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• Children Are a Blessing from God

PSALM 127:3-5Verses in the Bible

• 3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
  Psalm 127:3 Meaning
• 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
  Psalm 127:4 Meaning
• 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
  Psalm 127:5 Meaning

• Train up a Child by Example

PROVERBS 22:6In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

• Do Not Provoke but Instruct

EPHESIANS 6:4In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

In answer to prayer

• To Abraham

GENESIS 15:2-5Verses in the Bible

• 2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
  Genesis 15:2 Meaning
• 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
  Genesis 15:3 Meaning
• 4 And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
  Genesis 15:4 Meaning
• 5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
  Genesis 15:5 Meaning

GENESIS 21:1,2Verses in the Bible

• 1 And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
  Genesis 21:1 Meaning
• 2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
  Genesis 21:2 Meaning

• Isaac

GENESIS 25:21In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 21 And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

• Leah

GENESIS 30:17-22Verses in the Bible

• 17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
  Genesis 30:17 Meaning
• 18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
  Genesis 30:18 Meaning
• 19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
  Genesis 30:19 Meaning
• 20 And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
  Genesis 30:20 Meaning
• 21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
  Genesis 30:21 Meaning
• 22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
  Genesis 30:22 Meaning

• Rachel

GENESIS 30:22-24Verses in the Bible

• 22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
  Genesis 30:22 Meaning
• 23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
  Genesis 30:23 Meaning
• 24 And she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.
  Genesis 30:24 Meaning

• Hannah

1 SAMUEL 1:9-20Verses in the Bible

• 9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord.
  1 Samuel 1:9 Meaning
• 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.
  1 Samuel 1:10 Meaning
• 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
  1 Samuel 1:11 Meaning
• 12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.
  1 Samuel 1:12 Meaning
• 13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
  1 Samuel 1:13 Meaning
• 14 And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
  1 Samuel 1:14 Meaning
• 15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.
  1 Samuel 1:15 Meaning
• 16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
  1 Samuel 1:16 Meaning
• 17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
  1 Samuel 1:17 Meaning
• 18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
  1 Samuel 1:18 Meaning
• 19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.
  1 Samuel 1:19 Meaning
• 20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.
  1 Samuel 1:20 Meaning

• Zacharias

LUKE 1:13In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

Treatment Of, at Birth

EZEKIEL 16:4-6Verses in the Bible

• 4 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
  Ezekiel 16:4 Meaning
• 5 None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
  Ezekiel 16:5 Meaning
• 6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.
  Ezekiel 16:6 Meaning

LUKE 2:7,12Verses in the Bible

• 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
  Luke 2:7 Meaning

• 12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
  Luke 2:12 Meaning

Circumcision of Children

• See Circumcision

Dedicated to God in infancy

• Samson

JUDGES 13:5,7Verses in the Bible

• 5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
  Judges 13:5 Meaning
• 6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
  Judges 13:6 Meaning
• 7 But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
  Judges 13:7 Meaning

• Samuel

1 SAMUEL 1:24-28Verses in the Bible

• 24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young.
  1 Samuel 1:24 Meaning
• 25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
  1 Samuel 1:25 Meaning
• 26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord.
  1 Samuel 1:26 Meaning
• 27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
  1 Samuel 1:27 Meaning
• 28 Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.
  1 Samuel 1:28 Meaning

Promised to the Righteous

DEUTERONOMY 7:12,14Verses in the Bible

• 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:
  Deuteronomy 7:12 Meaning
• 13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
  Deuteronomy 7:13 Meaning
• 14 Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.
  Deuteronomy 7:14 Meaning

JOB 5:25In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

PSALM 128:2,3,4,6Verses in the Bible

• 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
  Psalm 128:2 Meaning

• 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
  Psalm 128:3 Meaning

• 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.
  Psalm 128:4 Meaning

• 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.
  Psalm 128:6 Meaning

Weaning of

GENESIS 21:8In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

1 SAMUEL 1:22In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever.

1 KINGS 11:20In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh.

PSALM 131:2In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

ISAIAH 28:9In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

Nurses for

EXODUS 2:7-9Verses in the Bible

• 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
  Exodus 2:7 Meaning
• 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.
  Exodus 2:8 Meaning
• 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
  Exodus 2:9 Meaning

ACTS 7:20In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:

RUTH 4:16In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

2 SAMUEL 4:4In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

2 KINGS 11:2In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

Taught to Walk

HOSEA 11:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

Tutors and Governors for

2 KINGS 10:1In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 1 And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,

ACTS 22:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

GALATIANS 3:24In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

GALATIANS 4:1,2Verses in the Bible

• 1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
  Galatians 4:1 Meaning
• 2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
  Galatians 4:2 Meaning

Bastard, Excluded from the Privileges of the Congregation

DEUTERONOMY 23:2In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord.

HEBREWS 12:8In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

Early piety of Children

• Samuel

1 SAMUEL 2:18In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 18 But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

1 SAMUEL 3Verses in the Bible

• 1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
  1 Samuel 3:1 Meaning
• 2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
  1 Samuel 3:2 Meaning
• 3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
  1 Samuel 3:3 Meaning
• 4 That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
  1 Samuel 3:4 Meaning
• 5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
  1 Samuel 3:5 Meaning
• 6 And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
  1 Samuel 3:6 Meaning
• 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
  1 Samuel 3:7 Meaning
• 8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child.
  1 Samuel 3:8 Meaning
• 9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
  1 Samuel 3:9 Meaning
• 10 And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
  1 Samuel 3:10 Meaning
• 11 And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
  1 Samuel 3:11 Meaning
• 12 In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
  1 Samuel 3:12 Meaning
• 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
  1 Samuel 3:13 Meaning
• 14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
  1 Samuel 3:14 Meaning
• 15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
  1 Samuel 3:15 Meaning
• 16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
  1 Samuel 3:16 Meaning
• 17 And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
  1 Samuel 3:17 Meaning
• 18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.
  1 Samuel 3:18 Meaning
• 19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
  1 Samuel 3:19 Meaning
• 20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord.
  1 Samuel 3:20 Meaning
• 21 And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.
  1 Samuel 3:21 Meaning

• Jeremiah

JEREMIAH 1:5-7Verses in the Bible

• 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
  Jeremiah 1:5 Meaning
• 6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
  Jeremiah 1:6 Meaning
• 7 But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
  Jeremiah 1:7 Meaning

• John the Baptist

LUKE 1:15,80Verses in the Bible

• 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
  Luke 1:15 Meaning

• 80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
  Luke 1:80 Meaning

• Jesus

LUKE 2:40,46,47,52Verses in the Bible

• 40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
  Luke 2:40 Meaning

• 46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
  Luke 2:46 Meaning

• 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
  Luke 2:47 Meaning

• 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
  Luke 2:52 Meaning

Difference Made Between Male and Female, in Mosaic Law

LEVITICUS 12Verses in the Bible

• 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
  Leviticus 12:1 Meaning
• 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
  Leviticus 12:2 Meaning
• 3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
  Leviticus 12:3 Meaning
• 4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
  Leviticus 12:4 Meaning
• 5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
  Leviticus 12:5 Meaning
• 6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
  Leviticus 12:6 Meaning
• 7 Who shall offer it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
  Leviticus 12:7 Meaning
• 8 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
  Leviticus 12:8 Meaning

Partiality of parents among

• Rebekah for Jacob

GENESIS 27:6-17Verses in the Bible

• 6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
  Genesis 27:6 Meaning
• 7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the Lord before my death.
  Genesis 27:7 Meaning
• 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
  Genesis 27:8 Meaning
• 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
  Genesis 27:9 Meaning
• 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
  Genesis 27:10 Meaning
• 11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
  Genesis 27:11 Meaning
• 12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
  Genesis 27:12 Meaning
• 13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
  Genesis 27:13 Meaning
• 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
  Genesis 27:14 Meaning
• 15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
  Genesis 27:15 Meaning
• 16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
  Genesis 27:16 Meaning
• 17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
  Genesis 27:17 Meaning

• Jacob for Joseph

GENESIS 37:3,4Verses in the Bible

• 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
  Genesis 37:3 Meaning
• 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
  Genesis 37:4 Meaning

Partiality Among, Forbidden

DEUTERONOMY 21:15-17Verses in the Bible

• 15 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:
  Deuteronomy 21:15 Meaning
• 16 Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:
  Deuteronomy 21:16 Meaning
• 17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.
  Deuteronomy 21:17 Meaning

Love of, for parents

• Of Ruth

RUTH 1:16-18Verses in the Bible

• 16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
  Ruth 1:16 Meaning
• 17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
  Ruth 1:17 Meaning
• 18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
  Ruth 1:18 Meaning

• Jesus

JOHN 19:26,27Verses in the Bible

• 26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
  John 19:26 Meaning
• 27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
  John 19:27 Meaning

Sacrificed

2 KINGS 17:31In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 31 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

EZEKIEL 16:20,21Verses in the Bible

• 20 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,
  Ezekiel 16:20 Meaning
• 21 That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?
  Ezekiel 16:21 Meaning

Caused to Pass Through Fire

2 KINGS 16:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel.

JEREMIAH 32:35In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

EZEKIEL 16:21In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 21 That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?

Sold for Debt

2 KINGS 4:1In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

NEHEMIAH 5:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.

JOB 24:9In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

MATTHEW 18:25In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Sold in Marriage, Law Concerning

EXODUS 21:7-11Verses in the Bible

• 7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
  Exodus 21:7 Meaning
• 8 If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
  Exodus 21:8 Meaning
• 9 And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
  Exodus 21:9 Meaning
• 10 If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
  Exodus 21:10 Meaning
• 11 And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.
  Exodus 21:11 Meaning

Instance Of, Leah and Rachel

GENESIS 29:15-30Verses in the Bible

• 15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
  Genesis 29:15 Meaning
• 16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
  Genesis 29:16 Meaning
• 17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
  Genesis 29:17 Meaning
• 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
  Genesis 29:18 Meaning
• 19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
  Genesis 29:19 Meaning
• 20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
  Genesis 29:20 Meaning
• 21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
  Genesis 29:21 Meaning
• 22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
  Genesis 29:22 Meaning
• 23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
  Genesis 29:23 Meaning
• 24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
  Genesis 29:24 Meaning
• 25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?
  Genesis 29:25 Meaning
• 26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.
  Genesis 29:26 Meaning
• 27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
  Genesis 29:27 Meaning
• 28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
  Genesis 29:28 Meaning
• 29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
  Genesis 29:29 Meaning
• 30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
  Genesis 29:30 Meaning

Edict to murder

• Of Pharaoh

EXODUS 1:22In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

• Of Jehu

2 KINGS 10:1-8Verses in the Bible

• 1 And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,
  2 Kings 10:1 Meaning
• 2 Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;
  2 Kings 10:2 Meaning
• 3 Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
  2 Kings 10:3 Meaning
• 4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
  2 Kings 10:4 Meaning
• 5 And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.
  2 Kings 10:5 Meaning
• 6 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
  2 Kings 10:6 Meaning
• 7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.
  2 Kings 10:7 Meaning
• 8 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.
  2 Kings 10:8 Meaning

• Of Herod

MATTHEW 2:16-18Verses in the Bible

• 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
  Matthew 2:16 Meaning
• 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
  Matthew 2:17 Meaning
• 18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
  Matthew 2:18 Meaning

Eaten

• See Cannibalism

Share Benefits of Covenant Privileges Guaranteed to Parents

GENESIS 6:18In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

GENESIS 12:7In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

GENESIS 13:15In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

GENESIS 17:7,8Verses in the Bible

• 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
  Genesis 17:7 Meaning
• 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
  Genesis 17:8 Meaning

GENESIS 19:12In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:

GENESIS 21:13In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

GENESIS 26:3-5,24Verses in the Bible

• 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
  Genesis 26:3 Meaning
• 4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
  Genesis 26:4 Meaning
• 5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
  Genesis 26:5 Meaning

• 24 And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
  Genesis 26:24 Meaning

LEVITICUS 26:44,45Verses in the Bible

• 44 And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the Lord their God.
  Leviticus 26:44 Meaning
• 45 But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the Lord.
  Leviticus 26:45 Meaning

ISAIAH 65:23In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

1 CORINTHIANS 7:14In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

Bound by Covenants of Parents

GENESIS 17:9-14Verses in the Bible

• 9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
  Genesis 17:9 Meaning
• 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
  Genesis 17:10 Meaning
• 11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
  Genesis 17:11 Meaning
• 12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
  Genesis 17:12 Meaning
• 13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
  Genesis 17:13 Meaning
• 14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
  Genesis 17:14 Meaning

Involved in Guilt of Parents

EXODUS 20:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

EXODUS 34:7In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

LEVITICUS 20:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.

LEVITICUS 26:39-42Verses in the Bible

• 39 And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.
  Leviticus 26:39 Meaning
• 40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;
  Leviticus 26:40 Meaning
• 41 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
  Leviticus 26:41 Meaning
• 42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
  Leviticus 26:42 Meaning

NUMBERS 14:18,33Verses in the Bible

• 18 The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
  Numbers 14:18 Meaning

• 33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.
  Numbers 14:33 Meaning

1 KINGS 21:29In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.

JOB 21:19In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

PSALM 37:28In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

ISAIAH 14:20,21Verses in the Bible

• 20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
  Isaiah 14:20 Meaning
• 21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
  Isaiah 14:21 Meaning

ISAIAH 65:6,7Verses in the Bible

• 6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
  Isaiah 65:6 Meaning
• 7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
  Isaiah 65:7 Meaning

JEREMIAH 32:18In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name,

DANIEL 6:24In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

Not Punished for Parents' Sake

JEREMIAH 31:29,30Verses in the Bible

• 29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
  Jeremiah 31:29 Meaning
• 30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
  Jeremiah 31:30 Meaning

EZEKIEL 18:1-30Verses in the Bible

• 1 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying,
  Ezekiel 18:1 Meaning
• 2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
  Ezekiel 18:2 Meaning
• 3 As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
  Ezekiel 18:3 Meaning
• 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
  Ezekiel 18:4 Meaning
• 5 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
  Ezekiel 18:5 Meaning
• 6 And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,
  Ezekiel 18:6 Meaning
• 7 And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
  Ezekiel 18:7 Meaning
• 8 He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
  Ezekiel 18:8 Meaning
• 9 Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.
  Ezekiel 18:9 Meaning
• 10 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,
  Ezekiel 18:10 Meaning
• 11 And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,
  Ezekiel 18:11 Meaning
• 12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
  Ezekiel 18:12 Meaning
• 13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
  Ezekiel 18:13 Meaning
• 14 Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,
  Ezekiel 18:14 Meaning
• 15 That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,
  Ezekiel 18:15 Meaning
• 16 Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
  Ezekiel 18:16 Meaning
• 17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
  Ezekiel 18:17 Meaning
• 18 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.
  Ezekiel 18:18 Meaning
• 19 Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.
  Ezekiel 18:19 Meaning
• 20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
  Ezekiel 18:20 Meaning
• 21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
  Ezekiel 18:21 Meaning
• 22 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
  Ezekiel 18:22 Meaning
• 23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
  Ezekiel 18:23 Meaning
• 24 But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
  Ezekiel 18:24 Meaning
• 25 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
  Ezekiel 18:25 Meaning
• 26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
  Ezekiel 18:26 Meaning
• 27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
  Ezekiel 18:27 Meaning
• 28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
  Ezekiel 18:28 Meaning
• 29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
  Ezekiel 18:29 Meaning
• 30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
  Ezekiel 18:30 Meaning

Death of, as a judgment upon parents

• Firstborn of Egypt

EXODUS 12:29In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 29 And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

• Sons of Eli

1 SAMUEL 3:13,14Verses in the Bible

• 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
  1 Samuel 3:13 Meaning
• 14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
  1 Samuel 3:14 Meaning

• Sons of Saul

1 SAMUEL 28:18,19Verses in the Bible

• 18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day.
  1 Samuel 28:18 Meaning
• 19 Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.
  1 Samuel 28:19 Meaning

• David's Child by Uriah's Wife

2 SAMUEL 12:14-19Verses in the Bible

• 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
  2 Samuel 12:14 Meaning
• 15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
  2 Samuel 12:15 Meaning
• 16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
  2 Samuel 12:16 Meaning
• 17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
  2 Samuel 12:17 Meaning
• 18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
  2 Samuel 12:18 Meaning
• 19 But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
  2 Samuel 12:19 Meaning

Miracles in behalf of Children

• Raised from the Dead by Elijah

1 KINGS 17:17-23Verses in the Bible

• 17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
  1 Kings 17:17 Meaning
• 18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
  1 Kings 17:18 Meaning
• 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
  1 Kings 17:19 Meaning
• 20 And he cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
  1 Kings 17:20 Meaning
• 21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.
  1 Kings 17:21 Meaning
• 22 And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
  1 Kings 17:22 Meaning
• 23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
  1 Kings 17:23 Meaning

• By Elisha

2 KINGS 4:17-36Verses in the Bible

• 17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
  2 Kings 4:17 Meaning
• 18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
  2 Kings 4:18 Meaning
• 19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
  2 Kings 4:19 Meaning
• 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
  2 Kings 4:20 Meaning
• 21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
  2 Kings 4:21 Meaning
• 22 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
  2 Kings 4:22 Meaning
• 23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
  2 Kings 4:23 Meaning
• 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
  2 Kings 4:24 Meaning
• 25 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
  2 Kings 4:25 Meaning
• 26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.
  2 Kings 4:26 Meaning
• 27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
  2 Kings 4:27 Meaning
• 28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
  2 Kings 4:28 Meaning
• 29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
  2 Kings 4:29 Meaning
• 30 And the mother of the child said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
  2 Kings 4:30 Meaning
• 31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
  2 Kings 4:31 Meaning
• 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
  2 Kings 4:32 Meaning
• 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord.
  2 Kings 4:33 Meaning
• 34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
  2 Kings 4:34 Meaning
• 35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
  2 Kings 4:35 Meaning
• 36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
  2 Kings 4:36 Meaning

• By Jesus

MATTHEW 9:18,24-26Verses in the Bible

• 18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
  Matthew 9:18 Meaning

• 24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
  Matthew 9:24 Meaning
• 25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
  Matthew 9:25 Meaning
• 26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
  Matthew 9:26 Meaning

MARK 5:35-42Verses in the Bible

• 35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
  Mark 5:35 Meaning
• 36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
  Mark 5:36 Meaning
• 37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
  Mark 5:37 Meaning
• 38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
  Mark 5:38 Meaning
• 39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
  Mark 5:39 Meaning
• 40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
  Mark 5:40 Meaning
• 41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
  Mark 5:41 Meaning
• 42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
  Mark 5:42 Meaning

LUKE 7:13-15Verses in the Bible

• 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
  Luke 7:13 Meaning
• 14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
  Luke 7:14 Meaning
• 15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
  Luke 7:15 Meaning

LUKE 8:49-56Verses in the Bible

• 49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.
  Luke 8:49 Meaning
• 50 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
  Luke 8:50 Meaning
• 51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
  Luke 8:51 Meaning
• 52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
  Luke 8:52 Meaning
• 53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
  Luke 8:53 Meaning
• 54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
  Luke 8:54 Meaning
• 55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
  Luke 8:55 Meaning
• 56 And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
  Luke 8:56 Meaning

• Healing of

MATTHEW 15:28In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

MATTHEW 17:18In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

MARK 7:29,30Verses in the Bible

• 29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
  Mark 7:29 Meaning
• 30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
  Mark 7:30 Meaning

MARK 9:23-27Verses in the Bible

• 23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
  Mark 9:23 Meaning
• 24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
  Mark 9:24 Meaning
• 25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
  Mark 9:25 Meaning
• 26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
  Mark 9:26 Meaning
• 27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
  Mark 9:27 Meaning

LUKE 8:42-56Verses in the Bible

• 42 For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
  Luke 8:42 Meaning
• 43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
  Luke 8:43 Meaning
• 44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
  Luke 8:44 Meaning
• 45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
  Luke 8:45 Meaning
• 46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
  Luke 8:46 Meaning
• 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
  Luke 8:47 Meaning
• 48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
  Luke 8:48 Meaning
• 49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.
  Luke 8:49 Meaning
• 50 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
  Luke 8:50 Meaning
• 51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
  Luke 8:51 Meaning
• 52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
  Luke 8:52 Meaning
• 53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
  Luke 8:53 Meaning
• 54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
  Luke 8:54 Meaning
• 55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
  Luke 8:55 Meaning
• 56 And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
  Luke 8:56 Meaning

LUKE 9:38-42Verses in the Bible

• 38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
  Luke 9:38 Meaning
• 39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
  Luke 9:39 Meaning
• 40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
  Luke 9:40 Meaning
• 41 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
  Luke 9:41 Meaning
• 42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
  Luke 9:42 Meaning

JOHN 4:46-54Verses in the Bible

• 46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
  John 4:46 Meaning
• 47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
  John 4:47 Meaning
• 48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
  John 4:48 Meaning
• 49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
  John 4:49 Meaning
• 50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
  John 4:50 Meaning
• 51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
  John 4:51 Meaning
• 52 Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
  John 4:52 Meaning
• 53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
  John 4:53 Meaning
• 54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
  John 4:54 Meaning

Character Of, Known by Conduct

PROVERBS 20:11In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

Blessed by Jesus

MATTHEW 19:13-15Verses in the Bible

• 13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
  Matthew 19:13 Meaning
• 14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
  Matthew 19:14 Meaning
• 15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
  Matthew 19:15 Meaning

MARK 10:13-16Verses in the Bible

• 13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
  Mark 10:13 Meaning
• 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
  Mark 10:14 Meaning
• 15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
  Mark 10:15 Meaning
• 16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
  Mark 10:16 Meaning

LUKE 18:15,16Verses in the Bible

• 15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
  Luke 18:15 Meaning
• 16 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
  Luke 18:16 Meaning

Future State of

MATTHEW 18:10In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

MATTHEW 19:14In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Minors

GALATIANS 4:1,2Verses in the Bible

• 1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
  Galatians 4:1 Meaning
• 2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
  Galatians 4:2 Meaning

Of Ministers

1 TIMOTHY 3:4In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

TITUS 1:6In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

Alienated, Ishmael, to Gratify Sarah

GENESIS 21:9-15Verses in the Bible

• 9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
  Genesis 21:9 Meaning
• 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
  Genesis 21:10 Meaning
• 11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
  Genesis 21:11 Meaning
• 12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
  Genesis 21:12 Meaning
• 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
  Genesis 21:13 Meaning
• 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
  Genesis 21:14 Meaning
• 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
  Genesis 21:15 Meaning

Amusements of

JOB 21:11In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

ZECHARIAH 8:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

ZECHARIAH 11:16,17Verses in the Bible

• 16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
  Zechariah 11:16 Meaning
• 17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
  Zechariah 11:17 Meaning

LUKE 7:31,32Verses in the Bible

• 31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
  Luke 7:31 Meaning
• 32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
  Luke 7:32 Meaning

Adopted

• See Adoption

The Gift of God

GENESIS 4:1,25Verses in the Bible

• 1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
  Genesis 4:1 Meaning

• 25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
  Genesis 4:25 Meaning

GENESIS 17:16,20Verses in the Bible

• 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
  Genesis 17:16 Meaning

• 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
  Genesis 17:20 Meaning

GENESIS 28:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

GENESIS 29:32-35Verses in the Bible

• 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
  Genesis 29:32 Meaning
• 33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
  Genesis 29:33 Meaning
• 34 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
  Genesis 29:34 Meaning
• 35 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
  Genesis 29:35 Meaning

GENESIS 30:2,6,17-20,22-24Verses in the Bible

• 2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
  Genesis 30:2 Meaning

• 6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
  Genesis 30:6 Meaning

• 17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
  Genesis 30:17 Meaning
• 18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
  Genesis 30:18 Meaning
• 19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
  Genesis 30:19 Meaning
• 20 And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
  Genesis 30:20 Meaning

• 22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
  Genesis 30:22 Meaning
• 23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
  Genesis 30:23 Meaning
• 24 And she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.
  Genesis 30:24 Meaning

GENESIS 33:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

RUTH 4:13In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.

JOB 1:21In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

PSALM 107:38,41Verses in the Bible

• 38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
  Psalm 107:38 Meaning

• 41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
  Psalm 107:41 Meaning

PSALM 113:9In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

PSALM 127:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

God's Care of

EXODUS 22:22-24Verses in the Bible

• 22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
  Exodus 22:22 Meaning
• 23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
  Exodus 22:23 Meaning
• 24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
  Exodus 22:24 Meaning

DEUTERONOMY 10:18In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 18 He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

DEUTERONOMY 14:29In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 29 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

JOB 29:12In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

PSALM 10:14,18Verses in the Bible

• 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
  Psalm 10:14 Meaning

• 18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
  Psalm 10:18 Meaning

PSALM 27:10In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

PSALM 68:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

PSALM 146:9In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 9 The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

JEREMIAH 49:11In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 11 Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

HOSEA 14:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

MALACHI 3:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

A Blessing

GENESIS 5:29In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.

GENESIS 30:1In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

PSALM 127:3-5Verses in the Bible

• 3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
  Psalm 127:3 Meaning
• 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
  Psalm 127:4 Meaning
• 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
  Psalm 127:5 Meaning

PROVERBS 17:6In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

ISAIAH 54:1In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.

JEREMIAH 20:15In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

Commandments to

EXODUS 20:12In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

LEVITICUS 19:3,32Verses in the Bible

• 3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
  Leviticus 19:3 Meaning

• 32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.
  Leviticus 19:32 Meaning

DEUTERONOMY 5:16In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 16 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

PSALM 119:9In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

PSALM 148:12,13Verses in the Bible

• 12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
  Psalm 148:12 Meaning
• 13 Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
  Psalm 148:13 Meaning

PROVERBS 1:8,9Verses in the Bible

• 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
  Proverbs 1:8 Meaning
• 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
  Proverbs 1:9 Meaning

PROVERBS 3:1-3Verses in the Bible

• 1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
  Proverbs 3:1 Meaning
• 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
  Proverbs 3:2 Meaning
• 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
  Proverbs 3:3 Meaning

PROVERBS 4:1-4,10,11,20-22Verses in the Bible

• 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
  Proverbs 4:1 Meaning
• 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
  Proverbs 4:2 Meaning
• 3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
  Proverbs 4:3 Meaning
• 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
  Proverbs 4:4 Meaning

• 10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
  Proverbs 4:10 Meaning

• 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
  Proverbs 4:11 Meaning

• 20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
  Proverbs 4:20 Meaning
• 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
  Proverbs 4:21 Meaning
• 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
  Proverbs 4:22 Meaning

PROVERBS 5:1,2Verses in the Bible

• 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
  Proverbs 5:1 Meaning
• 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
  Proverbs 5:2 Meaning

PROVERBS 6:20-25Verses in the Bible

• 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
  Proverbs 6:20 Meaning
• 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
  Proverbs 6:21 Meaning
• 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
  Proverbs 6:22 Meaning
• 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
  Proverbs 6:23 Meaning
• 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
  Proverbs 6:24 Meaning
• 25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
  Proverbs 6:25 Meaning

PROVERBS 8:32,33Verses in the Bible

• 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
  Proverbs 8:32 Meaning
• 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
  Proverbs 8:33 Meaning

PROVERBS 23:22,26Verses in the Bible

• 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
  Proverbs 23:22 Meaning

• 26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
  Proverbs 23:26 Meaning

PROVERBS 27:11In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

ECCLESIASTES 12:1In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

LAMENTATIONS 3:27In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

MATTHEW 15:4In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

MATTHEW 19:19In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

MARK 10:19In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

LUKE 18:20In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

EPHESIANS 6:1-3Verses in the Bible

• 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
  Ephesians 6:1 Meaning
• 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
  Ephesians 6:2 Meaning
• 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
  Ephesians 6:3 Meaning

COLOSSIANS 3:20In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

1 TIMOTHY 4:12In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

2 TIMOTHY 2:22In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

TITUS 2:6In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

• See Young Men

Counsel of Parents to

1 KINGS 2:1-4Verses in the Bible

• 1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
  1 Kings 2:1 Meaning
• 2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
  1 Kings 2:2 Meaning
• 3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
  1 Kings 2:3 Meaning
• 4 That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
  1 Kings 2:4 Meaning

1 CHRONICLES 22:6-13Verses in the Bible

• 6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel.
  1 Chronicles 22:6 Meaning
• 7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God:
  1 Chronicles 22:7 Meaning
• 8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
  1 Chronicles 22:8 Meaning
• 9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
  1 Chronicles 22:9 Meaning
• 10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
  1 Chronicles 22:10 Meaning
• 11 Now, my son, the Lord be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee.
  1 Chronicles 22:11 Meaning
• 12 Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God.
  1 Chronicles 22:12 Meaning
• 13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
  1 Chronicles 22:13 Meaning

1 CHRONICLES 28:9,10,20Verses in the Bible

• 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
  1 Chronicles 28:9 Meaning

• 10 Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
  1 Chronicles 28:10 Meaning

• 20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
  1 Chronicles 28:20 Meaning

• See Parents

Instruction of

EXODUS 13:8-10,14-16Verses in the Bible

• 8 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
  Exodus 13:8 Meaning
• 9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.
  Exodus 13:9 Meaning
• 10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.
  Exodus 13:10 Meaning

• 14 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
  Exodus 13:14 Meaning
• 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
  Exodus 13:15 Meaning
• 16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt.
  Exodus 13:16 Meaning

DEUTERONOMY 4:9,10Verses in the Bible

• 9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
  Deuteronomy 4:9 Meaning
• 10 Specially the day that thou stoodest before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
  Deuteronomy 4:10 Meaning

DEUTERONOMY 6:6-9Verses in the Bible

• 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
  Deuteronomy 6:6 Meaning
• 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
  Deuteronomy 6:7 Meaning
• 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
  Deuteronomy 6:8 Meaning
• 9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
  Deuteronomy 6:9 Meaning

DEUTERONOMY 11:19,20Verses in the Bible

• 19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
  Deuteronomy 11:19 Meaning
• 20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
  Deuteronomy 11:20 Meaning

DEUTERONOMY 31:12,13Verses in the Bible

• 12 Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
  Deuteronomy 31:12 Meaning
• 13 And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
  Deuteronomy 31:13 Meaning

JOSHUA 8:35In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

PSALM 34:11In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

PSALM 78:1-8Verses in the Bible

• 1 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
  Psalm 78:1 Meaning
• 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
  Psalm 78:2 Meaning
• 3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
  Psalm 78:3 Meaning
• 4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
  Psalm 78:4 Meaning
• 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
  Psalm 78:5 Meaning
• 6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
  Psalm 78:6 Meaning
• 7 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
  Psalm 78:7 Meaning
• 8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
  Psalm 78:8 Meaning

PROVERBS 1:1,4Verses in the Bible

• 1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
  Proverbs 1:1 Meaning

• 4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
  Proverbs 1:4 Meaning

PROVERBS 22:6In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

ISAIAH 28:9,10Verses in the Bible

• 9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
  Isaiah 28:9 Meaning
• 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
  Isaiah 28:10 Meaning

JOEL 1:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

JOHN 21:15In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

ACTS 22:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

For Solomon's Instruction of Men and Children

• See Young Men

By Tutors

• See Tutor

False Instruction of

MARK 7:9-13Verses in the Bible

• 9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
  Mark 7:9 Meaning
• 10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
  Mark 7:10 Meaning
• 11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
  Mark 7:11 Meaning
• 12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
  Mark 7:12 Meaning
• 13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
  Mark 7:13 Meaning

Prayer in Behalf of

GENESIS 17:18In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

2 SAMUEL 12:16In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

1 CHRONICLES 22:12In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 12 Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God.

1 CHRONICLES 29:19In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.

JOB 1:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Promises and Assurances to

PROVERBS 3:1-10Verses in the Bible

• 1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
  Proverbs 3:1 Meaning
• 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
  Proverbs 3:2 Meaning
• 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
  Proverbs 3:3 Meaning
• 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
  Proverbs 3:4 Meaning
• 5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
  Proverbs 3:5 Meaning
• 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
  Proverbs 3:6 Meaning
• 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
  Proverbs 3:7 Meaning
• 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
  Proverbs 3:8 Meaning
• 9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
  Proverbs 3:9 Meaning
• 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
  Proverbs 3:10 Meaning

PROVERBS 8:17,32Verses in the Bible

• 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
  Proverbs 8:17 Meaning

• 32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
  Proverbs 8:32 Meaning

PROVERBS 23:15,16,24,25Verses in the Bible

• 15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
  Proverbs 23:15 Meaning

• 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
  Proverbs 23:16 Meaning

• 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
  Proverbs 23:24 Meaning

• 25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
  Proverbs 23:25 Meaning

PROVERBS 29:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

ISAIAH 40:11In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

ISAIAH 54:13In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 13 And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

MATTHEW 18:4,5,10Verses in the Bible

• 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  Matthew 18:4 Meaning

• 5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
  Matthew 18:5 Meaning

• 10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
  Matthew 18:10 Meaning

MATTHEW 19:14,15Verses in the Bible

• 14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
  Matthew 19:14 Meaning
• 15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
  Matthew 19:15 Meaning

MARK 9:37In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

MARK 10:13-16Verses in the Bible

• 13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
  Mark 10:13 Meaning
• 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
  Mark 10:14 Meaning
• 15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
  Mark 10:15 Meaning
• 16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
  Mark 10:16 Meaning

LUKE 9:48In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

LUKE 18:15,16Verses in the Bible

• 15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
  Luke 18:15 Meaning
• 16 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
  Luke 18:16 Meaning

ACTS 2:39In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

1 JOHN 2:12,13Verses in the Bible

• 12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
  1 John 2:12 Meaning
• 13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
  1 John 2:13 Meaning

• See Young Men

Of the Righteous, Blessed of God

GENESIS 6:18In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

GENESIS 7:1In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 1 And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

GENESIS 12:7In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

GENESIS 13:15In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

GENESIS 17:7,8Verses in the Bible

• 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
  Genesis 17:7 Meaning
• 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
  Genesis 17:8 Meaning

GENESIS 19:12,15,16Verses in the Bible

• 12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
  Genesis 19:12 Meaning

• 15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
  Genesis 19:15 Meaning

• 16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
  Genesis 19:16 Meaning

GENESIS 21:13In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

GENESIS 26:3,4,24Verses in the Bible

• 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
  Genesis 26:3 Meaning

• 4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
  Genesis 26:4 Meaning

• 24 And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
  Genesis 26:24 Meaning

LEVITICUS 26:44,45Verses in the Bible

• 44 And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the Lord their God.
  Leviticus 26:44 Meaning
• 45 But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the Lord.
  Leviticus 26:45 Meaning

DEUTERONOMY 4:37In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;

DEUTERONOMY 10:15In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 15 Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.

DEUTERONOMY 12:28In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God.

1 KINGS 11:13In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

1 KINGS 15:4In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 4 Nevertheless for David's sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:

2 KINGS 8:19In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.

PSALM 37:26In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

PSALM 102:28In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

PSALM 103:17,18Verses in the Bible

• 17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
  Psalm 103:17 Meaning
• 18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
  Psalm 103:18 Meaning

PSALM 112:2,3Verses in the Bible

• 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
  Psalm 112:2 Meaning
• 3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
  Psalm 112:3 Meaning

PROVERBS 3:33In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

PROVERBS 11:21In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

PROVERBS 12:7In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

PROVERBS 13:22In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

PROVERBS 20:7In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

ISAIAH 44:3-5Verses in the Bible

• 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
  Isaiah 44:3 Meaning
• 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
  Isaiah 44:4 Meaning
• 5 One shall say, I am the Lord's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
  Isaiah 44:5 Meaning

ISAIAH 65:23In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

JEREMIAH 32:39In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

ACTS 2:39In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

1 CORINTHIANS 7:14In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

Correction of

PROVERBS 13:24In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

PROVERBS 19:18In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

PROVERBS 22:15In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

PROVERBS 23:13,14Verses in the Bible

• 13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
  Proverbs 23:13 Meaning
• 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
  Proverbs 23:14 Meaning

PROVERBS 29:15,17Verses in the Bible

• 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
  Proverbs 29:15 Meaning
• 16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
  Proverbs 29:16 Meaning
• 17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
  Proverbs 29:17 Meaning

EPHESIANS 6:4In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

COLOSSIANS 3:21In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Punishment of

EXODUS 21:15,17Verses in the Bible

• 15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
  Exodus 21:15 Meaning
• 16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
  Exodus 21:16 Meaning
• 17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
  Exodus 21:17 Meaning

LEVITICUS 20:9In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

DEUTERONOMY 21:18-21Verses in the Bible

• 18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
  Deuteronomy 21:18 Meaning
• 19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
  Deuteronomy 21:19 Meaning
• 20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
  Deuteronomy 21:20 Meaning
• 21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
  Deuteronomy 21:21 Meaning

DEUTERONOMY 27:16In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

MATTHEW 15:4In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

MARK 7:10In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

Good

• The Lord Is With

1 SAMUEL 3:19In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

• Know the Scriptures

2 TIMOTHY 3:15In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

• Their Obedience to Parents Is Well Pleasing to God

COLOSSIANS 3:20In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

• Partake of the Promises of God

ACTS 2:39In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

• Shall Be Blessed

PROVERBS 3:1-4Verses in the Bible

• 1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
  Proverbs 3:1 Meaning
• 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
  Proverbs 3:2 Meaning
• 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
  Proverbs 3:3 Meaning
• 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
  Proverbs 3:4 Meaning

EPHESIANS 6:2,3Verses in the Bible

• 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
  Ephesians 6:2 Meaning
• 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
  Ephesians 6:3 Meaning

• Show Love to Parents

GENESIS 46:29In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

• Obey Parents

GENESIS 28:7In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;

GENESIS 47:30In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.

• Attend to Parental Teaching

PROVERBS 13:1In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

• Take Care of Parents

GENESIS 45:9-11Verses in the Bible

• 9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
  Genesis 45:9 Meaning
• 10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
  Genesis 45:10 Meaning
• 11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
  Genesis 45:11 Meaning

GENESIS 47:12In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.

MATTHEW 15:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

• Make Their Parents' Hearts Glad

PROVERBS 10:1In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

PROVERBS 23:24In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

PROVERBS 29:17In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

• Honor the Aged

JOB 32:6,7Verses in the Bible

• 6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
  Job 32:6 Meaning
• 7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
  Job 32:7 Meaning

• Character Of, Illustrates Conversion

MATTHEW 18:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

• Illustrative of a Teachable Spirit

MATTHEW 18:4In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Scriptures Relating to

NEHEMIAH 12:43In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

PSALM 8:2In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

PROVERBS 10:1In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

PROVERBS 13:1In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

PROVERBS 15:5,20Verses in the Bible

• 5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
  Proverbs 15:5 Meaning

• 20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
  Proverbs 15:20 Meaning

PROVERBS 28:7In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

ECCLESIASTES 4:13In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

MALACHI 1:6In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

MATTHEW 21:15,16Verses in the Bible

• 15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
  Matthew 21:15 Meaning
• 16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
  Matthew 21:16 Meaning

Instances of Children

• Shem and Japheth

GENESIS 9:23In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

• Isaac

GENESIS 22:6-12Verses in the Bible

• 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
  Genesis 22:6 Meaning
• 7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
  Genesis 22:7 Meaning
• 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
  Genesis 22:8 Meaning
• 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
  Genesis 22:9 Meaning
• 10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
  Genesis 22:10 Meaning
• 11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
  Genesis 22:11 Meaning
• 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
  Genesis 22:12 Meaning

• Esau

GENESIS 28:6-9Verses in the Bible

• 6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
  Genesis 28:6 Meaning
• 7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;
  Genesis 28:7 Meaning
• 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
  Genesis 28:8 Meaning
• 9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
  Genesis 28:9 Meaning

• Judah

GENESIS 44:18-34Verses in the Bible

• 18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
  Genesis 44:18 Meaning
• 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
  Genesis 44:19 Meaning
• 20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
  Genesis 44:20 Meaning
• 21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
  Genesis 44:21 Meaning
• 22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
  Genesis 44:22 Meaning
• 23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
  Genesis 44:23 Meaning
• 24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
  Genesis 44:24 Meaning
• 25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
  Genesis 44:25 Meaning
• 26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.
  Genesis 44:26 Meaning
• 27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
  Genesis 44:27 Meaning
• 28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
  Genesis 44:28 Meaning
• 29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
  Genesis 44:29 Meaning
• 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
  Genesis 44:30 Meaning
• 31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
  Genesis 44:31 Meaning
• 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
  Genesis 44:32 Meaning
• 33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
  Genesis 44:33 Meaning
• 34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
  Genesis 44:34 Meaning

• Joseph

GENESIS 45:9-13Verses in the Bible

• 9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
  Genesis 45:9 Meaning
• 10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
  Genesis 45:10 Meaning
• 11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
  Genesis 45:11 Meaning
• 12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
  Genesis 45:12 Meaning
• 13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
  Genesis 45:13 Meaning

GENESIS 46:29In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

GENESIS 47:11,12Verses in the Bible

• 11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
  Genesis 47:11 Meaning
• 12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.
  Genesis 47:12 Meaning

GENESIS 48:12In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

GENESIS 50:1-13Verses in the Bible

• 1 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
  Genesis 50:1 Meaning
• 2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
  Genesis 50:2 Meaning
• 3 And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.
  Genesis 50:3 Meaning
• 4 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
  Genesis 50:4 Meaning
• 5 My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
  Genesis 50:5 Meaning
• 6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.
  Genesis 50:6 Meaning
• 7 And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,
  Genesis 50:7 Meaning
• 8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.
  Genesis 50:8 Meaning
• 9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.
  Genesis 50:9 Meaning
• 10 And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
  Genesis 50:10 Meaning
• 11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan.
  Genesis 50:11 Meaning
• 12 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
  Genesis 50:12 Meaning
• 13 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
  Genesis 50:13 Meaning

• Moses

EXODUS 15:2In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.

EXODUS 18:7In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.

• Jephthah's Daughter

JUDGES 11:36In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.

• Samson

JUDGES 13:24In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.

• Ruth

RUTH 1:15-17Verses in the Bible

• 15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
  Ruth 1:15 Meaning
• 16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
  Ruth 1:16 Meaning
• 17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
  Ruth 1:17 Meaning

• Samuel

1 SAMUEL 2:26In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.

1 SAMUEL 3:10In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 10 And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

• Saul

1 SAMUEL 9:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.

• David

1 SAMUEL 22:3,4Verses in the Bible

• 3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.
  1 Samuel 22:3 Meaning
• 4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
  1 Samuel 22:4 Meaning

PSALM 71:5,17Verses in the Bible

• 5 For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.
  Psalm 71:5 Meaning

• 17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
  Psalm 71:17 Meaning

• Solomon

1 KINGS 2:19,20Verses in the Bible

• 19 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
  1 Kings 2:19 Meaning
• 20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
  1 Kings 2:20 Meaning

1 KINGS 3:3-13Verses in the Bible

• 3 And Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
  1 Kings 3:3 Meaning
• 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
  1 Kings 3:4 Meaning
• 5 In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
  1 Kings 3:5 Meaning
• 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
  1 Kings 3:6 Meaning
• 7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
  1 Kings 3:7 Meaning
• 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
  1 Kings 3:8 Meaning
• 9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
  1 Kings 3:9 Meaning
• 10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
  1 Kings 3:10 Meaning
• 11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
  1 Kings 3:11 Meaning
• 12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
  1 Kings 3:12 Meaning
• 13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
  1 Kings 3:13 Meaning

• Abijah

1 KINGS 14:13In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 13 And 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 the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.

• Obadiah

1 KINGS 18:12In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth.

• Jehoshaphat

1 KINGS 22:43In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.

2 CHRONICLES 17:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

• The Israelitish Maid, Captive in Syria

2 KINGS 5:2-4Verses in the Bible

• 2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
  2 Kings 5:2 Meaning
• 3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
  2 Kings 5:3 Meaning
• 4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
  2 Kings 5:4 Meaning

• Jewish Children

2 CHRONICLES 20:13In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 13 And all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

NEHEMIAH 8:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.

• Josiah

2 CHRONICLES 34:1-3Verses in the Bible

• 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
  2 Chronicles 34:1 Meaning
• 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
  2 Chronicles 34:2 Meaning
• 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.
  2 Chronicles 34:3 Meaning

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JOB 29:4In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

• Elihu

JOB 32:4-7Verses in the Bible

• 4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
  Job 32:4 Meaning
• 5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.
  Job 32:5 Meaning
• 6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
  Job 32:6 Meaning
• 7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
  Job 32:7 Meaning

• Jeremiah

JEREMIAH 1:5-7Verses in the Bible

• 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
  Jeremiah 1:5 Meaning
• 6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
  Jeremiah 1:6 Meaning
• 7 But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
  Jeremiah 1:7 Meaning

• Children in the Temple

MATTHEW 21:15In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

• John

LUKE 1:80In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

• Jesus

LUKE 2:52In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

• Timothy

2 TIMOTHY 1:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

2 TIMOTHY 3:15In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Wicked

GENESIS 8:21In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

EXODUS 21:15,17Verses in the Bible

• 15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
  Exodus 21:15 Meaning
• 16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
  Exodus 21:16 Meaning
• 17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
  Exodus 21:17 Meaning

NUMBERS 32:14In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.

DEUTERONOMY 21:18-21Verses in the Bible

• 18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
  Deuteronomy 21:18 Meaning
• 19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
  Deuteronomy 21:19 Meaning
• 20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
  Deuteronomy 21:20 Meaning
• 21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
  Deuteronomy 21:21 Meaning

DEUTERONOMY 27:16In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

JOB 13:26In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

JOB 19:18In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 18 Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.

JOB 20:11In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.

JOB 30:1,12Verses in the Bible

• 1 But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.
  Job 30:1 Meaning

• 12 Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.
  Job 30:12 Meaning

PSALM 144:7,8,11Verses in the Bible

• 7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
  Psalm 144:7 Meaning

• 8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
  Psalm 144:8 Meaning

• 11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
  Psalm 144:11 Meaning

PROVERBS 7:7In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

PROVERBS 10:1In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

PROVERBS 13:1In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

PROVERBS 15:5,20Verses in the Bible

• 5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
  Proverbs 15:5 Meaning

• 20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
  Proverbs 15:20 Meaning

PROVERBS 17:2,21,25Verses in the Bible

• 2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
  Proverbs 17:2 Meaning

• 21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
  Proverbs 17:21 Meaning

• 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
  Proverbs 17:25 Meaning

PROVERBS 19:13,26Verses in the Bible

• 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
  Proverbs 19:13 Meaning

• 26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
  Proverbs 19:26 Meaning

PROVERBS 20:20In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

PROVERBS 22:15In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

PROVERBS 23:22In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

PROVERBS 28:7,24Verses in the Bible

• 7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
  Proverbs 28:7 Meaning

• 24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
  Proverbs 28:24 Meaning

PROVERBS 30:11,17Verses in the Bible

• 11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
  Proverbs 30:11 Meaning

• 17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
  Proverbs 30:17 Meaning

ECCLESIASTES 11:9,10Verses in the Bible

• 9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
  Ecclesiastes 11:9 Meaning
• 10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
  Ecclesiastes 11:10 Meaning

ISAIAH 3:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

JEREMIAH 3:25In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.

JEREMIAH 7:17,18Verses in the Bible

• 17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
  Jeremiah 7:17 Meaning
• 18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
  Jeremiah 7:18 Meaning

JEREMIAH 32:30In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the Lord.

EZEKIEL 22:7In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 7 In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.

MICAH 7:6In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

MARK 7:10In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

MARK 13:12In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

ROMANS 1:30In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

2 TIMOTHY 3:2In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Wicked,Instances of Children

• Canaan

GENESIS 9:25In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

• Lot's Daughters

GENESIS 19:14,30-38Verses in the Bible

• 14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
  Genesis 19:14 Meaning

• 30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
  Genesis 19:30 Meaning
• 31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
  Genesis 19:31 Meaning
• 32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
  Genesis 19:32 Meaning
• 33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
  Genesis 19:33 Meaning
• 34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
  Genesis 19:34 Meaning
• 35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
  Genesis 19:35 Meaning
• 36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
  Genesis 19:36 Meaning
• 37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
  Genesis 19:37 Meaning
• 38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
  Genesis 19:38 Meaning

• Ishmael

GENESIS 21:9In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.

• Eli's Sons

1 SAMUEL 2:12,22-25Verses in the Bible

• 12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
  1 Samuel 2:12 Meaning

• 22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
  1 Samuel 2:22 Meaning
• 23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
  1 Samuel 2:23 Meaning
• 24 Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord's people to transgress.
  1 Samuel 2:24 Meaning
• 25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.
  1 Samuel 2:25 Meaning

• Samuel's Sons

1 SAMUEL 8:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

• Absalom

2 SAMUEL 15Verses in the Bible

• 1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
  2 Samuel 15:1 Meaning
• 2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
  2 Samuel 15:2 Meaning
• 3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
  2 Samuel 15:3 Meaning
• 4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
  2 Samuel 15:4 Meaning
• 5 And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
  2 Samuel 15:5 Meaning
• 6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
  2 Samuel 15:6 Meaning
• 7 And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lord, in Hebron.
  2 Samuel 15:7 Meaning
• 8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the Lord.
  2 Samuel 15:8 Meaning
• 9 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
  2 Samuel 15:9 Meaning
• 10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
  2 Samuel 15:10 Meaning
• 11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.
  2 Samuel 15:11 Meaning
• 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counseller, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
  2 Samuel 15:12 Meaning
• 13 And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
  2 Samuel 15:13 Meaning
• 14 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
  2 Samuel 15:14 Meaning
• 15 And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.
  2 Samuel 15:15 Meaning
• 16 And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
  2 Samuel 15:16 Meaning
• 17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
  2 Samuel 15:17 Meaning
• 18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
  2 Samuel 15:18 Meaning
• 19 Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.
  2 Samuel 15:19 Meaning
• 20 Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
  2 Samuel 15:20 Meaning
• 21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.
  2 Samuel 15:21 Meaning
• 22 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
  2 Samuel 15:22 Meaning
• 23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
  2 Samuel 15:23 Meaning
• 24 And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.
  2 Samuel 15:24 Meaning
• 25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:
  2 Samuel 15:25 Meaning
• 26 But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
  2 Samuel 15:26 Meaning
• 27 The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
  2 Samuel 15:27 Meaning
• 28 See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.
  2 Samuel 15:28 Meaning
• 29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
  2 Samuel 15:29 Meaning
• 30 And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
  2 Samuel 15:30 Meaning
• 31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
  2 Samuel 15:31 Meaning
• 32 And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
  2 Samuel 15:32 Meaning
• 33 Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
  2 Samuel 15:33 Meaning
• 34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
  2 Samuel 15:34 Meaning
• 35 And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
  2 Samuel 15:35 Meaning
• 36 Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.
  2 Samuel 15:36 Meaning
• 37 So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
  2 Samuel 15:37 Meaning

• Adonijah

1 KINGS 1:5In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

• Abijam

1 KINGS 15:3In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father.

• Ahaziah

1 KINGS 22:52In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 52 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:

• Children at Beth-El

2 KINGS 2:23,24Verses in the Bible

• 23 And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
  2 Kings 2:23 Meaning
• 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
  2 Kings 2:24 Meaning

• Samaritans' Descendants

2 KINGS 17:41In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 41 So these nations feared the Lord, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.

• Adrammelech and Sharezer

2 KINGS 19:37In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 37 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

2 CHRONICLES 32:21In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 21 And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

• Amon

2 KINGS 21:21In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 21 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:

• Sennacherib's Sons

2 KINGS 19:37In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 37 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

Worship, Attend Divine

JOSHUA 8:35In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

2 CHRONICLES 20:13In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 13 And all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

2 CHRONICLES 31:16In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 16 Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the Lord, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;

EZRA 8:21In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

NEHEMIAH 8:2,3Verses in the Bible

• 2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
  Nehemiah 8:2 Meaning
• 3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
  Nehemiah 8:3 Meaning

NEHEMIAH 12:43In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

MATTHEW 21:15In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

LUKE 2:46In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

Symbolical of the Regenerated

MATTHEW 18:2-6Verses in the Bible

• 2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
  Matthew 18:2 Meaning
• 3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
  Matthew 18:3 Meaning
• 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  Matthew 18:4 Meaning
• 5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
  Matthew 18:5 Meaning
• 6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
  Matthew 18:6 Meaning

MARK 9:36,37Verses in the Bible

• 36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
  Mark 9:36 Meaning
• 37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
  Mark 9:37 Meaning

MARK 10:15In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

LUKE 9:46-48Verses in the Bible

• 46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.
  Luke 9:46 Meaning
• 47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
  Luke 9:47 Meaning
• 48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
  Luke 9:48 Meaning

Figurative

1 CORINTHIANS 13:11In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

1 CORINTHIANS 14:20In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

1 PETER 2:2In the Bible Verse Meaning

• 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

• See Babies

• See Young Men