14 occurrences

'Thing' in the Bible

Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven't shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

Verse ConceptsThose Who Did Not Tell

The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

Verse ConceptsPleasing GodGod Answered Prayer

God said to him, "Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, neither have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice;

Verse ConceptsGetting RichDiscernmentNatural Disasters

and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he didn't keep that which Yahweh commanded.

Verse ConceptsDifferent GodsDo Not Have Other godsThey Do Not Keep Commands

So the king didn't listen to the people; for it was a thing brought about of Yahweh, that he might establish his word, which Yahweh spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Verse ConceptsHistoryProphecy, Fulfilment Of OtWord Of GodPredestination, Of EventsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers, the children of Israel. Everyone return to his house; for this thing is of me."'" So they listened to the word of Yahweh, and returned and went their way, according to the word of Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Nature OfLove Between RelativesPaying Attention To GodFighting One Another

This thing became a sin; for the people went [to worship] before the one, even to Dan.

After this thing Jeroboam didn't return from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from among all the people. Whoever wanted to, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesSuperstitionConsecration

This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the surface of the earth.

All Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.

Verse ConceptsNo BurialsOnly One PersonMourning The Death Of Others

It happened, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshiped him.

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningPolygamyServanthood, And Worship Of GodImitating Wicked KingsUnimportant Thingsjezebel

Therefore he said to the messengers of Ben Hadad, "Tell my lord the king, 'All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do; but this thing I cannot do.'" The messengers departed, and brought him back the message.

Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place.

Verse ConceptsExchanging Of Leaders

Yahweh said, 'Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?' One said one thing; and another said another.

Verse ConceptsEnticing

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