?" Moses asked the descendants of Gad and descendants of Reuben in response.

Verse ConceptsReady For War

then she is to approach her brother-in-law in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and say in response, "May this be done to the man who does not preserve the lineage of his brother.'

Verse ConceptsFacesSpittingSaliva

In response, the people said, "Far be it from us that we should abandon the LORD to serve other gods,

Verse ConceptsForsaking GodZeal, ReligiousNot Forsaking GodDifferent Gods

and they informed him, "This is Jephthah's response:

In response, the Philistines went up, encamped in the territory of Judah, and raided Lehi.

In response, 3,000 soldiers from the tribe of Judah went down to the caves of the rock of Etam and asked Samson, "Don't you know that the Philistines have us in their control? What have you done to us?" "I did to them what they did to me," he answered.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine GiftRulersThree Thousand And UpRepaying Evil For Evil

But there was no response. So he placed her on the donkey, mounted his own animal, and went home. When he arrived home, he grabbed a knife, took hold of his mistress, cut her apart limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her remains throughout the land of Israel.

Verse ConceptsKnifesPeople Cut In PiecesTwelve Thingsmistresscutting

Jonathan told David, "The LORD God of Israel is my witness that I'll carefully question my father by tomorrow or the next day. And if the response is favorable for David, will I not then send word to you and let you know?

Verse ConceptsThe Witness Of God

Ish-bosheth couldn't say another word in response to Abner, because he was terrified of him.

Verse ConceptsOthers Not AnsweringFear Of Individuals

In response, David sent out Joab and his entire army of elite soldiers.

Verse ConceptsWarriorsEarthly Armies

So the king told Ziba, "Pay attention! Everything that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!" In response Ziba said, "I'm submitting to you. Let me find favor in your sight, your majesty the king!"

Verse ConceptsConfiscationBowing Before DavidTaking Possession

In response, the king told him, "What's the point of us talking anymore? My decision is that you and Ziba divide the fields."

Verse ConceptsHalf Of Districts

But the king gave the people a harsh response, because he was ignoring the counsel that his elders had given him.

Verse ConceptsDiscourtesyThe Elders GatheredMan's Counsel

So they took the ox that was given to them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from early morning until noon. "Baal! Answer us!" they cried. But there was no response. Nobody answered. So they kept on dancing around the altar that they had made.

Verse ConceptsLeapingdanceMorning WorshipMorningReligionPeople JumpingOthers Not AnsweringHinduism

They kept on raving right through midday and until it was time to offer the evening sacrifice, but there was still no response. Nobody answered, and nobody paid attention.

Verse ConceptsFutilityFalse ReligionAction Until EveningOthers Not AnsweringTime Passing

So he told Ben-hadad's envoys, "Tell his majesty the king, "Everything that you asked for the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.'" So the envoys left to deliver Ahab's response. They returned a little while later.

Ben-hadad received Ahab's response while he was celebrating with his kings in the battle pavilions. "Sound "Battle Stations!'" he ordered, and the army began to prepare their attack.

Verse ConceptsReadinessDrunk Individuals

said in response, "May God forbid me to do this! I won't drink the blood of these men, will I? After all, they risked their lives to bring it to me." That's why he wouldn't drink it. The Three Warriors did these things.

Verse ConceptsCrude LanguagePeople Consuming Bloodrisk

In response, David sent out Joab and his entire army of elite soldiers.

while King Rehoboam conferred with his advisors who had worked with his father Solomon during his administration. He asked them, "What is your advice as to what response I should return to these people?"

In response, the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and declared, "The LORD is righteous."

In response, Asa flew into a rage and locked up the seer in stocks in the palace prison because of what Hanani had told him. Asa also tortured some of the people of Israel at that time.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofAnger, HumanImprisonmentsOppression, Nature OfPrisonersProphets, Lives OfSpiteTemperAnger, Sinful ExamplesVindictiveness

But Hezekiah's response wasn't commensurate with what had been done for him because he was arrogant in heart, so wrath came upon him, upon Judah, and upon Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsPride, Examples OfPride, Results Of

In response, she replied:

In response, the heads of the families of Judah and Benjamin, the priests and descendants of Levi, and all those who had been prompted by God, prepared to travel to rebuild the Temple of the LORD, which was in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodPriests, Institution In Ot TimesTribes Of IsraelImpulsesMoving To A New Placejerusalem

The LORD asked Satan, "Where have you come from?" In response, Satan answered the LORD, "From wandering all over the earth and walking back and forth throughout it."

Verse ConceptsSatan, Character OfWanderersWhere From?SatanThe Devil

The LORD asked Satan, "Where have you come from?" In response, Satan told the LORD, "From wandering all over the earth and walking back and forth throughout it."

Verse ConceptsSatan, Character OfWanderersWhere From?wandering

Then in response, Bildad from Shuah said:

This was Job's response:

In response Job replied:

In response, Job said:

In response, Job said:

In response, Job said:

Then in response, Eliphaz from Teman said:

but when he saw that there had been no response from those three, he got even more angry.

Verse ConceptsThree MenOthers Not AnsweringNamed People Angry With Others

"You aren't right about this; My response is that God is greater than human beings.

Verse ConceptsGod In Relation To ManMan's Relation To GodGod Being With You

In response, Elihu said:

The LORD continued his response to Job by saying:

The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give an appropriate response.

Verse ConceptsSluggardsSeven PeopleFalse Wisdomsloth

By mere words a servant will not be corrected; even though he understands, there will be no response.

Verse ConceptsResponseServanthood, In SocietyServants, BadMere Talk

Whoever obeys his commands will not experience harm, and the wise in heart will discern both the appropriate time and response.

Verse ConceptsThe Right TimeWhat Manner?Man's Wisdom

In response, I asked the angel who had been talking with me, "Sir, what are these?"

Verse ConceptsWhat Is This?

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