Successor (10 Occurrences)

... or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor; as, the successor of a ... biblethesaurus.org/s/successor.htm - 9k

Jehoiachin (20 Occurrences)

... Yahweh will be steadfast," and "Coniah" in Jeremiah 22:24, 28; konyahu, "Yahweh has upheld him"; 'Ioakeim): A king of Judah; son and successor of Jehoiakim ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoiachin.htm - 19k

Melchizedek (12 Occurrences)

... One of the Amarna tablets is from Ebed-Tob, king of Jerusalem, the successor of Melchizedek, in which he claims the very attributes and dignity given to ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melchizedek.htm - 19k

Melchisedec (10 Occurrences)

... Psalm 110:4 makes the klng-priest who is addressed there a virtual successor of Melchizedek, and the kings of Jerusalem might well, as Gunkel suggests, have ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melchisedec.htm - 17k

Jehoram (27 Occurrences)

... Chronicles 17:8). (4.) The son of Ahab and Jezebel, and successor to his brother Ahaziah on the throne of Israel. He reigned twelve ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoram.htm - 30k

Continuator (4 Occurrences)

... Genesis 21:23 and now, swear to me by God here: thou dost not lie to me, or to my continuator, or to my successor; according to the kindness which I have done ... biblethesaurus.org/c/continuator.htm - 7k

Ahasbai (1 Occurrence)

... Ewald and others have suggested that this Ahasuerus was Cambyses, the son and successor of Cyrus. It seems to be more probable that ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ahasbai.htm - 11k

Jehoahaz (22 Occurrences)

... (2.) The son and successor of Jehu, king of Israel (2 Kings 10:35). He reigned seventeen years, and followed the evil ways of the house of Jeroboam. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoahaz.htm - 23k

Antiochus

... BC). See also SELEUCIDAE. JE Harry. ANTIOCHUS II. Surnamed Theos (Theos, "god"): Son and successor of Antiochus (261-246 BC). He made ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochus.htm - 17k

Rehoboam (42 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary He enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the throne, and apparently his only son. ... His son Abijah became his successor. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rehoboam.htm - 34k

Amorites (82 Occurrences)

... The second successor of Aziru was Abi-Amurru (or Abi-Hadad), whose successor bore, in addition to a Semitic name, the Mitannian name of Bentesinas. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amorites.htm - 50k

Jehoash (28 Occurrences)

... Zechariah, the son and successor of the high priest, was put to death. ... (2.) The son and successor of Jehoahaz, king of Israel (2 Kings 14:1; Comp. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoash.htm - 32k

Joram (26 Occurrences)

... He was the son of Ahab. (2.) Jehoram, the son and successor of Jehoshaphat on the throne of Judah (Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) See. Jorum. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joram.htm - 27k

Evil-merodach (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Merodach's man, the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25:27; Jeremiah 52:31, 34). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/evil-merodach.htm - 9k

Eleazar (74 Occurrences)

... On Mount Hor he was clothed with the sacred vestments, which Moses took from off his brother Aaron and put upon him as successor to his father in the high ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eleazar.htm - 39k

Evilmerodach (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Merodach's man, the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25:27; Jeremiah 52:31, 34). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/evilmerodach.htm - 9k

Pekahiah (4 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The Lord opened his eyes, the son and successor of Menahem on the throne of Israel. He was murdered in ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pekahiah.htm - 10k

Amaziah (41 Occurrences)

... Strengthened by Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chronicles 6:45). (2.) The son and successor of Joash, and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amaziah.htm - 30k

Arsaces

... in 1 Maccabees 14:1-3, and in 15:22 in connection with the history of Demetrius, one of the Greek, or Seleucid, kings of Syria, and successor to Antiochus ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arsaces.htm - 8k

Succeed (47 Occurrences)

... "Success," simply (as "prosperity," euemeria), 2 Maccabees 10:28, "a pledge of success and victory"; "successor" occurs (Ecclesiasticus 46:1, "Joshua.... ... biblethesaurus.org/s/succeed.htm - 23k

Success (29 Occurrences)

... "Success," simply (as "prosperity," euemeria), 2 Maccabees 10:28, "a pledge of success and victory"; "successor" occurs (Ecclesiasticus 46:1, "Joshua.... ... biblethesaurus.org/s/success.htm - 17k

Hanun (10 Occurrences)

... Graciously given. (1.) The son and successor of Nahash, king of Moab. ... ha'-nun (chanun, "favored," "pitied"): (1) A son and successor of Nahash, king of Ammon. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hanun.htm - 11k

Abijah (32 Occurrences)

... (5) The son and successor of Rehoboam king of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:10 2 Chronicles 11:20-14:1). As to the variant name Abijam (1 Kings 14:31; 1 Kings 15:1, 7 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abijah.htm - 25k

Maccabaeus

... His son and successor Seleucus IV was murdered by his prime minister Heliodorus in 176-175 BC, who reaped no benefit from his crime. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabaeus.htm - 17k

Empire (8 Occurrences)

... The conquests of Alexander the Great, Charlemagne and Napoleon seem small compared with the durable structure reared by Julius and his successor, Augustus. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/empire.htm - 80k

Elisha (70 Occurrences)

... Kings 19:16-19). His name first occurs in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his successor (1 Kings 19:16). This was the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elisha.htm - 61k

Zedekiah (63 Occurrences)

... His original name was Mattaniah; but when Nebuchadnezzar placed him on the throne as the successor to Jehoiachin he changed his name to Zedekiah. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zedekiah.htm - 49k

Josiah (51 Occurrences)

... The son of Amon, and his successor on the throne of Judah (2 Kings 22:1; 2 Chronicles 34:1). His history is contained in 2 Kings 22, 23. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/josiah.htm - 42k

Ptolemy

... BC According to the usual interpretation this Philadelphus is "the king of the south" in Daniel 11:5. This Ptolemy shares with his son and successor the honor ... biblethesaurus.org/p/ptolemy.htm - 17k

Jeroboam (96 Occurrences)

... (2.) Jeroboam II., the son and successor of Jehoash, and the fourteenth king of Israel, over which he ruled for forty-one years, BC 825-784 (2 Kings 14:23). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeroboam.htm - 62k

Intercession (12 Occurrences)

... 13-19); after the destruction by serpents (Numbers 21:7); for direction in the case of the daughters of Zelophehad (Numbers 27:5); for a successor (Numbers 27 ... biblethesaurus.org/i/intercession.htm - 52k

Darius (26 Occurrences)

... II. (Ochus or Nothus) of profane history, the son of Artaxerxes Longimanus, who was the son and successor of Ahasuerus (Xerxes). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/darius.htm - 24k

Priesthood (30 Occurrences)

... According to the Epistle to the Hebrews, Melchizedek, a priest of the highest rank, had neither predecessor nor successor in his great office. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/priesthood.htm - 40k

Paraclete

... by Jesus that it is expedient that He go away, for unless He go away the Paraclete will not come (John 16:7). Is the Paraclete, then, the successor or the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paraclete.htm - 17k

Demetrius (3 Occurrences)

... Then Bacchides took the wicked men and made them lords of the country (1 Maccabees 9:25); while Jonathan, who was appointed successor to Judas, fled with his ... biblethesaurus.org/d/demetrius.htm - 17k

Elijah (104 Occurrences)

... He went down to Gilgal, where was a school of the prophets, and where his successor Elisha, whom he had anointed some years before, resided. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elijah.htm - 71k

Manasseh (140 Occurrences)

... kept the passes of the Hauran. (2.) The only son and successor of Hezekiah on the throne of Judah. He was twelve years old when ... biblethesaurus.org/m/manasseh.htm - 68k

Parthians (1 Occurrence)

... But Phraates fell in conflict with the Scyths, whom he called in to aid him in his war with Sidetes, and his successor likewise, and it was only on the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parthians.htm - 16k

Nebuchadnezzar (90 Occurrences)

... which means "Nebo, protect the crown!" or the "frontiers." In an inscription he styles himself "Nebo's favourite." He was the son and successor of Nabopolassar ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm - 57k

Assyria (124 Occurrences)

... Mention is next made of Sennacherib (BC 705), the son and successor of Sargon (2 Kings 18:13; 19:37; Isaiah 7:17, 18); and then of Esar-haddon, his son and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/assyria.htm - 101k

Armenia (2 Occurrences)

... His successor Erimenash gave an asylum to Adrammelech and Sharezer (Assur-sar-ucur) in 680 (2 Kings 19:37 Isaiah 37:38) after the murder of their father ... biblethesaurus.org/a/armenia.htm - 21k

Haggai (14 Occurrences)

... of Hystaspes), the tide turned. Darius was a true successor to Cyrus, and favored religious freedom. Through the influence of the ... biblethesaurus.org/h/haggai.htm - 28k

Cyprus (12 Occurrences)

... 182) who retained it till his death in 526 BC; but in the following year the defeat of his son and successor Psamtek III (Psammenitus) by Cambyses brought the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyprus.htm - 27k

Jehu (63 Occurrences)

... Anointing of Jehu: The time was now ripe for the execution of the predicted vengeance on the house of Ahab, and to Elisha the prophet, the successor of Elijah ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehu.htm - 47k

Esther (48 Occurrences)

... was divorced; and the most beautiful virgins from all the provinces of the empire were brought to the palace of Susa that the king might select her successor. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/esther.htm - 58k

Roman (26 Occurrences)

... The conquests of Alexander the Great, Charlemagne and Napoleon seem small compared with the durable structure reared by Julius and his successor, Augustus. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/roman.htm - 101k

David (1052 Occurrences)

... to have been principally engaged in accumulating treasures of every kind for the great temple at Jerusalem, which it was reserved to his successor to build (1 ... biblethesaurus.org/d/david.htm - 93k

Zerubbabel (25 Occurrences)

... 2. Family: Whatever may have been his blood relationship to Jeconiah, the Scriptures teach that Zerubbabel was his legal successor, of the 3rd or 4th generation ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zerubbabel.htm - 20k

Zerah (22 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Sunrise. (1.) An "Ethiopian," probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zerah.htm - 19k

Zebadiah (9 Occurrences)

... (4) A Benjamite recruit of David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:7 (Hebrew verse 8)). (5) One of David's army officers, son and successor of Asahel (1 Chronicles 27 ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zebadiah.htm - 11k

Nahash (9 Occurrences)

... who showed kindness to David during his wanderings (2 Samuel 10:2). On his death David sent an embassy of sympathy to Hanun, his son and successor, at Rabbah ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nahash.htm - 14k

Nadab (21 Occurrences)

... 2; Numbers 3:4; 26:60). (2.) The son and successor of Jeroboam, the king of Israel (1 Kings 14:20). While engaged with all Israel ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nadab.htm - 16k

Necho (3 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Necho II. An Egyptian king, the son and successor of Psammetichus (BC 610-594), the contemporary of Josiah, king of Judah. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/necho.htm - 9k

Oblige (1 Occurrence)

... Acts 24:27 But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oblige.htm - 7k

Joiakim (3 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary (whom Jehovah has set up) = Jehoiakim, a high priest, the son and successor of Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:10, 12, 26). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joiakim.htm - 7k

Jehoshaphat (79 Occurrences)

... kingdom. (4.) Solomon's purveyor in Issachar (1 Kings 4:17). (5.) The son and successor of Asa, king of Judah. After fortifying ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoshaphat.htm - 51k

Jehoiakim (37 Occurrences)

... A king of Judah, elder (half-) brother and successor of Jehoahaz; reigned 11 years from 608 BC I. Sources for His Life and Time. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoiakim.htm - 33k

Jeho'ram (21 Occurrences)

... He was the son of Ahab. (2.) Jehoram, the son and successor of Jehoshaphat on the throne of Judah (2 Kings 8:24). Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeho'ram.htm - 13k

Jotham (26 Occurrences)

... Having delivered his warning, Jotham fled to Beer from the vengeance of Abimelech (9:7-21). (2.) The son and successor of Uzziah on the throne of Judah. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jotham.htm - 25k

Jesse (45 Occurrences)

... (1) In 1 Samuel 16:1-13, where Jesse is called the Bethlehemite. Samuel is sent to seek among Jesse's sons successor to Saul. Both ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jesse.htm - 32k

Jareb (2 Occurrences)

... This conjecture he bases on the probability that the successor of Shalmaneser IV, following the example of other usurpers of the Assyrian throne before him ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jareb.htm - 10k

Laying (87 Occurrences)

... The tribe of Levi was set apart by solemn imposition of hands (Numbers 8:10); Moses appointed Joshua to be his successor by a similar act (Numbers 27:18, 23 ... biblethesaurus.org/l/laying.htm - 39k

Great (10383 Occurrences)

... states; and further induced them to proclaim war against the "Great King." In all this he was preparing the way for his son, so soon to be his successor. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/great.htm - 35k

Ish-bosheth (14 Occurrences)

... Through the influence of Abner, Saul's cousin, he was acknowledged as successor to the throne of Saul, and ruled over all Israel, except the tribe of Judah ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ish-bosheth.htm - 15k

Intercessor (2 Occurrences)

... (b) One who pleads in behalf of another. 2. (n.) A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/intercessor.htm - 7k

Imposition (3 Occurrences)

... The tribe of Levi was set apart by solemn imposition of hands (Numbers 8:10); Moses appointed Joshua to be his successor by a similar act (Numbers 27:18, 23 ... biblethesaurus.org/i/imposition.htm - 11k

Ishbosheth (13 Occurrences)

... Through the influence of Abner, Saul's cousin, he was acknowledged as successor to the throne of Saul, and ruled over all Israel, except the tribe of Judah ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ishbosheth.htm - 14k

Festus (14 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Festus, Porcius. The successor of Felix (AD 60) as procurator of Judea (Acts 24:27). A few weeks after ... biblethesaurus.org/f/festus.htm - 15k

Favour (171 Occurrences)

... Acts 24:27 But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their ... biblethesaurus.org/f/favour.htm - 37k

Firstling (8 Occurrences)

... When Elisha prayed for a double portion of Elijah's spirit, he simply wished to be considered the firstborn, ie the successor, of the dying prophet. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/firstling.htm - 15k

Tattenai (4 Occurrences)

... tat'-e-ni (tattenay, various forms in the Septuagint; the King James Version Tatnai, tat'ni, tat'na-i'): A Persian governor, who was the successor of Rehum in ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tattenai.htm - 8k

Tiglathpileser (3 Occurrences)

... knows as exacting tribute from Menahem, is Pul (2 Kings 15:19 f). In the days of Pekah who had usurped the throne of Menahem's son and successor, Pekahiah, the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tiglathpileser.htm - 11k

Treaty (25 Occurrences)

... Ben-hadad of Syria, which the prophet Hanani denounced (2 Chronicles 16:1); Ahab entered into a similar compact with Ben-hadad's son and successor, and set him ... biblethesaurus.org/t/treaty.htm - 16k

Tiglath-pileser (6 Occurrences)

... knows as exacting tribute from Menahem, is Pul (2 Kings 15:19 f). In the days of Pekah who had usurped the throne of Menahem's son and successor, Pekahiah, the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tiglath-pileser.htm - 12k

Teil

... In 1 Samuel 17:2, 19 it is taken as a proper name, "Elah" (RV marg., "terebinth"). "The terebinth of Mamre, or its lineal successor, remained from the days of ... biblethesaurus.org/t/teil.htm - 7k

Tiberius (1 Occurrence)

... Although the ablest of the possible heirs of Augustus, Tiberius was subjected to many an indignity, Augustus accepting him as his successor only when every ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tiberius.htm - 15k

Relieved (8 Occurrences)

... Acts 24:27 But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their ... biblethesaurus.org/r/relieved.htm - 8k

Roboam (1 Occurrence)

... ro-bo'-am (Rhoboam). the King James Version; Greek form of "Rehoboam" (thus the Revised Version (British and American)) (Matthew 1:7); successor of Solomon. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/roboam.htm - 6k

Eumenes

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia EUMENES II. u'-me-nez (Eumenes, "well-disposed"): King of Pergamus, son and successor of Attalus I (197 BC). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eumenes.htm - 7k