Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Best’ 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 ‘Best’ occurs 37 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 27:9 and go straight to the flock, and bring me two of the best young goats, so that from them I may make meat for your father, such as he willingly eats.Genesis 27:9
Genesis 43:11 Therefore, their father Israel said to them: “If it is necessary to do so, then do what you will. Take, in your vessels, from the best fruits of the land, and carry down gifts to the man: a little resin, and honey, and storax ointment, oil of myrrh, turpentine, and almonds.Genesis 43:11
Genesis 45:22 Likewise, he ordered two robes for each of them to be brought. Yet truly, to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver along with five of the best robes.Genesis 45:22
Genesis 47:6 The land of Egypt is in your sight. Cause them to live in the best place, and deliver to them the land of Goshen. And if you know there to be industrious men among them, appoint these as foremen over my cattle.”Genesis 47:6
Genesis 47:11 Truly, Joseph gave his father and brothers a possession in Egypt, in the best place of the land, in Rameses, as Pharaoh had instructed.Genesis 47:11
Number of the word / term Best in Genesis: 5
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 22:5 If there is any damage to a field or a vineyard, when he has released his cattle to pasture on the land of a stranger, he shall repay the best of what he has in his own field, or in his own vineyard, according to the estimation of the damage.Exodus 22:5
Exodus 30:23 saying: “Take for yourself aromatics: of the first and best myrrh, five hundred shekels, and of cinnamon half as much, that is, two hundred and fifty shekels; of sweet flag similarly two hundred and fifty,Exodus 30:23
Number of the word / term Best in Exodus: 2
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 10:32 And if you come with us, whatever will be best among the riches which the Lord will deliver to us, we will give to you.”Numbers 10:32
Number of the word / term Best in Numbers: 1
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 12:11 in the place which the Lord your God will choose, so that his name may be in it. To that place, you shall bring all the things that I instruct you: holocausts, and victims, and tithes, and the first-fruits of your hands, and whatever is best among the gifts that you shall vow to the Lord.Deuteronomy 12:11
Number of the word / term Best in Deuteronomy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 8:14 Also, he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best olive groves, and he will give them to his servants.1 Samuel 8:14
1 Samuel 8:16 Then, too, he will take your servants, and handmaids, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and he will set them to his work.1 Samuel 8:16
1 Samuel 9:20 And concerning the donkeys, which were lost the day before yesterday, you should not be anxious, for they have been found. And all the best things of Israel, for whom should they be? Will they not be for you and for all your father’s house?”1 Samuel 9:20
1 Samuel 15:9 And Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the flocks of sheep, and of the herds, and the garments, and the rams, and all that was beautiful, and they were not willing to destroy them. Yet truly, whatever was vile or worthless, these they demolished.1 Samuel 15:9
1 Samuel 15:12 And when Samuel had risen while it was still dark, so that he might go to Saul in the morning, it was reported to Samuel that Saul had arrived at Carmel, and that he had erected for himself a triumphant arch. And, while returning, he had continued on and descended to Gilgal. Therefore, Samuel went to Saul. And Saul was offering a holocaust to the Lord, from the best of the spoils, which he had brought from Amalek.1 Samuel 15:12
1 Samuel 15:15 And Saul said: “They have brought these from Amalek. For the people spared the best of the sheep and of the herds, so that they might be immolated to the Lord your God. Yet truly, the remainder we have slain.”1 Samuel 15:15
Number of the word / term Best in 1 Samuel: 6
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 3:13 And he said: “It is best. I will make a friendship with you. But one thing I ask of you, saying: You shall not see my face before you bring Michal, the daughter of Saul. And in this way, you shall come, and see me.”2 Samuel 3:13
2 Samuel 8:12 from Syria, and Moab, and the sons Ammon, and the Philistines, and Amalek, and from the best spoils of Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah.2 Samuel 8:12
Number of the word / term Best in 2 Samuel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 20:3 he said: “Thus says Benhadad: Your silver and your gold is mine. And your wives and your best sons are mine.”1 Kings 20:3
Number of the word / term Best in 1 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 20:2 Then David took the crown of Milcom from his head, and he found in it the weight of one talent of gold, and very precious gems. And he made for himself a diadem from it. Also, he took the best spoils of the city, which were very many.1 Chronicles 20:2
1 Chronicles 26:27 These things were from the wars and from the best spoils of the battles, which they had consecrated for the repair and the furnishing of the temple of the Lord.1 Chronicles 26:27
Number of the word / term Best in 1 Chronicles: 2
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 15:11 they immolated to the Lord on that day, from the best of the spoils and from the plunder that they had brought: seven hundred oxen and seven thousand rams.2 Chronicles 15:11
Number of the word / term Best in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Job
Job 22:21 So, repose yourself with him and be at peace, and, in this way, you will have the best fruits.Job 22:21
Job 34:4 Let us choose judgment for ourselves, and let us consider among ourselves what is best.Job 34:4
Number of the word / term Best in Job: 2
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 141:4 Do not turn aside my heart to words of malice, to making excuses for sins, with men who work iniquity; and I will not communicate, even with the best of them.Psalm 141:4
Number of the word / term Best in Psalm: 1
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 15:23 A man rejoices in the verdict of his own mouth. And a word at the right time is best.Proverbs 15:23
Number of the word / term Best in Proverbs: 1
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Song
Song of Solomon 4:14 aromatic oil and saffron; sweet cane and cinnamon, with all the trees of Lebanon; myrrh and aloe, with all the best ointments.Song of Solomon 4:14
Song of Solomon 5:13 His cheeks are like a courtyard of aromatic plants, sown by perfumers. His lips are like lilies, dripping with the best myrrh.Song of Solomon 5:13
Number of the word / term Best in Song: 2
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 5:2 And he fenced it in, and he picked the stones out of it, and he planted it with the best vines, and he built a tower in the middle of it, and he set up a winepress within it. And he expected it to produce grapes, but it produced wild vines.Isaiah 5:2
Number of the word / term Best in Isaiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 27:17 Judah and the land of Israel, these were your peddlers of the best grain; they offered balsam, and honey, and oil, and resins at your festivals.Ezekiel 27:17
Ezekiel 31:16 I shook the Gentiles with the sound of his ruin, when I led him down to hell, with those who were descending into the pit. And all the trees of delights, the finest and best in Lebanon, all that were irrigated with waters, were consoled in the deepest parts of the earth.Ezekiel 31:16
Number of the word / term Best in Ezekiel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Amos
Amos 6:2 Cross over to Calneh and see, and go from there into Hamath the great, and descend into Gath of the Philistines, and to the best kingdoms of these, if their limits are wider than your limits.Amos 6:2
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 Best in Amos: 2
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Micah
Micah 7:4 Whoever is best among them is like a thorny plant, and he who is righteous is like a thorny hedge. The day of your inspection, your visitation, arrives. Now will be their ruination.Micah 7:4
Number of the word / term Best in Micah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Luke
Luke 10:42 And yet only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the best portion, and it shall not be taken away from her.”Luke 10:42
Luke 15:22 But the father said to his servants: ‘Quickly! Bring out the best robe, and clothe him with it. And put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.Luke 15:22
Number of the word / term Best in Luke: 2
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 10:33 just as I also, in all things, please everyone, not seeking what is best for myself, but what is best for many others, so that they may be saved.1 Corinthians 10:33
Number of the word / term Best in 1 Corinthians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Best’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 13:9 Do not be led away by changing or strange doctrines. And it is best for the heart to be sustained by grace, not by foods. For the latter have not been as useful to those who walked by them.Hebrews 13:9
Number of the word / term ‘Best’ in Hebrews: 1
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