18 occurrences

'Themselves' in the Bible

Now on hearing these words which the angel of the Lord said to all the children of Israel, the people gave themselves up to loud crying and weeping.

Verse ConceptsSuffering, Emotional Aspects Of

And Joshua let the people go away, and the children of Israel went, every man to his heritage, to take the land for themselves.

Because of the flowing hair of the fighters in Israel, because the people gave themselves freely, give praise to the Lord.

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfPeople Going BeforePraise God For His BenefitsVolunteering

And Midian was stronger than Israel; and because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made holes for themselves in the mountains, and hollows in the rocks, and strong places.

Verse ConceptsCavesPower, HumanSelf DefenceStrength, HumanStrongholdsFortsDensEscaping To MountainsPeople In CavesCaves As Places Of Refuge

Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east, banding themselves together, went over and put up their tents in the valley of Jezreel.

Verse ConceptseastValleys

So he took the people down to the water; and the Lord said to Gideon, Put on one side by themselves all those drinking up the water with their tongues like a dog; and in the same way, all those who go down on their knees to the water while drinking.

Verse ConceptsdogsTonguegroupsarmygideon

Then Gideon sent through all the hill-country of Ephraim saying, Come down against Midian, and keep the ways across Jordan before they come. So all the men of Ephraim, massing themselves together, kept the ways across Jordan.

One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.

Verse ConceptsAnointing KingsMetaphorical TreesOlive TreesMoralityJudging Others Actions

But in the middle of the town there was a strong tower, to which all the men and women of the town went in flight and, shutting themselves in, went up to the roof of the tower.

Verse ConceptsRooftopIsrael FleeingWomen's Roles

In those days there was no king in Israel, and in those days the Danites were looking for a heritage for themselves, to be their living-place; for up to that time no distribution of land had been made to them among the tribes of Israel.

Verse ConceptsNo King

(And the children of Dan put up the pictured image for themselves; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danites till the day when the ark was taken prisoner.)

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesExile In Prospect

And they put up for themselves the image which Micah had made, and it was there all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

Verse ConceptsThe House Of God At ShilohThe Temple At Shiloh

So seating themselves they had food and drink, the two of them together; and the girl's father said to the man, If it is your pleasure, take your rest here tonight, and let your heart be glad.

Verse ConceptsEnjoyment, Material ThingsSittingPeople Who Delayed

So the children of Israel got up in the morning and put themselves in position against Gibeah.

And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in fighting order against Gibeah as before.

Verse ConceptsDoing Repeatedly

So all the men of Israel got up and put themselves in fighting order at Baal-tamar: and those who had been waiting secretly to make a surprise attack came rushing out of their place on the west of Geba.

And the people came to Beth-el, waiting there till evening before God, and gave themselves up to bitter weeping.

Verse ConceptsShrinesSittingVoicesWeepingAction Until Evening

So the men of Benjamin did this, and got wives for themselves for every one of their number, taking them away by force from the dance; then they went back to their heritage, building up their towns and living in them.

Verse ConceptsGroups going home

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