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‘Anoint’ in the Bible – All 83 Bible verses / Bible passages

Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Anoint’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.

The term ‘Anoint’ occurs 83 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Genesis

Genesis 31:13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the stone and made a vow to me. Now therefore arise, and depart from this land, returning to the land of your nativity.’ ”Genesis 31:13

Number of the word / term Anoint in Genesis: 1

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Exodus

Exodus 29:29 But the holy vestment, which Aaron shall use, his sons shall possess after him, so that they may be anointed in it and their hands may be consecrated.Exodus 29:29

Exodus 29:36 and you shall offer a calf for sin on each day, as an atonement. And you shall cleanse the altar when you will have immolated the victim of expiation, and you shall anoint it for sanctification.Exodus 29:36

Exodus 30:26 and with it you shall anoint the tabernacle of the testimony, and the ark of the testament,Exodus 30:26

Exodus 30:30 You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and you shall sanctify them, so that they may exercise the priesthood for me.Exodus 30:30

Exodus 30:32 The flesh of man shall not be anointed from it, and you shall not make any similar compound, for it has been sanctified and it shall be holy to you.Exodus 30:32

Exodus 40:9 And, having taken up the oil of unction, you shall anoint the tabernacle along with its articles, so that they may be sanctified.Exodus 40:9

Number of the word / term Anoint in Exodus: 6

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Leviticus

Leviticus 4:3 if the priest, who is anointed, will have sinned, causing the people to commit a transgression, he shall offer to the Lord for his sin an immaculate calf.Leviticus 4:3

Leviticus 4:16 the priest who is anointed shall carry some of its blood into the tabernacle of the testimony.Leviticus 4:16

Leviticus 7:12 If the oblation will be an act for giving thanks, they shall offer bread without leaven sprinkled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and fine wheat flour fried, and cakes sprinkled and mixed with oil,Leviticus 7:12

Leviticus 8:10 He also took up the oil of anointing, with which he anointed the tabernacle, along with all of its articles.Leviticus 8:10

Leviticus 8:11 And when he had sprinkled the altar seven times to sanctify it, he anointed it and all its vessels. And the washtub with its base he sanctified with the oil.Leviticus 8:11

Leviticus 8:12 And pouring the oil over Aaron’s head, he anointed and consecrated him.Leviticus 8:12

Leviticus 16:32 And the priest who has been anointed, and whose hands have been consecrated to exercise the priesthood in the place of his father, shall make atonement. And he shall be clothed with the linen robe and the holy vestments.Leviticus 16:32

Number of the word / term Anoint in Leviticus: 7

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Numbers

Numbers 3:3 These the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed and whose hands were filled and consecrated in order to exercise the priesthood.Numbers 3:3

Numbers 6:15 also, a basket of unleavened bread, which has been sprinkled with oil, and cakes without leaven, anointed with oil, as well as the libations of each one.Numbers 6:15

Numbers 7:1 Now it happened in the day when Moses completed the tabernacle, and he set it up, and he anointed and sanctified it with all of its vessels, and similarly the altar and all of its vessels,Numbers 7:1

Numbers 7:10 Therefore, the leaders offered, at the dedication of the altar on the day when it was anointed, their oblation before the altar.Numbers 7:10

Numbers 7:88 and for victims of peace offerings: twenty-four oxen, sixty rams, sixty he-goats, and sixty one-year-old lambs. These were the oblations for the dedication of the altar, when it was anointed.Numbers 7:88

Numbers 35:25 then the innocent one shall be freed from the hand of the revenger, and he shall be returned by this judgment into the city to which he had fled, and he shall stay there until the high priest, who has been anointed with the holy oil, dies.Numbers 35:25

Number of the word / term Anoint in Numbers: 6

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 28:40 You will have olive trees in all your borders, but you will not be anointed with the oil. For the olives will fall off and perish.Deuteronomy 28:40

Number of the word / term Anoint in Deuteronomy: 1

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Judges

Judges 9:8 The trees went to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’Judges 9:8

Number of the word / term Anoint in Judges: 1

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Ruth

Ruth 3:3 Therefore, wash and anoint yourself, and put on your decorative garments, and go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man see you, while he finishes eating and drinking.Ruth 3:3

Number of the word / term Anoint in Ruth: 1

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book 1 Samuel

1 Samuel 9:16 “Tomorrow, at the same hour that it is now, I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. And you shall anoint him to be the leader over my people Israel. And he will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor upon my people, because their outcry has reached me.”1 Samuel 9:16

1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a little vial of oil, and poured it on his head. And he kissed him, and said: “Behold, the Lord has anointed you as first ruler over his inheritance. And you shall free his people from the hands of their enemies, who are all around them. And this shall be a sign for you that God has anointed you as ruler:1 Samuel 10:1

1 Samuel 15:1 And Samuel said to Saul: “The Lord sent me, so that I would anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the voice of the Lord.1 Samuel 15:1

1 Samuel 15:17 And Samuel said: “Was it not when you were little in your own eyes that you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed you as king over Israel.1 Samuel 15:17

1 Samuel 16:3 And you shall call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will reveal to you what you should do. And you shall anoint whomever I will indicate to you.”1 Samuel 16:3

1 Samuel 16:12 Therefore, he sent and brought him. Now he was ruddy, and beautiful to behold, and with a stately face. And the Lord said, “Rise up, anoint him! For it is he.”1 Samuel 16:12

1 Samuel 16:13 Therefore, Samuel took the horn of oil, and he anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord was guiding David from that day and thereafter. And Samuel rose up, and he went away to Ramah.1 Samuel 16:13

Number of the word / term Anoint in 1 Samuel: 7

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book 2 Samuel

2 Samuel 1:21 O mountains of Gilboa, let neither dew, nor rain fall over you, and may these not be the fields of the first-fruits. For in that place, the shield of the valiant was cast away, the shield of Saul, as if he had not been anointed with oil.2 Samuel 1:21

2 Samuel 2:4 And the men of Judah went and anointed David there, so that he would reign over the house of Judah. And it was reported to David that the men of Jabesh Gilead had buried Saul.2 Samuel 2:4

2 Samuel 2:7 Let your hands be strengthened, and be sons of fortitude. For even though your lord Saul has died, still the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them.”2 Samuel 2:7

2 Samuel 3:39 But I am still tender, and yet anointed king. And these men of the sons of Zeruiah are too harsh for me. May the Lord repay whoever does evil in accord with his malice.”2 Samuel 3:39

2 Samuel 5:3 Also, the elders of Israel went to the king at Hebron, and king David struck a pact with them at Hebron in the sight of the Lord. And they anointed David as king over Israel.2 Samuel 5:3

2 Samuel 5:17 Then the Philistines heard that they had anointed David as king over Israel. And they all ascended, so that they might seek David. And when David had heard of it, he descended to a stronghold.2 Samuel 5:17

2 Samuel 12:7 But Nathan said to David: “You are that man. Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I anointed you as king over Israel, and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.2 Samuel 12:7

2 Samuel 12:20 Therefore, David rose up from the ground. And he washed and anointed himself. And when he had changed his clothing, he entered the house of the Lord, and he worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and he asked them to place bread before him, and he ate.2 Samuel 12:20

2 Samuel 14:2 so he sent to Tekoa, and he brought from there a wise woman. And he said to her: “Feign that you are in mourning, and put on the clothing of one who mourns. And do not anoint yourself with oil, so that you may be like a woman who is still grieving for someone who died some time ago.2 Samuel 14:2

2 Samuel 19:10 But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in the war. How long will you be silent, and not lead back the king?”2 Samuel 19:10

Number of the word / term Anoint in 2 Samuel: 10

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book 1 Kings

1 Kings 1:34 And let Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, anoint him in that place as the king over Israel. And you shall sound the trumpet, and you shall say, ‘As king Solomon lives.’1 Kings 1:34

1 Kings 1:39 And Zadok, the priest, took the horn of oil from the tabernacle, and he anointed Solomon. And they sounded the trumpet. And all the people said, “As king Solomon lives.”1 Kings 1:39

1 Kings 1:45 And Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, have anointed him king, at Gihon. And they are ascending from there, rejoicing, and so the city resounds. This is the noise that you have heard.1 Kings 1:45

1 Kings 5:1 Hiram, the king of Tyre, also sent his servants to Solomon. For he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father. Now Hiram had been a friend to David the entire time.1 Kings 5:1

1 Kings 19:15 And the Lord said to him: “Go, and return on your way, through the desert, to Damascus. And when you have arrived there, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Syria.1 Kings 19:15

1 Kings 19:16 And you shall anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi, as king over Israel. But Elisha, the son of Shaphat, who is from Abelmeholah, you shall anoint to be a prophet in your place.1 Kings 19:16

Number of the word / term Anoint in 1 Kings: 6

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book 2 Kings

2 Kings 4:2 And Elisha said to her: “What do you want me to do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” And she responded, “I, your handmaid, do not have anything in my house, except a little oil, with which I may be anointed.”2 Kings 4:2

2 Kings 9:3 And taking the little bottle of oil, you shall pour it upon his head, and you shall say: ‘Thus says the Lord: I have anointed you as king over Israel.’ And you shall open the door and flee. And you shall not remain in that place.”2 Kings 9:3

2 Kings 9:6 And he rose up and entered into the room. And he poured the oil on his head, and he said: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I have anointed you as king over Israel, the people of the Lord.2 Kings 9:6

2 Kings 9:12 But they responded, “That is false; instead, you should tell us.” And he said to them, “He said to me these certain things, and he said, ‘Thus says the Lord: I have anointed you as king over Israel.’ ”2 Kings 9:12

2 Kings 11:12 And he led forth the son of the king. And he placed the diadem on him, and the testimony. And they made him king, and they anointed him. And clapping their hands, they said: “The king lives!”2 Kings 11:12

2 Kings 23:30 And his servants carried him dead from Megiddo. And they took him to Jerusalem, and they buried him in his own sepulcher. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah. And they anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.2 Kings 23:30

Number of the word / term Anoint in 2 Kings: 6

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book 1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 11:3 Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel went to the king at Hebron. And David formed a pact with them before the Lord. And they anointed him king over Israel, in accord with the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Samuel.1 Chronicles 11:3

1 Chronicles 14:8 Then, hearing that David had been anointed as king over all of Israel, all the Philistines ascended so that they might seek him. But when David had heard of it, he went out to meet them.1 Chronicles 14:8

1 Chronicles 29:22 And they ate and drank before the Lord on that day, with great rejoicing. And they anointed Solomon, the son of David, a second time. And they anointed him to the Lord as the ruler, and Zadok as the high priest.1 Chronicles 29:22

Number of the word / term Anoint in 1 Chronicles: 3

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book 2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 22:7 Indeed, it was the will of God against Ahaziah that he would go to Joram, and when he had gone, that he also would go out with him against Jehu, the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.2 Chronicles 22:7

2 Chronicles 23:11 And they led out the son of the king. And they imposed the diadem on him, and the testimony. And they gave him the law to hold in his hand. And they appointed him as king. Also, the high priest Jehoiada and his sons anointed him. And they prayed for him, and said, “May the king live!”2 Chronicles 23:11

2 Chronicles 28:15 And the men, whom we mentioned above, rose up and took the captives. All those who were naked, they clothed from the spoils. And when they had clothed them, and had given them shoes, and had refreshed them with food and drink, and had anointed them because of the hardship, and had cared for them, whoever was not able to walk and whoever was feeble in body, they set them upon beasts of burden, and they led them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers, and they themselves returned to Samaria.2 Chronicles 28:15

Number of the word / term Anoint in 2 Chronicles: 3

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Esther

Esther 2:12 But, when the time came for each in the line of young women to go in to the king, after everything had been completed concerning feminine grooming, the twelfth month had been reached, to the extent that for six months they were anointed with oil of myrrh, and for another six months they used certain types of makeup and perfumes.Esther 2:12

Number of the word / term Anoint in Esther: 1

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Psalm

Psalm 23:5 You have prepared a table in my sight, opposite those who trouble me. You have anointed my head with oil, and my cup, which inebriates me, how brilliant it is!Psalm 23:5

Psalm 45:7 You have loved justice and hated iniquity. Because of this, God, your God, has anointed you, before your co-heirs, with the oil of gladness.Psalm 45:7

Psalm 89:20 I have found my servant David. I have anointed him with my holy oil.Psalm 89:20

Number of the word / term Anoint in Psalm: 3

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Isaiah

Isaiah 45:1 Thus says the Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I hold, so that I may subjugate the nations before his face, and I may turn the backs of kings, and I may open the doors before him, and so that the gates will not be shut.Isaiah 45:1

Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the meek, so as to heal the contrite of heart, to preach leniency to captives and release to the confined,Isaiah 61:1

Number of the word / term Anoint in Isaiah: 2

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:9 And I washed you with water, and I cleansed you of your blood. And I anointed you with oil.Ezekiel 16:9

Number of the word / term Anoint in Ezekiel: 1

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Daniel

Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks of years are concentrated on your people and on your holy city, so that transgression shall be finished, and sin shall reach an end, and iniquity shall be wiped away, and so that everlasting justice shall be brought in, and vision and prophecy shall be fulfilled, and the Saint of saints shall be anointed.Daniel 9:24

Daniel 10:3 I ate no desirable bread, and neither meat, nor wine, entered my mouth, neither was I anointed with ointment, until the three weeks of days were completed.Daniel 10:3

Number of the word / term Anoint in Daniel: 2

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Amos

Amos 6:6 You drink wine in bowls, and you anoint with the best ointments; and they suffer nothing over the grief of Joseph.Amos 6:6

Number of the word / term Anoint in Amos: 1

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Micah

Micah 6:15 You will sow, and not reap. You will tread the olives, and not be anointed with oil, and crush the grapes, and not drink the wine.Micah 6:15

Number of the word / term Anoint in Micah: 1

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Matthew

Matthew 6:17 But as for you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,Matthew 6:17

Number of the word / term Anoint in Matthew: 1

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Mark

Mark 6:13 And they cast out many demons, and they anointed many of the sick with oil and healed them.Mark 6:13

Mark 14:8 But she has done what she could. She has arrived in advance to anoint my body for burial.Mark 14:8

Mark 16:1 And when the Sabbath had passed, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices, so that when they arrived they could anoint Jesus.Mark 16:1

Number of the word / term Anoint in Mark: 3

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Luke

Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because of this, he has anointed me. He has sent me to evangelize the poor, to heal the contrite of heart,Luke 4:18

Luke 7:38 And standing behind him, beside his feet, she began to wash his feet with tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, and she kissed his feet, and she anointed them with ointment.Luke 7:38

Luke 7:46 You did not anoint my head with oil. But she has anointed my feet with ointment.Luke 7:46

Number of the word / term Anoint in Luke: 3

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book John

John 9:11 He responded: “That man who is called Jesus made clay, and he anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ And I went, and I washed, and I see.”John 9:11

John 11:2 And Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was sick.John 11:2

John 12:3 And then Mary took twelve ounces of pure spikenard ointment, very precious, and she anointed the feet of Jesus, and she wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.John 12:3

Number of the word / term Anoint in John: 3

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Acts

Acts 10:38 Jesus of Nazareth, whom God anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, traveled around doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil. For God was with him.Acts 10:38

Number of the word / term Anoint in Acts: 1

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book 2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 1:21 Now the One who confirms us with you in Christ, and who has anointed us, is God.2 Corinthians 1:21

Number of the word / term Anoint in 2 Corinthians: 1

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Hebrews

Hebrews 1:9 You have loved justice, and you have hated iniquity. Because of this, God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of exultation, above your companions.”Hebrews 1:9

Number of the word / term Anoint in Hebrews: 1

Bible passages with ‘Anoint’ in the book Revelation

Revelation 3:18 I urge you to buy from me gold, tested by fire, so that you may be enriched and may be clothed in white vestments, and so that the shame of your nakedness may disappear. And anoint your eyes with an eye salve, so that you may see.Revelation 3:18

Number of the word / term ‘Anoint’ in Revelation: 1

These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.

Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 83

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