17 occurrences

'Right' in the Bible

Asahel went running after Abner, not turning to the right or to the left.

Verse ConceptsNot Turning Asiderelentless

And Abner said, Then go to the right or to the left and put your hands on one of the fighting-men and take his arms. But Asahel would not be turned away from going after Abner.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingNot Turning AsideChanging Direction

And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:

Verse ConceptsAnger, HumanDeath As PunishmentAngry People

And answering him, she said, O my brother, do not put shame on me; it is not right for such a thing to be done in Israel: do not this evil thing.

Verse ConceptsFoolish People

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant Joab gave me orders, and put all these words in my mouth:

Verse ConceptsSpokesmenTurning To Right And Left

And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.

Verse ConceptsClaims

And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!

Verse ConceptsJudgesWorldly Ambition ExamplesMan Appointing

And he sent stones at David and at all the king's servants and at all the people and at all the men of war by his side, on the right hand and on the left.

Verse ConceptsGuardsStoningThrowing Stones

Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.

Verse ConceptsHeraldRunningGod Saving From EnemiesTelling Of People's Situations

And then the Cushite came and said, I have news for my lord the king: today the Lord has done right in your cause against all those who took up arms against you.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofGod Saving From Enemies

For your haters, it seems, are dear to you, and your friends are hated. For you have made it clear that captains and servants are nothing to you: and now I see that if Absalom was living and we had all been dead today, it would have been right in your eyes.

Verse ConceptsAmbivalenceDesire For DeathOther Unimportant PeopleHating Individuals

But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, Is not death the right fate for Shimei, because he has been cursing the one marked by the holy oil?

Verse ConceptsThe Anointed OneThe Lord's AnointedCursing The Ungodly

And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you put yourselves against me today? is it right for any man in Israel to be put to death today? for I am certain today that I am king in Israel.

Verse ConceptsMercy, Examples OfWhat Have We In Common?Enemies Of God

For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?

Verse ConceptsPossibility Of Deathgrandfathers

And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well, my brother? And with his right hand he took him by the hair of his chin to give him a kiss.

Verse ConceptsPeople KissingConfidence BetrayedBeardsHealthKissesSalutationsFacial Hair

And Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take whatever seems right to him, and make an offering of it: see, here are the oxen for the burned offering, and the grain-cleaning instruments and the ox-yokes for wood:

Verse ConceptsThreshingYokesFirewood

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