13 occurrences

'Thing' in the Bible

He said, "Good. {I will make a covenant with you}. I am asking only one thing from you: You shall not see my face unless you bring Michal the daughter of Saul when you come to see {me}."

Because of your word and according to your heart, you have done all of this great thing, [in order] to let your servant know.

Verse ConceptsGod, Will OfKnowing God, Nature Ofgreatness

Uriah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah [are] living in the booths; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord [are] camping on the surface of the open field; and I, shall I go to my house to eat and to drink and to sleep with my wife? [By] your life and the life of your soul, I surely will not do this thing."

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsOne FleshTribes Of IsraelAbsence Of SexThe Ark Moved Around

When the mourning [was] over, David sent and brought her to his household, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing which David had done [was] evil in the eyes of Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsSexual Sin, Nature OfSin, And God's CharacterDavid's Wives

He shall restore the ewe lamb fourfold because he has done this thing, and because he had no pity."

Verse ConceptsMercy, HumanFourfoldPeople Without Mercy

Though you did this in secret, I will do this thing before all of Israel {in broad daylight}!'"

Verse ConceptsActing In SecretDuring The DayThings Manifest

Then his servants said to him, "What [is] this thing that you have done? While the child [was] alive, you fasted and wept; [now] that the child has died, you get up and eat food!"

Verse ConceptsPeople EatingWhat Do You Do?Death Of A Child

Then Tamar said to him, "No, my brother! Do not force me, for such a thing has not been done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!

Verse ConceptsFoolish People

The king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not withhold from me a thing which I [am] about to ask you." The woman said, "Please let my lord the king speak."

Verse ConceptsAnswering PeopleThings Revealed

In order {to change the situation}, your servant Joab did this thing. But my lord [has] wisdom, as the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all that [is] on the earth."

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human NatureWisdom, Human ImportanceThe Angel Of GodLike Angels

Then the king said to Joab, "Look, please, I will grant this thing. Go and bring back the young man Absalom."

Verse ConceptsReinstating People

Then Mephibosheth said to the king, "Let him take the whole [thing], since my lord the king has come {safely} to his house."

Verse ConceptsTaking Possessions

Then Joab said to the king, "May Yahweh your God increase the people a hundred times {what they are} as the eyes of my lord the king are seeing. But my lord the king, why does he desire this thing?"

Verse ConceptsOne HundredGod Multipling PeopleAdding People

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