The Holy Scripture - 1, 2 Samuel

sheepfold

Enclosures for sheep, often used metaphorically in scripture to represent God's protection and guidance over His people.

homage

A public display of respect or honor, often shown to a figure of authority or significance, symbolizing loyalty and fealty.

rail

(formal) to complain angrily

parch

To become dry or shriveled due to lack of moisture; often refers to the effect of drought.

folly

Lack of good sense or foolishness, often leading to poor decisions and actions.

folly

a costly ornamental building with no practical purpose, especially a tower or mock-Gothic ruin built in a large garden or park.

pang

A feeling of sharp emotional distress or discomfort, often associated with remorse or longing.

petition

A formal request or appeal, often made to a higher authority or deity, seeking assistance or intervention.

concubine

A woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives, often bearing his children.

confer

To grant or bestow something, such as a title or honor, through discussion or deliberation.

cistern

A large, water-filled receptacle or underground tank used for storing water.

bier

A frame or stand used to support a body during a funeral, typically used for viewing or burial.

fettered

To restrain or restrict someone, often hindering freedom or movement.

sheepfolds

And he came to the () by the way, where there was a cave, and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave. - 1 Samuel 24:3

paid homage

Afterward David also arose and went out of the cave, and called after Saul, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and (). - 1 Samuel 24:8

railed

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, “Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he () at them. - 1 Samuel 25:14

parched grain

And Jesse said to David his son, “Take for your brothers an ephah of this (), and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers. - 1 Samuel 17:17

folly

Let not my lord regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and () is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent. - 1 Samuel 25:25

pangs

my lord shall have no cause of grief or () of conscience for having shed blood without cause or for my lord working salvation himself. And when the Lord has dealt well with my lord, then remember your servant.” - 1 Samuel 25:31

petition

Then Eli answered, “Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your () that you have made to him.” - 1 Samuel 1:17

concubine

Now Saul had a () whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And Ish-bosheth said to Abner, “Why have you gone in to my father's ()?” - 2 Samuel 3:7

conferred

And Abner () with the elders of Israel, saying, “For some time past you have been seeking David as king over you. - 2 Samuel 3:17

cistern

When Joab came out from David's presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the () of Sirah. But David did not know about it. - 2 Samuel 3:26

bier

Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner.” And King David followed the (). - 2 Samuel 3:31

fettered

Your hands were not bound; your feet were not (); as one falls before the wicked you have fallen.” And all the people wept again over him.

paid homage

He said to her, “What is his appearance?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe.” And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and (). - 1 Samuel 28:14

homage

And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul's camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid (). - 2 Samuel 1:2

homage

And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid (). And David said, “Mephibosheth!” And he answered, “Behold, I am your servant.” - 2 Samuel 9:6

paid homage

And he () and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?” - 2 Samuel 9:8

paid homage

When the woman of Tekoa came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and () and said, “Save me, O king.” - 2 Samuel 14:4

paid homage

And Joab fell on his face to the ground and () and blessed the king. And Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, in that the king has granted the request of his servant.” - 2 Samuel 14:22

homage

And whenever a man came near to pay () to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him. - 2 Samuel 15:5

pay homage

Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” And Ziba said, “I (); let me ever find favor in your sight, my lord the king.” - 2 Samuel 16:4

paid homage

And when Araunah looked down, he saw the king and his servants coming on toward him. And Araunah went out and () to the king with his face to the ground. - 2 Samuel 24:20

parched grain

Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves and two skins of wine and five sheep already prepared and five seahs of () and a hundred clusters of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys. - 1 Samuel 25:18

parched grain

brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, wheat, barley, flour, (), beans and lentils, - 2 Samuel 17:28

petition

For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my () that I made to him. - 1 Samuel 1:27

petition

Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the Lord give you children by this woman for the () she asked of the Lord.” So then they would return to their home. - 1 Samuel 2:20

petition

Then David received from her hand what she had brought him. And he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house. See, I have obeyed your voice, and I have granted your ().” - 1 Samuel 25:35

concubines

And David took more () and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to David. - 2 Samuel 5:13

concubines

So the king went out, and all his household after him. And the king left ten () to keep the house. - 2 Samuel 15:16

concubines

Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father's (), whom he has left to keep the house, and all Israel will hear that you have made yourself a stench to your father, and the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.” - 2 Samuel 16:21

concubines

So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof. And Absalom went in to his father's () in the sight of all Israel. - 2 Samuel 16:22

concubines

Then Joab came into the house to the king and said, “You have today covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who have this day saved your life and the lives of your sons and your daughters and the lives of your wives and your (), - 2 Samuel 19:5

concubines

And David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten () whom he had left to care for the house and put them in a house under guard and provided for them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as if in widowhood. - 2 Samuel 20:3

concubine

When David was told what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the () of Saul, had done, - 2 Samuel 21:11

cisterns

When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were hard pressed), the people hid themselves in caves and in holes and in rocks and in tombs and in (), - 1 Samuel 13:6

sheepfold

We passed a () with dry stone walls, a roof of scavenged tree trunks and plastic, and two padlocked doors. Almost every morning there was another new lamb in the ().

cistern

it takes ages to fill the () after flushing the toilet

cistern

Rain flowing from the roof is collected in an underground () and reused.

bier

The mourners filed past the (), paying their respects to the deceased

fettered

Future work will not be () by previous constraints.

fettered

he was not () by tradition

fettered

His companions were () and handcuffed, and were carried in a bullock cart to Delhi.

fettered

a ragged and () prisoner

rail

1. She ()ed against the unfairness of the situation

2. The politician ()ed against the new tax laws.

rail

1. The protestors ()ed for hours, demanding change.

2. They ()ed off the garden to keep the dog out.

folly

1. it would be sheer () to leave in this weather

2. an act of sheer ()

folly

1. the book talks about the () of humankind

2. Ruins themselves are reminiscent of purpose-built () gardens of the eighteenth century.

folly

1. Apart from formal diversity, the symbolic and cultural role of the () is also important.

2. Disregard of the movements and sentiments developing around them was a primary ().

confer

1. moves were made to () an honorary degree on her

2. ownership of these shares does not () voting rights

confer

1. contestants are not allowed to () on this question

2. They also fear it can easily be coached and thus () benefits to wealthy applicants.

pang

1. Lindsey experienced a sharp () of guilt

2. a snack will prevent hunger ()s

pangs

1. the snack bar will keep those hunger () at bay

2. My stomach muscles yearned for food, scolding me with sharp () that jolted my brain.

bier

1. his body lay on a () draped in a red flag

2. She knelt before the () and bent her head down.

bier

1. When he died of cancer, a hundred thousand mourners viewed his ().

2. they lifted the coffin onto the ().

sheepfold

1. I am merely a sheep, wishing to return to the ().

2. The notion is that of sheep being gathered into the ().

cripple

1. cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally.

2. cause (someone) to become unable to walk or move normally.

crippled

Jonathan, the son of Saul, had a son who was () in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled, and as she fled in her haste, he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. - 2 Samuel 4:4

crippled

And the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is () in his feet.” - 2 Samuel 9:3

cripple

• "The old man walked with a limp, a testament to his years and a reminder that he was a ()." 

• "He returned from war a ()." 

cripple

Higher taxes could () small businesses.

A sudden illness ()ed his ability to work.

crippled

The accident () her leg, and she had to use a wheelchair.

The war has () the country's economy.

cripple

The scandal threatened to () the company's reputation

water shaft

An underground conduit for bringing water from a spring into a city

shaft

1. a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or a similar implement.

2. a ray of light or bolt of lightning.

shaft

The () of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And his shield-bearer went before him. - 1 Samuel 17:7

water shaft

And David said on that day, “Whoever would strike the Jebusites, let him get up the () to attack ‘the lame and the blind,’ who are hated by David's soul.” Therefore it is said, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.” - 2 Samuel 5:8

shaft

And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck down Goliath the Gittite, the () of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. - 2 Samuel 21:19

shaft

but the man who touches them arms himself with iron and the () of a spear, and they are utterly consumed with fire.” - 2 Samuel 23:7

shaft

the () of a golf club

we need a new () for the axe

shaft

They may have a short () or a blade at each end."

I broke the () of my golf club

water shaft

The miners used a () to drain the lower levels of the mine.

They lowered a pump down the () to extract the water.

water shaft

A large () was constructed to supply the city with fresh water.

water shaft

The () needed to be reinforced to prevent collapse.

The old well had a () that extended deep into the earth.

cedar tree

(these trees) are rich in symbolism, representing strength, eternity, and spiritual health across various cultures and historical periods. They are often associated with wisdom, respect, hope, and holiness, particularly in the context of Lebanon and the Middle East. 

cedar trees

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and (), also carpenters and masons who built David a house. - 2 Samuel 5:11

cedar tree

The fragrant aroma of the () filled the air.

The young boy climbed the sturdy () in the backyard.

cedar trees

() are often used in landscaping due to their beautiful shape and evergreen foliage.

The old () in the park have been standing for over a hundred years.

cedar tree

The old () provided a sturdy anchor for his line.

The () was bent over with the weight of a heavy load of wet snow.

cedar

any of a number of conifers that typically yield fragrant, durable timber.

rear

(n) the back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.

(adj) at the back.

rear

As the lords of the Philistines were passing on by hundreds and by thousands, and David and his men were passing on in the () with Achish, - 1 Samuel 29:2

rear

And when David inquired of the Lord, he said, “You shall not go up; go around to their (), and come against them opposite the balsam trees. - 2 Samuel 5:23

rear

When Joab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the (), he chose some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Syrians. - 2 Samuel 10:9

rear

the field at the () of the church

If your weight is too far back, your () wheel will bog down.

rear

the kitchen door at the () of the house

He often made all-night runs to the () for parts and tires.

balsam tree

A "()" is a general term for various trees that produce a resinous substance called balsam or balm. While it can refer to several different species, the most common association is with the balsam fir (Abies balsamea), an evergreen tree native to North America. This tree is known for producing Canada balsam, a resin used in various applications. 

balsam trees

And when David inquired of the Lord, he said, “You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come against them opposite the (trees). - 2 Samuel 5:23

balsam trees

And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the (trees), then rouse yourself, for then the Lord has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.” - 2 Samuel 5:24