3 occurrences in 8 translations

'Seriously' in the Bible

Her brother Absalom said to her, "Was Amnon your brother with you? Now be quiet, my sister. He is your brother. Don't take it so seriously!" Tamar, devastated, lived in the house of her brother Absalom.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Being SilentLoneliness And Depression

So now, my lord the king, don’t take seriously the report that says all the king’s sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”

Verse ConceptsKilling Named IndividualsKilling Sons And Daughters

But the men from Israel answered the men from Judah: "We represent ten of the tribes of Israel! So we have more right to David than you do! Why haven't you taken us seriously? Weren't we the first to talk about bringing back our king?" But what the people of Judah had to say was harsher than what the people of Israel were saying.

Verse ConceptsClaimsResponseTen Things

Bible Theasaurus

Badly (29 instances)
Earnestly (214 instances)
Gravely (1 instance)
Seriously (46 instances)
Severely (92 instances)

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