15 occurrences

'Thing' in the Bible

Now may the Lord show lovingkindness and truth to you; and I also will show this goodness to you, because you have done this thing.

Verse ConceptsAppreciationGoodnessdevotion

He said, “Good! I will make a covenant with you, but I demand one thing of you, namely, you shall not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you come to see me.”

And what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make a name for Himself, and to do a great thing for You and awesome things for Your land, before Your people whom You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods?

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerMiracles, Nature OfNationalismUnique Israel

Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Shall I then go to my house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I will not do this thing.”

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsOne FleshTribes Of IsraelAbsence Of SexThe Ark Moved Around

Then David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab, ‘Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another; make your battle against the city stronger and overthrow it’; and so encourage him.”

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofResigned To DeathEncourage Others!

When the time of mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house and she became his wife; then she bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the Lord.

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

He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion.”

Verse ConceptsMercy, HumanFourfoldPeople Without Mercy

Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and under the sun.’”

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; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.”

Verse ConceptsPeople EatingWhat Do You Do?Death Of A Child

But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful thing!

Verse ConceptsFoolish People

The woman said, “Why then have you planned such a thing against the people of God? For in speaking this word the king is as one who is guilty, in that the king does not bring back his banished one.

Verse ConceptsReinstating PeopleFound Guilty

in order to change the appearance of things your servant Joab has done this thing. But my lord is wise, like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know all that is in the earth.”

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

Then the king said to Joab, “Behold now, I will surely do this thing; go therefore, bring back the young man Absalom.”

Verse ConceptsReinstating People

But Joab said to the king, “Now may the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?”

Verse ConceptsOne HundredGod Multipling PeopleAdding People

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