Throne [N] [S](Heb. kiss'e), a royal chair or seat of dignity ( Deuteronomy 17:18 ; 2 Sam 7:13 ; Psalms 45:6 ); an elevated seat with a canopy and ...
BosomIn the East objects are carried in the bosom which Europeans carry in the pocket. To have in one's bosom indicates kindness, secrecy, or intimacy...
Sackcloth [N] [T] [S]cloth made of black goats' hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners ( Genesis 37:34 ; 42:25 ; ...
Kill, Killing The Old Testament. The Old Testament uses many terms to refer to the act ofkilling, some of which can be used interchangeably (see 2 Sa...
David [N] [E] [H] [S]David was the founder of a dynasty that would rule in Jerusalem for over 350 years. His impact on the history of Israel is seen f...
Perhaps I shall be laughed at if I distinguish between the wilderness of Judah and the wilderness of Judea. And formerly such a distinction did deserv...
SHIMRON-MERON shim'-ron-me'-ron (shimron mer'on; Sumoon .... Mamroth, Codex Alexandrinus Samron .... Phasga .... Maron): A royal city of the Canaanit...
Amasa [N] [H] [S]burden. The son of Abigail, a sister of king David ( 1?Chronicles 2:17 ; 2 Sam 17:25 ). He was appointed by David to command the a...
Wise, wisdoma moral rather than an intellectual quality. To be foolish is to be godless ( Psalms 14:1 ; Compare Judges 19:23 ; 2 Sam 13:13 ). True ...
Ahitub [N] [H] [S]brother of goodness = good. The son of Phinehas. On the death of his grandfather Eli he succeeded to the office of high priest, and...
Ahio [N] [H] [S]brotherly. One of the sons of Beriah ( 1?Chronicles 8:14 ). One of the sons of Jehiel the Gibeonite ( 1?Chronicles 8:31 ; 9:37 )....
Flagon [N] [S]Heb. ashishah, ( 2?Samuel 6:19 ; 1?Chronicles 16:3 ; Cant 2:5 ; Hosea 3:1 ), meaning properly a cake of pressed raisins. Flagons of w...
Rock [N](Heb. tsur), employed as a symbol of God in the Old Testament ( 1?Samuel 2:2 ; 2 Sam 22:3 ; Isaiah 17:10 ; Psalms 28:1 ; Psalms 31:2 Psa...
Meekness [N] [T] [B]a calm temper of mind, not easily provoked ( James 3:13 ). Peculiar promises are made to the meek ( Matthew 5:5 ; Isaiah 66:2 ). ...
Booty [S]captives or cattle or objects of value taken in war. In Canaan all that breathed were to be destroyed ( Deuteronomy 20: : 16 ). The pictures...
Barley [N] [S]a grain much cultivated in Egypt ( Exodus 9:31 ) and in Palestine ( Leviticus 27:16 ; Deuteronomy 8:8 ). It was usually the food of hor...
Rezon [N] [H] [S]prince, son of Eliadah. Abandoning the service of Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, on the occasion of his being defeated by David, he be...
Coat [S]the tunic worn like the shirt next the skin ( Leviticus 16:4 ; Cant. 5:3 ; 2 Sam 15:32 ; Exodus 28:4 ; 29:5 ). The coats of skins prepare...
Anoint [B]The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews. The act of anointing was significant of consecration to a holy or...
Matthew 12:4 How he entered into the house of God Not the temple, which was not then built; but the tabernacle, which was then at Nob, the city of the...