Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Handmaid’ 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 ‘Handmaid’ occurs 65 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 ‘Handmaid’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 16:1 Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had not conceived children. But, having an Egyptian handmaid named Hagar,Genesis 16:1
Genesis 16:2 she said to her husband: “Behold, the Lord has closed me, lest I give birth. Enter to my handmaid, so that perhaps I may receive sons of her at least.” And when he agreed to her supplication,Genesis 16:2
Genesis 16:3 she took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, ten years after they began to live in the land of Canaan, and she gave her to her husband as a wife.Genesis 16:3
Genesis 16:5 And Sarai said to Abram: “You have acted unfairly against me. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, who, when she saw that she had conceived, held me in contempt. May the Lord judge between me and you.”Genesis 16:5
Genesis 16:6 Abram responded to her by saying, “Behold, your handmaid is in your hand to treat as it pleases you.” And so, when Sarai afflicted her, she took flight.Genesis 16:6
Genesis 16:8 he said to her: “Hagar, handmaid of Sarai, where have you come from? And where will you go?” And she answered, “I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.”Genesis 16:8
Genesis 20:17 Then when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they gave birth.Genesis 20:17
Genesis 29:24 giving his daughter a handmaid named Zilpah. After Jacob had gone in to her, according to custom, when morning had arrived, he saw Leah.Genesis 29:24
Genesis 30:3 But she said: “I have a handmaid Bilhah. Go in to her, so that she may give birth upon my knees, and I may have sons by her.”Genesis 30:3
Genesis 30:9 Leah, perceiving that she had desisted from child-bearing, delivered Zilpah, her handmaid, to her husband.Genesis 30:9
Genesis 30:18 And she said, “God has given a reward to me, because I gave my handmaid to my husband.” And she called his name Issachar.Genesis 30:18
Genesis 31:33 And so Laban, entering the tent of Jacob, and of Leah, and of both the handmaids, did not find them. And when he had entered the tent of Rachel,Genesis 31:33
Genesis 32:22 And when he had arisen early, he took his two wives, and the same number of handmaids, with his eleven sons, and he crossed over the ford of Jabbok.Genesis 32:22
Genesis 33:1 Then Jacob, lifting up his eyes, saw Esau arriving, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the sons of Leah and Rachel, and of both the handmaids.Genesis 33:1
Genesis 33:2 And he placed the two handmaids and their children at the beginning. Truly, Leah and her sons were in the second place. Then Rachel and Joseph were last.Genesis 33:2
Genesis 33:6 Then the handmaids and their sons approached and bowed down.Genesis 33:6
Genesis 35:25 The sons of Bilhah, handmaid of Rachel: Dan and Naphtali.Genesis 35:25
Genesis 35:26 The sons of Zilpah, handmaid of Leah: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Mesopotamia of Syria.Genesis 35:26
Number of the word / term Handmaid in Genesis: 18
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 11:5 And every firstborn in the land of the Egyptians shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the handmaid, who is at the millstone, and all the firstborn of the beasts of burden.Exodus 11:5
Exodus 23:12 For six days, you shall work. On the seventh day, you shall cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and so that the newcomer and the son of your handmaid may be refreshed.Exodus 23:12
Number of the word / term Handmaid in Exodus: 2
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book Judges
Judges 9:18 though you now have risen up against my father’s house, and have killed his sons, seventy men, upon one stone, and have appointed Abimelech, the son of his handmaid, as a king over the inhabitants of Shechem, since he is your brother,Judges 9:18
Judges 19:19 We have straw and hay as fodder for the donkeys, and we have bread and wine for the use of myself, and for your handmaid and the servant who is with me. We lack nothing except lodging.”Judges 19:19
Number of the word / term Handmaid in Judges: 2
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book Ruth
Ruth 2:13 She said, “I have found favor before your eyes, my lord, who has consoled me, and you have spoken to the heart of your handmaid, who is unlike one of your young women.”Ruth 2:13
Ruth 3:9 And he said to her, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your handmaid. Spread your covering over your servant, for you are a near relative.”Ruth 3:9
Number of the word / term Handmaid in Ruth: 2
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “O Lord of hosts, if, in looking with favor, you will see the affliction of your servant and will remember me, and will not forget your handmaid, and if you will give to your servant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall pass over his head.”1 Samuel 1:11
1 Samuel 1:16 You should not repute your handmaid as one of the daughters of Belial. For I have been speaking from the abundance of my sorrow and grief, even until now.”1 Samuel 1:16
1 Samuel 1:18 And she said, “I wish that your handmaid may find grace in your eyes.” And the woman went on her way, and she ate, and her countenance was no longer changed for the worse.1 Samuel 1:18
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 25:24 And she fell at his feet, and she said: “May this iniquity be upon me, my lord. I beg you, let your handmaid speak to your ears, and listen to the words of your servant.1 Samuel 25:24
1 Samuel 25:25 Let not my lord, the king, I beseech you, set his heart upon this iniquitous man, Nabal. For in accord with his name, he is senseless, and foolishness is with him. But I, your handmaid, did not see your servants, my lord, whom you had sent.1 Samuel 25:25
1 Samuel 25:27 Because of this, accept this blessing, which your handmaid has brought to you, my lord. And give it to the young men who follow you, my lord.1 Samuel 25:27
1 Samuel 25:28 Forgive the iniquity of your handmaid. For the Lord will surely make for you, my lord, a faithful house, because you, my lord, fight the battles of the Lord. Therefore, let no evil be found in you all the days of your life.1 Samuel 25:28
1 Samuel 25:31 this will not be for you a regret or a scruple of the heart, my lord, that you had shed innocent blood, or had taken revenge for yourself. And when the Lord will have done well for my lord, you shall remember your handmaid.”1 Samuel 25:31
1 Samuel 25:41 And rising up, she reverenced prone on the ground, and she said, “Behold, let your servant be a handmaid, to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”1 Samuel 25:41
1 Samuel 28:21 And so, the woman entered to Saul, (for he was very troubled) and she said to him: “Behold, your handmaid has obeyed your voice, and I have placed my life in my hand. And I have heeded the words which you spoke to me.1 Samuel 28:21
1 Samuel 28:22 And so now, I ask you to heed the voice of your handmaid, and let me place before you a morsel of bread, so that, by eating, you may recover strength, and you may be able to undertake the journey.”1 Samuel 28:22
Number of the word / term Handmaid in 1 Samuel: 12
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 6:20 And David returned, so that he might bless his own house. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, going out to meet David, said: “How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself before the handmaids of his servants, and being unclothed, as if one of the performers were unclothed.”2 Samuel 6:20
2 Samuel 6:22 I will both play and demean myself, more so than I have done. And I will be little in my own eyes. And with the handmaids, about whom you are speaking, I will appear more glorious.”2 Samuel 6:22
2 Samuel 14:6 And your handmaid had two sons. And they quarreled against one another in the field. And there was no one there who would be able to stop them. And one struck the other, and killed him.2 Samuel 14:6
2 Samuel 14:7 And behold, the whole family, rising up against your handmaid, said: ‘Deliver him who struck down his brother, so that we may kill him for the life of his brother, whom he killed, and so that we may do away with the heir.’ And they are seeking to extinguish my spark that is left, so that there may not survive a name for my husband, nor a remnant upon the earth.”2 Samuel 14:7
2 Samuel 14:12 Then the woman said, “Let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king.” And he said, “Speak.”2 Samuel 14:12
2 Samuel 14:15 Therefore, now I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, in the presence of the people. And your handmaid said: I will speak to the king, for perhaps there may be some way for the king to accomplish the word of his handmaid.2 Samuel 14:15
2 Samuel 14:16 And the king listened, and he freed his handmaid from the hand of all who were willing to take away me and my son together, from the inheritance of God.2 Samuel 14:16
2 Samuel 14:17 Therefore, let your handmaid speak, so that the word of my lord the king may be like a sacrifice. For even like an Angel of God, so is my lord the king, so that he is moved by neither a blessing, nor a curse. Then too, the Lord your God is with you.”2 Samuel 14:17
2 Samuel 14:19 And the king said, “Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said: “By the welfare of your soul, my lord the king, it is neither to the left, nor to the right, in all these things that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab himself instructed me, and he himself placed all these words in the mouth of your handmaid.2 Samuel 14:19
2 Samuel 17:17 But Jonathan and Ahimaaz remained beside the Fountain of Rogel. And a handmaid went away and reported it to them. And they set out, so that they might carry the report to king David. For they could not be seen, nor enter into the city.2 Samuel 17:17
2 Samuel 20:17 And when he had drawn near to her, she said to him, “Are you Joab?” And he responded, “I am.” And she spoke in this way to him, “Listen to the words of your handmaid.” He responded, “I am listening.”2 Samuel 20:17
Number of the word / term Handmaid in 2 Samuel: 11
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 1:13 Go and enter to king David, and say to him: ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to me, your handmaid, saying: “Your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he himself shall sit on my throne?” Then why does Adonijah reign?’1 Kings 1:13
1 Kings 1:17 And responding, she said: “My lord, you swore to your handmaid, by the Lord your God: ‘your son Solomon will reign after me, and he himself shall sit upon my throne.’1 Kings 1:17
1 Kings 3:20 And rising up in the silent depths of the night, she took my son from my side, while I, your handmaid, was sleeping, and she set him in her bosom. Then she placed her dead son in my bosom.1 Kings 3:20
Number of the word / term Handmaid in 1 Kings: 3
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ 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 4:16 he said to her, “At this time, and at this same hour, with life as a companion, you will have a son in your womb.” But she responded, “Do not, I ask you, my lord, a man of God, do not be willing to lie to your handmaid.”2 Kings 4:16
Number of the word / term Handmaid in 2 Kings: 2
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book Esther
Esther 2:9 She was pleasing to him, and she found favor in his sight. And he commanded a eunuch to hasten the women’s ornaments, and to deliver her share to her, along with seven of the most beautiful young women of the king’s house, so as to both adorn and honor her and her handmaids.Esther 2:9
Esther 4:16 “Go and gather together all the Jews whom you will find in Susa, and pray for me. Neither eat nor drink for three days and three nights, and I will fast with my handmaids similarly, and then I will go in to the king, doing what is against the law, not having been called, and so expose myself to mortal danger.”Esther 4:16
Number of the word / term Handmaid in Esther: 2
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 86:16 Look down upon me and have mercy on me. Grant your authority to your servant, and bring salvation to the son of your handmaid.Psalm 86:16
Psalm 116:16 O Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, you have broken my bonds.Psalm 116:16
Psalm 123:2 Behold, as the eyes of the servants are on the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of her mistress, so our eyes are upon the Lord our God, until he may be merciful to us.Psalm 123:2
Number of the word / term Handmaid in Psalm: 3
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 27:27 Let the milk of goats be sufficient for your food, and for the necessities of your household, and for the provisions of your handmaids.Proverbs 27:27
Proverbs 30:23 by a hateful woman when she has been taken in matrimony, and by a handmaid when she has been heir to her mistress.Proverbs 30:23
Number of the word / term Handmaid in Proverbs: 2
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 24:2 And this shall be: as with the people, so with the priest; and as with the servant, so with his master; as with the handmaid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor.Isaiah 24:2
Number of the word / term Handmaid in Isaiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 34:16 But now you have turned back, and you have stained my name. For you have led back again, each one his man servant, and each one his woman servant, whom you had released so that they would be free and under their own authority. And you have subjugated them, so that they would be your servants and handmaids.”Jeremiah 34:16
Number of the word / term Handmaid in Jeremiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book Joel
Joel 2:29 Moreover, in those days I will pour out my spirit upon my servants and handmaids.Joel 2:29
Number of the word / term Handmaid in Joel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book Nahum
Nahum 2:7 And the foot soldier has been led away captive, and her handmaids were driven away, mourning like doves, murmuring in their hearts.Nahum 2:7
Number of the word / term Handmaid in Nahum: 1
Bible passages with ‘Handmaid’ in the book Luke
Luke 1:38 Then Mary said: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word.” And the Angel departed from her.Luke 1:38
Luke 1:48 For he has looked with favor on the humility of his handmaid. For behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed.Luke 1:48
Number of the word / term ‘Handmaid’ in Luke: 2
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 65
