Dabareh – Dishon

Dabareh

– See [1214]DABERATH

Dabbasheth

– A place on the boundary line of the territory of the tribe of Zebulun Jos 19:11

Daberath

– Also called DABAREH

– A town of Issachar Jos 19:12; 21:28

– Assigned to the Levites 1Ch 6:72

Dagger

– A short sword Jud 3:16-22

Dagon

– An idol of the Philistines Jud 16:23; 1Sa 5

– Temple of 1Ch 10:10

Daily Offering

– Sacrificial Ex 29:38-42; 30:7-9; Nu 28:3-8; Ezr 3:4-6; Eze 46:13-15; Da 9:21,26,27; 11:31; Ac 3:1

– See [1215]OFFERINGS

– FIGURATIVE Joh 1:29,36; 1Pe 1:19

Dalaiah

– See [1216]DELAIAH

Dalmanutha

– A town on the west coast of the Sea of Galilee Mr 8:10

Dalmatia

– A country on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea 2Ti 4:10

Dalphon

– Son of Haman Es 9:7

Damages and Compensation

– General scriptures concerning Ex 21:18,19,22,28-34; Le 6:1-5; De 22:13-19,28,29

Damaris

– A female convert of Athens Ac 17:34

Damascus

– An ancient city Ge 14:15; 15:2

– Capital of Syria 1Ki 20:34; Isa 7:8; Jer 49:23-29; Eze 47:16,17

– Laid under tribute to David 2Sa 8:5,6

– Besieged by Rezon 1Ki 11:23,24

– Recovered by Jeroboam 2Ki 14:28

– Taken by king of Assyria 2Ki 16:9

– Walled Jer 49:27; 2Co 11:33

– Garrisoned 2Co 11:32

– Luxury in Am 3:12

– Paul's experiences in Ac 9; 22:5-16; 26:12-20; 2Co 11:32; Ga 1:17

– Prophecies concerning Isa 8:4; 17:1,2; Jer 49:23-29; Am 1:3,5; Zec 9:1

– Wilderness of 1Ki 19:15

– See [1217]SYRIA

Damned

– See [1218]WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF

Dan

– 1. Fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah Ge 30:6; 35:25

.Descendants of Ge 46:23; Nu 26:42,43

.See TRIBE OF, below

.Blessed of Jacob Ge 49:16,17

– 2. TRIBE OF

Census of Nu 1:39; 26:42,43

.Inheritance of, according to the allotment of Joshua Jos 19:40-47

.Of Ezekiel Eze 48:1

.Position of, in journey and camp, during the exodus Nu 2:25,31; 10:25

.Blessed by Moses De 33:22

.Fail to conquer the Amorites Jud 1:34,35

.Conquests by Jos 19:47; Jud 18:27-29

.Deborah rebukes, for their cowardice Jud 5:17

.Idolatry of Jud 18

.Commerce of Jud 5:17; Eze 27:19

.See [1219]ISRAEL, TRIBES OF

– 3. A city of the tribe of Dan

.Also called LAISH, and LESHEM Ge 14:14; De 34:1; Jud 20:1; Jer 8:16

.Captured by the people of Dan Jos 19:47

.Idolatry established at Jud 18; 1Ki 12:28,29; Am 8:14

.Capture by Ben-hadad 1Ki 15:20; 2Ch 16:4

Dancing

– General scriptures concerning Ex 15:20; 32:19; Jud 11:34; 21:19-21; 1Sa 18:6; 21:11; 30:16; 2Sa 6:14-16; Job 21:11; Ps 30:11; 149:3; 150:4; Ec 3:4; Jer 31:4,13; La 5:15; Mt 11:17; Lu 15:23-25

– Herodias dances in the presence of Herod (Antipas) Mt 14:6; Mr 6:22

– Idolatrous Ex 32:19,25

Daniel

– 1. A Jewish captive, also called BELTESHAZZAR

.Educated at king's court Da 1

.Interprets visions Da 2; 4; 5

.Promotion and executive authority of Da 2:48,49; 5:11,29; 6:2

.Conspiracy against, cast into the lions' den Da 6

.Prophecies of Da 4:8,9; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Mt 24:15

.Abstinence of Da 1:8-16

.Wisdom of Da 1:17; Eze 28:3

.Devoutness of Da 2:18; 6; 9; 10; 12; Eze 14:14

.Courage and fidelity of Da 4:27; 5:17-23; 6:10-23

.Worshiped by Nebuchadnezzar Da 2:6

– 2. David's son

.Also called CHILEAB 2Sa 3:3; 1Ch 3:1

– 3. A descendant of Ithamar, and a companion of Ezra Ezr 8:2; Ne 10:6

Dan-jaan

– A place near the source of the Jordan River 2Sa 24:6

Dannah

– A city in the mountains of Judah Jos 15:49

Dara

– See [1220]DARDA

Darda

– Also called DARA

– A famous wise man 1Ki 4:31; 1Ch 2:6

Darius

– 1. The Mede, king of Persia Da 5:31; 6; 9:1

– 2. King of Persia

.Emancipates the Jews Ezr 5; 6; Hag 1:1,15; Zec 1:1

– 3. The Persian Ne 12:22

Darkness

– Over the face of the earth Ge 1:2; Job 38:9; Jer 4:23

– Called NIGHT Ge 1:5

– God creates Isa 45:7

– Miraculous

.In Egypt Ex 10:21,22; Ps 105:28

.At Mount Sinai Ex 20:21; Heb 12:18

.At the crucifixion Mt 27:45; Mr 15:33

– FIGURATIVE

.Of judgments Pr 20:20; Isa 8:22; 13:10; Jer 4:28; 13:16; La 3:2; Eze 32:7,8; Joe 2:2,10; Am 4:13; 5:18,20; 8:9; Mic 7:8; Mt 24:29; Mr 13:24; Lu 23:45; Re 8:12; 9:2

." Outer darkness," Mt 8:12; 22:13; 25:30

." Power of darkness," Lu 22:53; Eph 6:12; Col 1:13; 1Th 5:5; Re 16:10

.OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS Isa 9:2; 42:16; 50:10; Mt 4:16; 6:22,23; 8:12; Lu 1:79; Joh 1:5; 3:19-21; 8:12; 11:9,10; Ac 26:18; Ro 1:21; 13:12,13; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 4:6; 6:14; Eph 5:8,11; 1Th 5:4,5; 1Pe 2:9; 1Jo 1:5-7; 2:8-11

.See [1221]BLINDNESS, SPIRITUAL

.The darkness of the Holy of Holies was symbolical of the dwelling place of Jehovah

.See MOST HOLY PLACE, under the topic [1222]TABERNACLE

.See also the following scriptures Ex 19:16; 2Sa 22:10-12; 1Ki 8:12; 2Ch 6:1; Ps 18:11; 97:2; Heb 12:18

Darkon

– A servant of Solomon Ezr 2:56; Ne 7:58

Dart

– A light javelin Nu 25:7; 1Sa 18:10; 2Sa 18:14; Job 41:29

– FIGURATIVE Eph 6:16

Date

– A fruit, (margin) 2Ch 31:5

Dathan

– A conspirator against Moses Nu 16:1-35; 26:9; De 11:6; Ps 106:17

Daughter

– Forbidden to be wife of her mother's husband Le 20:14

– Sold in concubinage Ex 21:7-10

– Given in marriage by parents Jud 1:12,13; 1Sa 17:25; 18:20,21

– Property rights of Nu 27:1-11; 36; Jos 17:3-6; Ru 4:3

– Used also for granddaughter Ge 36:2

Daughter-in-law

– FILIAL

.INSTANCE OF, Ruth Ru 1:11-18; 4:15

– UNFILIAL

.Prophecy of Mic 7:6; Mt 10:35

David

– 1. King of Israel

.Genealogy of Ru 4:18-22; 1Sa 16:11; 17:12; 1Ch 2:3-15; Mt 1:1-6; Lu 3:31-38

.A shepherd 1Sa 16:11

.Kills a lion and a bear 1Sa 17:34-36

.Anointed king, while a youth, by the prophet Samuel, and inspired 1Sa 16:1,13; Ps 89:19-37

.Chosen of God Ps 78:70

.Described to Saul 1Sa 16:18

.Detailed as armor-bearer and musician at Saul's court 1Sa 16:21-23

.Kills Goliath 1Sa 17

.The love of Jonathan for 1Sa 18:1-4

.Popularity and discreetness of 1Sa 18

.Saul's jealousy of 1Sa 18:8-30

.Is defrauded of Merab, and given Michal to marry 1Sa 18:17-27

.Jonathan intercedes for 1Sa 19:1-7

.Probably writes Psalms Eleven at this period of his life Ps 17; 35; 52; 58; 64; 109; 142

.Conducts a campaign against, and defeats the Philistines 1Sa 19:8

.Saul attempts to kill him; he escapes to Ramah, and lives at Naioth, where Saul pursues him 1Sa 19:9-24

.About this time writes Ps 59

.Returns, and Jonathan makes covenant with him 1Sa 20

.Escapes by way of Nob, where he obtains shewbread and Goliath's sword from Abimelech 1Sa 21:1-6; Mt 12:3,4

.Escapes to Gath 1Sa 21:10-15

.At this time probably writes Ps 34; 35; 52; 56; 120

.Recruits an army of insurgents, goes to Moab, returns to Hareth 1Sa 22

.Probably writes Ps 13

.Saves Keilah 1Sa 23:1-13

.Makes second covenant with Jonathan 1Sa 23:16-18

.Goes to the wilderness of Ziph, is betrayed to Saul 1Sa 23:13-26

.Writes a psalm on the betrayal Ps 54

.And probably Ps 22; 31; 34; 140

.Saul is diverted from pursuit of 1Sa 23:27,28

.At this time probably writes Ps 12; 22

.Goes to En-gedi 1Sa 23:29

.Refrains from killing Saul 1Sa 24

.Writes Ps 57

.Covenants with Saul 1Sa 26

.Marries Nabal's widow, Abigail, and Ahinoam 1Sa 25

.Lives in the wilderness of Ziph, has opportunity to kill Saul, but only takes his spear; Saul is contrite 1Sa 26

.Flees to Achish and lives in Ziklag 1Sa 27

.The list of men who join him 1Ch 12:1-22

.Conducts an expedition against Amalekites, misstates the facts to Achish 1Sa 27:8-12

.At this time probably writes Ps 141

.Is refused permission to accompany the Philistines to battle against the Israelites 1Sa 28:1,2; 29

.Rescues the people of Ziklag, who had been captured by the Amalekites 1Sa 30

.Probably writes Ps 18; 20; 21

.Death and burial of Saul and his sons 1Sa 31; 2Sa 21:1-14

.Kills the murderer of Saul 2Sa 1:1-16

.Lamentation over Saul 2Sa 1:17-27

.After living for one year and four months at Ziklag 1Sa 27:7

.David goes to Hebron, and is anointed king by Judah 2Sa 2:1-4,11; 5:5; 1Ki 2:11; 1Ch 3:4; 11:1-3

.The list of those who join him at Hebron 1Ch 12:23-40

.Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, crowned 2Sa 2:4

.David wages war against and defeats Ish-bosheth 2Sa 2:13-32; 3:4

.Demands the restoration of Michal, his wife 2Sa 3:14-16

.Abner revolts from Ish-bosheth, and joins David, but is killed by Joab 2Sa 3

.Punishes Ish-bosheth's murderers 2Sa 4

.Anointed king over all Israel, after reigning over Judah at Hebron for seven years and six months, and reigns thirty-three years 2Sa 2:11; 5:5; 1Ch 3:4; 11:1-3; 12:23-40; 29:27

.Makes conquest of Jerusalem 2Sa 5:6; 1Ch 11:4-8; Isa 29:1

.Builds a palace 2Sa 5:11; 2Ch 2:3

.Friendship of, with Hiram, king of Tyre 2Sa 5:11; 1Ki 5:1

.Prospered of God 2Sa 5:10; 1Ch 11:9

.Fame of 1Ch 14:17

.Philistines make war against, and are defeated by him 2Sa 5:17,25

.Assembles thirty-thousand men to escort the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem with music and thanksgiving 2Sa 6:1-5

.Uzzah is struck down when he attempts to steady the ark of the covenant 2Sa 6:6-11

.David is terrified, and leaves the ark at the house of Obed-edom 2Sa 6:9-11

.After three months, David brings the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem with dancing and great joy 2Sa 6:12-16; 1Ch 13

.Organized the tabernacle service 1Ch 9:22; 15:16-24; 16:4-6,37-43

.Offers sacrifice, distributes gifts, and blesses the people 2Sa 6:17-19

.Michal rebukes him for his religious enthusiasm 2Sa 6:20-23

.Desires to build a temple, is forbidden, but receives God's promise that his seed should reign forever 2Sa 7:12-16; 23:5; 1Ch 17:11-14; 2Ch 6:16; Ps 89:3,4; 132:11,12; Ac 15:16; Ro 15:12

.Interpretation and fulfillment of this prophecy Ac 13:22,23

.At this time, probably, David writes Ps 15; 16; 24; 101; 138

.Conquers the Philistines, Moabites, and Syria 2Sa 8

.Treats Mephibosheth, the lame son of Saul, with great kindness 2Sa 9:6; 19:24-30

.Sends commissioners with a message of sympathy to Hanun, son of the king of Ammon; the message is misinterpreted, and commissioners treated with indignity; David retaliates by invading, and defeats the combined armies of the Ammonites and Syrians 2Sa 10; 1Ch 19

.Probably writes Ps 18; 20; 21

.Commits adultery with Bath-sheba 2Sa 11:2-5

.Wickedly causes the death of Uriah 2Sa 11:6-25

.Takes Bath-sheba to be his wife 2Sa 11:26,27

.Is rebuked by the prophet Nathan 2Sa 12:1-14

.Repents of his crime and confesses his guilt Ps 6; 32; 38; 39; 40; 51

.Is chastised with grievous affliction on account of his crime Ps 38; 41; 69

.Death of his infant son (born from Bath-sheba) 2Sa 12:15-23

.Solomon is born to 2Sa 12:24,25

.Ammonites defeated and tortured 2Sa 12:26-31

.Amnon's crime, his murder by Absalom, and Absalom's flight 2Sa 13

.Absalom's return 2Sa 14:1-24

.Absalom's usurpation 2Sa 14; 15

.David's flight from Jerusalem 2Sa 15:13-37

.He probably writes, at this time Ps 5; 7; 26; 61; 63; 69; 70; 86; 143

.Shimei curses him 2Sa 16

.Crosses the Jordan River 2Sa 17:21-29

.Absalom's defeat and death 2Sa 18

.Laments the death of Absalom 2Sa 18:33; 19:1-4

.Rebuked by Joab 2Sa 19:5-7

.David rebukes the priests for not showing loyalty amid the complaints of the people against him 2Sa 19:9-15

.Shimei begs for clemency 2Sa 19:16-23

.Mephibosheth begs for the king's favor 2Sa 19:24-30

.Barzillai rewarded 2Sa 19:31-40

.Judah accused by the ten tribes of stealing him away 2Sa 19:41-43

.Returns to Jerusalem 2Sa 20:1-3

.At this time, probably, David composes Ps 27; 66; 122; 144

.Sheba's conspiracy against David, and his death 2Sa 20

.Makes Amasa general 2Sa 19:13

.Amasa is killed 2Sa 20:4-10

.Consigns seven sons of Saul to the Gibeonites to be killed to atone for Saul's persecution of the Gibeonites 2Sa 21:1-14

.Buries Saul's bones, and the bones of his sons 2Sa 21:12-14

.Defeats the Philistines 2Sa 21:15-22; 1Ch 20:4-8

.Takes the military strength of Israel without divine authority, and is reproved 2Sa 24; 1Ch 21; 27:24

.Probably composes Ps 30; 131

.Marries Abishag 1Ki 1:1-4

.Probably composes Ps 19; 111

.Adonijah usurps the sceptre; Solomon appointed to the throne 1Ki 1; 1Ch 23:1

.Delivers his charge to Solomon 1Ki 2:1-11; 1Ch 22:6-19; 28; 29

.Probably composes Ps 23; 145

.Last words of 2Sa 23:1-7

.Death of 1Ki 2:10; 1Ch 29:28; Ac 2:29,30

.Sepulchre of Ac 2:29

.Age of, at death 2Sa 5:4,5; 1Ch 29:28

.Length of reign, forty years 1Ki 2:11; 1Ch 29:27,28

.Wives of 2Sa 3:2-5

.Children born

At Hebron 2Sa 3:2-5; 1Ch 3:4

At Jerusalem 2Sa 5:14-16; 1Ch 3:5-8; 14:4-7

.Descendants of 1Ch 3

.Civil and military officers of 2Sa 8:16-18

.See [1223]CABINET

.Lists of his heroes, and of their exploits 2Sa 23; 1Ch 11; 12:23-40

.Devoutness of 1Sa 13:14; 2Sa 6:5,14,18; 7:18-29; 8:11; 24:25; 1Ki 3:14; 1Ch 17:16-27; 29:10; 2Ch 7:17; Zec 12:8; Ps 6; 7; 11; 13; 17; 22; 26; 27:7-14; 28; 31; 35; 37

.Justice in the administration of 2Sa 8:15; 1Ch 18:14

.Discreetness of 1Sa 18:14,30

.Meekness of 1Sa 24:7; 26:11; 2Sa 16:11; 19:22,23

.Merciful 2Sa 19:23

.David as musician 1Sa 16:21-23; 1Ch 15:16; 23:5; 2Ch 7:6; 29:26; Ne 12:36; Am 6:5

.David as poet 2Sa 22

.See [1224]PSALMS OF DAVID

.David as prophet 2Sa 23:2-7; 1Ch 28:19; Mt 22:41-46; Ac 2:25-38; 4:25

.Type of Christ Ps 2; 16; 18:43; 69:7-9

.Jesus called son of Mt 9:27; 12:23; 15:22; 20:30,31; 21:9; 22:42; Mr 10:47,48; Lu 18:37,39

.Prophecies concerning him and his kingdom Nu 24:17,19; 2Sa 7:11-16; 1Ch 17:9-14; 22; 2Ch 6:5-17; 13:5; 21:7; Ps 89:19-37; Isa 9:7; 16:5; 22:20-25; Jer 23:5; 33:15-26; Lu 1:32,33

.Chronicles of, written by Samuel, Nathan, and Gad 1Ch 29:29,30

– 2. A prophetic name for Christ Jer 30:9; Eze 34:23,24; 37:24,25; Ho 3:5

Day

– A creative period Ge 1:5,8,13,19,23,31; 2:2

– Divided into twelve hours Joh 11:9

– Prophetic 2Pe 3:8; Da 8:14; 9:24-27; 12:11,12; Re 11:3; 9:15; 12:6

– Six working days ordained Ex 20:9; Eze 46:1

– Th sixth day of the week called preparation day Mr 15:42; Joh 19:14,31,42

– The first day of the week called the Lord's day Re 1:10

– Day's journey, eighteen or twenty miles Ex 3:18; 1Ki 19:4; Jon 3:4

– Sabbath day's journey, about two-thousand paces Ac 1:12

– The seventh of the week ordained as a day of rest

.See [1225]SABBATH

– Times of adversity called Day of the Lord Isa 2:12; 13:6,9; 34:8; Jer 46:10; La 2:22; Eze 30:3; Am 5:18; Joe 2:1; Ob 1:15; Zep 1:8,18; 2:2,3; Zec 14:1

– JUDGMENT

.Called THE DAY OF THE LORD Mal 4:5; 1Co 5:5; 2Co 1:14; 1Th 5:2; 2Pe 3:10

.See [1226]JUDGMENT

.A figure of spiritual illumination Pr 4:18; 1Th 5:8

Daysman

– A mediator Job 9:33

Daystar

– Figurative of spiritual life 2Pe 1:19

Deacon

– (Servant, waiter)

– (One charged with the temporal affairs of the local congregation)

– Selected by the people Ac 6:1-6

– Characteristics of 1Ti 3:8-13

– The Greek word (diakonos) translated "deacon" means servant, and is so translated in Mt 23:11; Joh 12:26

– Also translated "minister," Mr 10:43; 1Co 3:5; 1Th 3:2

Deaconess

– (R. V., margin) Ro 16:1

Dead (People)

– Raised to life, (see Heb 11:35

– INSTANCES OF

.The son of the widow of Zarephath 1Ki 17:17-23

.The Shunammite woman's son 2Ki 4:32-37

.The young man laid in Elisha's grave 2Ki 13:21

.The widow's son Lu 7:12-15

.Jairus' daughter Lu 8:49-55

.Lazarus Joh 11:43,44

.Dorcas Ac 9:37-40

.Eutychus Ac 20:9-12

.Prepared for burial by washing Ac 9:37

.Anointing Mt 26:12

.Wrapping in linen Mt 27:59

.Burned

See [1227]CREMATION

.Burnings of incense made for 2Ch 16:14; 21:19; Jer 34:5

.See [1228]BURIAL

.See [1229]CREMATION

.See [1230]EMBALMING

– UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Job 3:13-19; 14:11-15,21; 17:13-16; Ps 6:5; 30:9; 49:15; 88:10-12; 115:17; Pr 21:16; Ec 9:5,6; Eze 32:31; Da 12:2; Lu 9:30,31; 16:19-31; 20:35,36; 23:43; Joh 11:25

.See [1231]BURIAL

.See [1232]DEATH

.See [1233]MOURNING

.See [1234]RESURRECTION

.See [1235]RIGHTEOUS, PROMISES TO

.See [1236]WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF

Dead Sea

– (Lies southeast of Jerusalem)

– Called SALT SEA Ge 14:3; Nu 34:12

– SEA OF THE PLAIN De 3:17; 4:49; Jos 3:16

– EAST SEA Joe 2:20

– FORMER SEA Zec 14:8

– Prophecy concerning Eze 47:7-10,18

Deafness

– Law concerning Le 19:14

– Inflicted by God Ex 4:11

– Miraculous cure of Mt 11:5; Mr 7:32; 9:25

– FIGURATIVE

.Of moral insensibility Isa 6:10; 29:18; 35:5; Eze 12:2; Mt 13:15; Joh 12:40; Ac 28:26,27

.See [1237]BLINDNESS, SPIRITUAL

.[1238]CONSCIENCE, DEAD

.See [1239]IMPENITENCE

.See [1240]OBDURACY

Death

– Miscellaneous Subjects

.Called GIVING UP THE GHOST Ge 25:8; 35:29; La 1:19; Ac 5:10

.KING OF TERRORS Job 18:14

.A CHANGE Job 14:14

.GOING TO THY FATHERS Ge 15:15; 25:8; 35:29

.PUTTING OFF THIS TABERNACLE 2Pe 1:14

.REQUIRING THE SOUL Lu 12:20

.GOING THE WAY WHENCE THERE IS NO RETURN Job 16:22

.BEING GATHERED TO OUR PEOPLE Ge 49:33

.GOING DOWN INTO SILENCE Ps 115:17

.RETURNING TO DUST Ge 3:19; Ps 104:29

.BEING CUT DOWN Job 14:2

.FLEEING AS A SHADOW Job 14:2

.DEPARTING Php 2:23

– Called SLEEP De 31:16; Job 7:21; 14:12; Jer 51:39; Da 12:2; Joh 11:11; Ac 7:60; 13:36; 1Co 15:6,18,51; 1Th 4:14,15

– EXEMPTION FROM

.Enoch Ge 5:24; Heb 11:5

.Elijah 2Ki 2

.Promised to saints at the second coming of Christ 1Co 15:51; 1Th 4:15,17

.No death in heaven Lu 20:36; Re 21:4

– DESIRED Jer 8:3; Re 9:6

.By Moses Nu 11:15

.Elijah 1Ki 19:4

.Job Job 3; 6:8-11; 7:1-3,15,16; 10:1; 14:13

.Jonah Jon 4:8

.Simeon Lu 2:29

.Paul 2Co 5:2,8; Php 1:20-23

– AS A JUDGMENT

.Upon the Antediluvians Ge 6:7,11-13

.Sodomites Ge 19:12,13,24,25

.Saul 1Ch 10:13,14

– SYMBOLIZED

.By the pale horse Re 6:8

.King of Terrors Job 18:14

– APOSTROPHE TO Ho 13:14; 1Co 15:55

– UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 2:17; 3:19; 27:2; De 32:39; Jos 23:14; 1Sa 2:6; 20:2,3; 2Sa 1:23; 14:14; Job 1:21; 3:13,17-19; 7:1,8-10,21; 10:21,22; 14:2,5-12,14,19-21; 16:22; 17:13,14,16; 21:23,25,26,32,33; 30:23; 34:14,15; 36:18,19; 38:17; Ps 6:5; 23:4; 30:9; 39:4,13; 49:7,9; 68:20; 82:7; 88:9-14; 89:48; 90:3; 103:14-16; 104:29; 115:17; 143:3; 144:4; 146:4; Ec 2:14-18; 3:2,19-21; 4:2; 5:15; 6:6,10; 7:1,2,15; 8:8; 9:3,5,6,10; 12:5,7; Isa 25:8; 38:1,10-13,18; 40:7; 51:12; Jer 9:21; Ho 13:14; Zec 1:5; Mt 10:28; Lu 20:34-38; 23:39-43; Joh 9:4; Ro 5:12,14; 1Co 15:21,22,26,55-57; 1Ti 6:7; 2Ti 1:10; Heb 2:14,15; 9:27; 13:14; Jas 1:10,11; 1Pe 1:24; Re 1:18; 20:12-14; 21:4

– PREPARATION FOR De 32:29; 2Ki 20:1; Ps 39:4,13; 90:12; Ec 9:4,10; 11:7,8; Isa 38:18,19; Lu 12:35-37; Joh 9:4; Ro 14:8; Php 1:21; Heb 13:14; Jas 4:15; 1Pe 1:17

– OF THE RIGHTEOUS Nu 23:10; 2Sa 12:23; 2Ki 22:19,20; Ps 23:4; 31:5; 37:37; 49:15; 73:24; 116:15; Pr 14:32; Ec 7:1; Isa 57:1,2; Da 12:13; Lu 2:29; 16:22; 23:43; Joh 11:11; Ac 7:59; Ro 14:7,8; 1Co 3:21-23; 15:51-57; 2Co 1:9,10; 5:1,4,8; Php 1:20,21,23,24; 1Th 4:13,14; 5:9,10; 2Ti 4:6-8; Heb 2:14,15; 11:13; 2Pe 1:11,14; Re 14:13

– SCENES OF

.DEATH OF ISAAC Ge 27:1-4,22-40

.DEATH OF JACOB Ge 49:1-33; Heb 11:21

.DEATH OF MOSES De 31:14-30; 32:1-52; 33:1-29; 34:1-7

.DEATH OF DAVID 1Ki 2:1-10

.DEATH OF ZECHARIAH 2Ch 24:22

.DEATH OF JESUS Mt 27:34-53; Mr 15:23-38; Lu 23:27-49; Joh 19:16-30

.DEATH OF STEPHEN Ac 7:59,60

.DEATH OF PAUL 2Ti 4:6-8

– OF THE WICKED Nu 16:30; 1Sa 25:38; 2Ch 21:6,20; Job 4:21; 18:14,18; 20:4,5,8,11; 21:13,17,18,23-26; 24:20,24; 27:8,19-23; 34:20; 36:12,14,18,20; Ps 37:1,2,9,10,35,36; 49:7,9,10,14,17,19,20; 55:23; 58:9; 73:3,4,17-20; 78:50; 92:7; Pr 2:22; 5:22,23; 10:25,27; 11:7,10; 13:9; 14:32; 21:16; 24:20; 29:1,16; Ec 8:10; Isa 14:11,15; 17:14; 26:14; Jer 16:3,4; Eze 28:8,10; Am 9:10; Lu 12:20; 16:22-28; Ac 5:3-10; 1Th 5:3

– SPIRITUAL Lu 1:79; Joh 5:24-26; 6:50,51,53; 11:26; Ro 5:12,15; 7:11; 8:5,6,12,13; 2Co 5:14; Eph 2:1,5,6; 4:18; 5:14; Col 2:13; 1Ti 5:6; 1Pe 2:24; 1Jo 5:12

.See [1241]DEPRAVITY

.See [1242]MAN, STATE OF AFTER THE FALL

.See [1243]REPROBACY

– SECOND Pr 14:12; Eze 18:4,10,13,21,23,24; 33:8,9,11,14-16; Mt 7:13; 10:28; 25:30,41,46; Mr 9:43,44; Ro 1:32; 6:16,21,23; 8:13; 9:22; 2Th 1:9; Jas 1:15; 4:12; 2Pe 2:12; Re 2:11; 19:20; 20:14; 21:8

.See [1244]HELL

.See [1245]WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF

– FIGURATIVE OF REGENERATION Ro 6:2-11; 7:1-10; 8:10,11; Col 2:20

.See [1246]DEAD

.See [1247]REGENERATION

Debir

– 1. King of Eglon Jos 10:3-27

– 2. A town in the mountains of Judah

.Also called KIRJATH-SANNAH, and KIRJATH-SEPHER, which signifies a city of books Jos 15:15,16

.Anakim expelled from, by Joshua Jos 11:21

.Taken by Othniel Jos 15:15-17,49; Jud 1:12,13

.Allotted to the Aaronites Jos 21:15

– 3. A place near the valley of Achor Jos 15:7

Deborah

– 1. Nurse to Rebecca Ge 24:59

.Buried beneath an oak tree near Beth-el Ge 35:8

– 2. The prophetess, a judge of Israel Jud 4:4,5; 5:7

.Inspires Barak to defeat Sisera Jud 4:6-16

.The triumphant song of Jud 5

Debt

– General scriptures concerning Ro 13:8

– SECURITY FOR Ex 22:25-27; De 24:6,10-13; Ne 5:3,4; Job 22:6; 24:9; Pr 11:15; 22:26; Am 2:8

.See [1248]DEBTOR

.See [1249]CREDITOR

.See [1250]SURETY

Debtor

– LAWS CONCERNING Ex 21:2-6; 22:10-15; Le 25:14-17,25-41,47-55; Ne 10:31; Mt 5:25,26,40; 18:25

– UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO 2Ki 4:1-7; Ne 5:3-5; Job 20:18,19; Mt 18:23-33; Lu 20:9-16

.See [1251]CREDITOR

.See [1252]DEBT

.See [1253]SURETY

Decalogue

– Written by God Ex 24:12; 31:18; 32:16; De 5:22; 9:10; Ho 8:12

– Divine authority of Ex 20:1; 34:27,28; De 5:4-22

– Called WORDS OF THE COVENANT Ex 34:28; De 4:13

– TABLES OF TESTIMONY Ex 31:18; 34:29; 40:20

– See [1254]COMMANDMENTS Ex 20:1-17; De 5:7-21; Mt 19:18,19; 22:34-40; Lu 10:25-28; Ro 13:8-10

Decapolis

– Ten cities situated in one district on the east of the Sea of Galilee Mt 4:25; Mr 5:20; 7:31

Deceit

– Is falsehood Ps 119:118

– The tongue is an instrument of Ro 3:13

– Comes from the heart Mr 7:22

– Characteristic of the heart Jer 17:9

– God abhors Ps 5:6

– Forbidden Pr 24:28; 1Pe 3:10

– Christ was perfectly free from Isa 53:9; with 1Pe 2:22

– Saints

.Free from Ps 24:4; Zep 3:13; Re 14:5

.Purpose against Job 27:4

.Avoid Job 31:5

.Shun those addicted to Ps 101:7

.Pray for deliverance from those who use Ps 43:1; 120:2

.Delivered from those who use Ps 72:14

.Should beware of those who teach Eph 5:6; Col 2:8

.Should lay aside, in seeking truth 1Pe 2:1

– Ministers should lay aside 2Co 4:2; 1Th 2:3

– The wicked are full of Ro 1:29

– Devise Ps 35:20; 38:12; Pr 12:5

– Utter Ps 10:7; 36:3

– Work Pr 11:18

– Increase in 2Ti 3:13

– Use, to each other Jer 9:5

– Use, to themselves Jer 37:9; Ob 1:3-7

– Delight in Pr 20:17

– False teachers are workers of 2Co 11:13

– Preach Jer 14:14; 23:26

– Impose on others by Ro 16:18; Eph 4:14

– Sport themselves with 2Pe 2:13

– Hypocrites devise Job 15:35

– Hypocrites practice Ho 11:12

– False witnesses use Pr 12:17

– A characteristic of antichrist 2Jo 1:7

– Characteristic of the apostasy 2Th 2:10

– Evil of

.Hinders knowledge of God Jer 9:6

– Keeps from turning to God Jer 8:5

– Leads

.To pride and oppression Jer 5:27,28

.To lying Pr 14:25

– Often accompanied by fraud and injustice Ps 10:7; 43:1

– Hatred often concealed by Pr 26:24-26

– The folly of fools is Pr 14:8

– The kisses of an enemy are Pr 27:6

– Blessedness of being free from Ps 24:4,5; 32:2

– Punishment of Ps 55:23; Jer 9:7-9

– See [1255]CONFIDENCE, FALSE

– See [1256]DECEPTION

– See [1257]FALSEHOOD

– See [1258]FLATTERY

– See [1259]HYPOCRISY

Deception

– INSTANCES OF

.By Satan Ge 3:4

.Abraham, in stating that Sarah was his sister Ge 12:13; 20:2

.Isaac, in stating that his wife was his sister Ge 26:7

.Jacob and Rebekah, in imposing Jacob on his father, and Jacob's impersonating Esau Ge 27:6-23

.Jacob's sons, in entrapping the Shechemites Ge 34:13-31

.In representing to their father that Joseph had been destroyed by wild beasts Ge 37:29-35

.Joseph, in his ruse with his brothers Ge 42; 43; 44

.The Gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat Jos 9:3-15

.Ehud deceives Eglon, and kills him Jud 3:15-30

.Delilah deceives Samson Jud 16:4-20

.David feigns madness 1Sa 21:10-15

.Amnon deceives Tamar by feigning sickness 2Sa 13:6-14

.Hushai deceives Absalom 2Sa 16:15-19

.Sanballat tries to deceive Nehemiah Ne 6

.By Absalom

When he avenged his sister 2Sa 13:24-28

When he began his conspiracy 2Sa 15:7

.The old prophet 1Ki 13:18

.Gehazi 2Ki 5:20

.Job's friends Job 6:15

.Doeg Ps 52:2

.Herod Mt 2:8

.Pharisees Mt 22:16

.Chief priests Mr 14:1

.Lawyer Lu 10:25

.Ananias and Sapphira Ac 5:1

.See [1260]DECEIT

.See [1261]HYPOCRISY

.See [1262]FALSEHOOD

.See [1263]FALSE WITNESS

– SELF

.See [1264]CONFIDENCE, FALSE

.See [1265]FLATTERY

Decision

– General scriptures concerning De 30:19; Jos 23:8; 24:15; 1Sa 12:20; 1Ki 18:21; Ps 37:34; 69:13; Pr 4:25-27; Isa 50:7; Mt 10:22; 11:6; 24:13; 25:23; Mr 13:13; Lu 7:23; Joh 8:31; 15:4,5,7,9; Ac 11:23; 13:43; 14:22; Ro 2:7; 8:38,39; 11:22; 1Co 15:8; 16:13; Ga 5:1,10; 6:9; Eph 4:14; 6:13; Php 1:27; 4:1; Col 1:23; 1Th 3:8,13; 2Th 2:15,17; 3:13; 2Ti 1:13,14; 2:1,3; 3:14; Tit 1:7,9; Heb 2:1; 3:6-8,14; 4:14; 10:23,35; 12:1; 13:9,13; Jas 1:4,12,25; 1Pe 1:13; 5:8,9; 2Pe 1:10,11; 3:17,18; 1Jo 2:24,28; 2Jo 1:8; Jude 1:20,21; Re 2:7,10,11,17,25,26; 3:5,11,12,21; 15:2; 21:7; 22:11

– See [1266]CHARACTER

– See [1267]PERSEVERANCE

– See [1268]STABILITY

– See [1269]INDECISION

– See [1270]INSTABILITY

– EXHORTATION TO Jos 1:7; 1Ch 16:15; 2Ch 19:11; Mt 4:17; 6:24; 8:21,22; 10:32; 12:30; Lu 9:59-62; 11:23; 12:8; 16:13; 17:32; Col 2:6,7; 1Ti 6:11-14

– INSTANCES OF

.ABEL Heb 11:4

.ENOCH Heb 11:5,6

.NOAH Heb 11:7

.ABRAHAM Heb 11:8,17-19

.JACOB Ge 28:20,21

.JOSEPH Ge 39:7-20

.MOSES Heb 11:24-26; Nu 12:7; Heb 3:5

.ISRAELITES Ex 19:7,8; 24:3,7; De 4:4; 5:27; 26:17; 29:12; Jos 22:34; 24:21-25; 1Ki 19:18; 2Ki 11:17; 2Ch 11:16; 13:10,11; 15:12,15; 23:16; 29:10; Ezr 10:3-44; Ne 9:38; 10:1-39; Ps 50:5; Jer 34:15; 42:5,6; 50:5; Ho 11:12

.CALEB Nu 14:6-10,24,37,38; De 1:36; Jos 14:14

.BALAAM Nu 22:15-18

.PHINEHAS Nu 25:7-13

.JOSHUA Jos 24:15,18-24

.GIDEON Jud 6:25-40; 7

.RUTH Ru 1:16; 1Sa 11:4-7

.ABIGAIL 1Sa 25:4-37

.DAVID 1Sa 17:20-54; 2Sa 22:22-24; Ps 17:3; 26:6,11; 40:9,10; 56:12; 66:16; 71:17; 86:11; 101:2,3; 108:1; 57:7,8; 116:9,13,14,16; 119:8,30,31,38,44-46,57,94,106,115,125,145, 146; 143:12

.A PROPHET 1Ki 13:8-10

.ELIJAH 1Ki 18:22

.JEHOSHAPHAT 1Ki 22:7; 2Ch 18:6

.NAAMAN 2Ki 5:15,17

.JEHU 2Ki 9:11-37; 10

.HEZEKIAH 2Ki 18:6; 2Ch 15:17

.JOASH 2Ki 22:2; 23:3,25; 2Ch 34:31

.NEHEMIAH Ne 6:11

.MORDECAI Es 3:2,3

.ESTHER Es 4:16

.JOB Job 2:3; 23:11,12

.MATTHEW Mt 9:9

.JOSEPH Mr 15:43

.NATHANIEL Joh 1:49

.MARTHA Joh 11:27

.THE DISCIPLES Lu 18:28; Joh 6:68,69; Ac 2:42; 9:29; 26:6; Ro 1:16; Php 1:20,21; Col 2:5; 2Ti 4:7,8

.EPHESIANS Re 2:2,3

.CHURCH OF SARDIS Re 3:4,8,10

.SAINTS Re 14:4

.See [1271]PERSERVERANCE

.See [1272]STABILITY

.See [1273]ZEAL, RELIGIOUS

Decision, Valley of

– General scriptures concerning Joe 3:14

Decrees

– Of the Medes, irrevocable Da 6:14,15

– From the congregation in Jerusalem Ac 16:4; with 15:28,29

Decrees, Divine

– See [1274]PREDESTINATION

Dedan

– 1. Son of Raamah Ge 10:7; 1Ch 1:9

– 2. Son of Jokshan Ge 25:3; 1Ch 1:32

– 3. A country, probably bordering on Edom Jer 49:8; Eze 25:13; 27:15,20; 38:13

Dedanim

– Descendants of Dedan Isa 21:13

Dedication

– Law concerning dedicated things Le 27; Nu 18:14; 1Ch 26:26,27

– Must be without blemish Le 22:18-23; Mal 1:14

– Not redeemable Le 27:28,29

– Offering must be voluntary Le 1:3; 22:19

– See [1275]OFFERINGS

– See [1276]VOWS

– Of the tabernacle Nu 7

– Solomon's temple 1Ki 8; 2Ch 7:5

– Second temple Ezr 6:16,17

– Of the wall of Jerusalem Ne 12:27-43

– Of houses De 20:5

– Of Samuel by his mother 1Sa 1:11,22

– OF SELF

.See [1277]CONSECRATION

.For instances of liberality in dedicated things

See [1278]LIBERALITY

.See FEAST OF DEDICATION Joh 10:22; 1Ki 8:65; 2Ch 7:8-10

Deed

– To land Jer 32:12,14; 44

– See [1279]LAND

Deer

– Also called, FALLOW DEER, HART, HIND, ROEBUCK

– Designated among the ceremonially clean animals, to be eaten De 12:15; 14:5

– Provided for Solomon's household 1Ki 4:23

– Fleetness of 2Sa 2:18; 1Ch 12:8; Pr 6:5; So 8:14; Isa 35:6

– Surefootedness of 2Sa 22:34

– Gentleness of Pr 5:19

– Coloring of Jer 14:5

Defense

– (An argument made before a court)

– Of Jeremiah Jer 26:12-16

– Of Peter Ac 4:8-13; 5:23-29

– Of Stephen Ac 7

– Of Paul Ac 22; 23:1-6; 24:10-21; 26:1-23

– Military defenses

.See [1280]FORT

– See [1281]ARMIES

Defilement

– Laws relating to Le 7:18-21; 11:43; 22:2-7

– Caused by

.Leprosy Le 13:3,44-46; 14; 22:4-7

.Gonorrhea Le 15:1-15; 22:4

.Copulation Le 15:17

.Spermatorrhea Le 15:16,17

.Childbirth Le 12:2-8; Lu 2:22

.Menses Le 15:19-33; 2Sa 11:4

.Touching the dead Nu 19:11-22; 31:19,20

.Touching the carcass of any ceremonially unclean animal Le 11:39,40; 17:15,16; 22:8

.Touching carcass of an unclean thing Le 5:2-13; 11:8,24-28,31-38; 14:46-57; 15:5-11; De 23:10,11

.Killing in battle Nu 31:19,20

– Contact with sinners falsely supposed to cause Joh 18:28

– Of priests Le 16:26,28; Nu 19:7-10; Eze 44:25,26

– Egyptian usage, concerning Ge 43:32

– See [1282]ABLUTION

– See [1283]PURIFICATION

– See [1284]UNCLEANNESS

Deformity

– See [1285]BLEMISH

Degrees

– Or steps in the dial of Ahaz 2Ki 20:9-11

Dehavites

– General scriptures concerning Ezr 4:9

Dekar

– Father of one of Solomon's purveyors 1Ki 4:9

Delaiah

– 1. Head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order 1Ch 24:18

– 2. A prince of Judah Jer 36:12,25

– 3. A progenitor of certain Babylonish captives Ezr 2:60; Ne 7:62

– 4. Father of a false prophet Ne 6:10

– 5. A descendant of the loyal line of Judah

.Also called DALAIAH 1Ch 3:24

Delilah

– Samson's mistress Jud 16:4-18

Deliverance

– See [1286]AFFLICTION

– See [1287]GOD, PROVIDENCE OF

– See [1288]PRAYER, ANSWERED

Deliverer

– An appellation of Jesus Ro 11:26

Deluge

– See [1289]FLOOD

Delusion, Self

– See [1290]SELF-DELUSION

Demagogism

– INSTANCES OF

.Absalom 2Sa 15:2-6

.Pilate Mt 27:17-26; Mr 15:15; Lu 23:13-24; Joh 18:38-40; 19:6-13

.Felix Ac 24:27

.Herod (Agrippa I) Ac 12:3

Demas

– A companion of Paul Col 4:14; Phm 1:24

– Deserts Paul 2Ti 4:10

Demetrius

– 1. A silversmith, noted for raising a riot Ac 19:24-38

– 2. A Christian mentioned in 3Jo 1:12

Demons

– Worship of Le 17:7; De 32:17; 2Ch 11:15; Ps 106:37; Mt 4:9; Lu 4:7; 1Co 10:20,21; 1Ti 4:1; Re 13:4

– Worship of, forbidden Le 17:7; Zec 13:2; Re 9:20

– Possession by, instances of

.Saul 1Sa 16:14-23; 18:10,11; 19:9,10

– Two men of the Gergesenes (Gadarenes, Gerasenes) Mt 8:28-34; Mr 5:2-20

– The deaf man Mt 9:32,33

– The deaf and blind man Mt 12:22; Lu 11:14

– The daughter of the Syrophoenician woman Mt 15:22-29; Mr 7:25-30

– The epileptic boy Mt 17:14-18; Mr 9:17-27; Lu 9:37-42

– The man in the synagogue Mr 1:23-26; Lu 4:33-35

– Mary Magdalene Mr 16:9; Lu 8:2,3

– The herd of swine Mt 8:30-32

– Cast out by Jesus Mt 4:24; 8:16; Mr 3:22; Lu 4:41

– Power over, given the disciples Mt 10:1; Mr 6:7; 16:17

– Cast out

.By the disciples Mr 9:38; Lu 10:17

.By Peter Ac 5:16

.By Paul Ac 16:16-18; 19:12

.By Philip Ac 8:7

– Disciples could not expel Mr 9:18,28,29

– Sceva's sons exorcise Ac 19:13-16

– Parable of the man repossessed by unclean spirits Mt 12:43-45

– Jesus falsely accused of being possessed of Mr 3:22-30; Joh 7:20; 8:48; 10:20

– Testify to the divinity of Jesus Mt 8:29; Mr 1:23,24; 3:11; 5:7; Lu 8:28; Ac 19:15

– Adversaries of men Mt 12:45

– Sent to foment trouble between Abimelech and the Shechemites Jud 9:23

– Messages given false prophets by 1Ki 22:21-23

– Believe and tremble Jas 2:19

– To be judged at the general judgment Mt 8:29; with 2Pe 2:4; Jude 1:6

– Punishment of Mt 8:29; 25:41; Lu 8:28; 2Pe 2:4; Jude 1:6; Re 12:7-9

– See [1291]SATAN

Dens

– Used as places of refuge Jud 6:2; Heb 11:38; Re 6:15

Denying Jesus

– See [1292]JESUS, REJECTED

Depravity of Man

– General scriptures concerning Ge 8:21; 6:5-7,11-13; 8:21; De 32:10; 2Ch 6:36; Job 4:17-19; 9:2,3,20,29,30; 11:12; 14:4; 15:14-16; 25:4-6; Ps 5:9; 14:1-3; 51:5; 53:1-3; 58:1-5; 94:11; 130:3; 143:2; Pr 10:20; 20:6,9; 21:8; Ec 7:20,29; 8:11; 9:3; Isa 1:5,6; 42:6,7; 43:8; 48:8; 51:1; 53:6; 64:6; Jer 2:22,29; 6:7; 13:23; 16:12; 17:9; Eze 16:6; 36:25,26; 37:1-3; Ho 6:7; 14:9; Mic 7:2-4; Mt 7:17; 12:34,35; 15:19; Mr 7:21-23; Lu 1:79; Joh 1:10,11; 3:19; 8:23; 14:17; Ac 8:23; Ro 2:1; 3:9-19,23; 5:6,12-14; 6:6,17,19,20; 7:5,11,13-15,18-21,23, 25; 8:5-8,13; 11:32; 1Co 2:14; 3:3; 5:9,10; 2Co 3:4,5; 5:14; Ga 3:10,11,22; 5:17,19-21; Eph 2:1-3,11,12; 4:17-19,22; 5:8,14; Col 1:13,21; 2:13; 3:5,7; 2Ti 2:26; Tit 3:3; Jas 3:2; 4:5; 1Pe 1:18; 2:9,25; 1Jo 1:8,10; 2:16; 3:10; 5:19; Re 3:17

– See [1293]FALL OF MAN

– See [1294]SIN

Deputy

– An officer who administers the functions of a superior in his absence 1Ki 22:47; Ac 13:7,8; 18:12; 19:38

Derbe

– (A city in the region of Lycaonia)

– Paul flees to Ac 14:6,20

– Visited by Paul and Silas Ac 16:1

– Gaius born in Ac 20:4

Derision

– The wicked held in, by God Ps 2:4; Pr 1:26

– INSTANCES OF

.Sarah, when the angels gave her the promise of a child Ge 18:12

.The evil children of Beth-el deride Elisha 2Ki 2:23

.The people of Israel scoff at Hezekiah 2Ch 30:1-10

.See [1295]IRONY

.See [1296]SARCASM

.See [1297]SCOFFING

Desert

– An arid region having only sparse vegetation Le 16:22; De 8:15; Jer 2:2,6; 17:6

– FIGURATIVE Isa 35:1

Design

– In nature, evidence of Job 12:7-11; Pr 16:4

Desire

– SPIRITUAL De 4:29; Ps 9:1; 17:1; 22:26; 24:6; 25:5,15; 27:8,14; 33:20; 34:10; 37:4,7,9,34; 39:12; 40:1,8; 42:1-11; 51:1-17; 62:1; 63:1,8; 68:28; 69:3,32; 70:4; 81:10; 84:2; 86:11,12,16; 94:19; 105:4; 118:17; 119:2,10,20,40,77,88,116,117,122,133,149,156; 123:1,2; 130:5,6; 143:5,6; Pr 2:3-5; 8:17,34; Isa 8:17,19; 26:8,9; 40:31; 55:1,2,6; Jer 29:13; La 3:25,26,41; Ho 10:12; Hab 3:2; Mt 5:6; Lu 6:21; 10:42; Joh 12:20,21; Php 3:12-14; Heb 11:6

.See [1298]HUNGER, SPIRITUAL

.See [1299]THIRST, FIGURATIVE

– EVIL

.See [1300]IMAGINATION

.See [1301]LUST

Despair

– See [1302]DESPONDENCY

Despondency

– General scriptures concerning Nu 17:12,13; De 28:65-67; Job 3:1-26; 17:13-16; Ps 31:22; 77:7-9; Pr 13:12; Isa 2:19; Jer 2:25; 8:20; 18:12; La 3:1-21; 5:22; Ho 10:8; Jon 2:2-4; Mic 7:1-7; Mt 24:30; Lu 13:27,28; 23:29,30; Re 6:14-17; 9:5,6

– See [1303]AFFLICTION

– See [1304]RESIGNATION

– See [1305]SORROW

– See [1306]SUFFERING

– INSTANCES OF

.Cain, when God pronounced judgment upon him for the murder of Abel Ge 4:13,14

.Hagar, when cast out of the household of Abraham on account of the jealousy of Sarah Ge 21:15,16

.Moses

When sent on his mission to the Israelites Ex 4:1,10,13; 6:12

At the Red Sea Ex 14:15

When the people craved for meat Nu 11:15

.The Israelites, on account of the cruel oppressions of the Egyptians Ex 6:9

.Elijah, when he fled from Jezebel to the wilderness and sat under the juniper tree, and wanted to die 1Ki 19:4

.Jonah after he had preached to the Ninevites Jon 4:3,8

.The sailors with Paul Ac 27:20

.Job, see the above extracts from the Book of Job

.Jeremiah, see the above extracts from the Lamentations of Jeremiah

– COMFORT IN Isa 35:3,4; Lu 18:1-8; Heb 12:12,13

.See [1307]AFFLICTION, CONSOLATION IN

.See [1308]RIGHTEOUS, PROMISES TO

Despotism

– See [1309]GOVERNMENT, MONARCHICAL, TYRANNY IN

Detectives

– General scriptures concerning Lu 20:20

– See [1310]SPIES

Deuel

– Also called REUEL

– Captain of the tribe of Dan Nu 1:14; 2:14; 7:42; 10:20

Devil

– See [1311]DEMON

– See [1312]SATAN

Devotion

– TO GOD

.See [1313]RELIGION

.For conspicuous instances of, study: ENOCH, NOAH, ABRAHAM MOSES, DAVID'S later history, SOLOMON'S earlier life, JOSIAH, ASA, ISAIAH, ELIJAH, JEREMIAH, DANIEL, SHADRACH, MESHACH, and ABED-NEGO

– TO JESUS

.See [1314]PETER

.See [1315]JOHN

.See [1316]PAUL

.See [1317]MARY MAGDALENE

.For elaborated topics covering the subject

See [1318]LOVE OF MAN FOR GOD

See [1319]CONSECRATION

See [1320]ZEAL

Dew

– A merciful providence De 33:13

– Forms imperceptibly 2Sa 17:12

– In the night Job 29:19

– From the clouds Pr 3:20

– Called the dew of heaven Da 4:15

– Absence of 1Ki 17:1

– Miraculous profusion and absence of Jud 6:36-40

– See [1321]METEOROLOGY

– FIGURATIVE Ps 110:3; Isa 26:19; Ho 6:4; 13:3; 14:5

Diadem. (R. V., Mitre)

– General scriptures concerning Eze 21:26

Dial

– A contrivance for indicating time by the sun's rays 2Ki 20:11; Isa 38:8

Diamond

– One of the jewels in the breastplate Ex 28:18; 39:11; Jer 17:1; Eze 28:13

Diana

– Goddess of the Ephesians Ac 19:24,27,28,35

Diblaim

– Father of Hosea's wife Ho 1:3

Diblath

– An unknown place Eze 6:14

Dibon

– 1. Also called DIBON-GAD and DIMON

.A city on the northern banks of the Arnon Nu 21:30

.Israelites encamp at Nu 33:45

.Allotted to Gad and Reuben Nu 32:3,34; Jos 13:9,17

.Taken by Moab Isa 15:2,9; Jer 48:18,22

– 2. A city in the tribe of Judah Ne 11:25

.Probably identical with DIMINAH Jos 15:22

Dibri

– Father of Shelomith Le 24:11

Didymus (Twin)

– Surname of Thomas Joh 11:16

Diklah

– Son of Joktan, and name of a district inhabited by his descendants Ge 10:27

Dilean

– A city of Judah Jos 15:38

Diligence

– Jesus an example of Mr 1:35; Lu 2:49

– Required by God in seeking him 1Ch 22:19; Heb 11:6

– Obeying him De 6:17; 11:13

– Listening to him Isa 55:2

– Striving after perfection Php 3:13,14

– Cultivating proper behaviors of a true Christian 2Pe 1:5

– Keeping the soul De 4:9

– Keeping the heart Pr 4:23

– Labors of love Heb 6:10-12

– Following every good work 1Ti 3:10

– Guarding against defilement Heb 12:15

– Seeking to be found spotless 2Pe 3:14

– Making our calling sure 2Pe 1:10

– Self-examination Ps 77:6

– Lawful business Pr 27:23; Ec 9:10

– Preserving "the faith" through teaching 2Ti 4:2; Jude 1:3

– Instructing children De 6:7; 11:19

– Discharging official duties De 19:18

– Saints should abound in 2Co 8:7

– Required in the service of God Joh 9:4; Ga 6:9

– Is not in vain 1Co 15:58

– Preserves from evil Ex 15:26

– Leads to assured hope Heb 6:11

– God rewards De 11:14; Heb 11:6

– In temporal matters leads to favor Pr 11:27

– Prosperity Pr 10:4; 13:4

– Honor Pr 12:24; 22:29

– FIGURATIVE Pr 6:6-8

.Exemplified

Ruth Ru 2:17

.Hezekiah 2Ch 31:21

.Nehemiah and his helpers Ne 4:6

.Psalmist Ps 119:60

.Apostles Ac 5:42

.Apollos Ac 18:25

.Titus 2Co 8:22

.Paul 1Th 2:9

.Onesiphorus 2Ti 1:17

.See [1322]INDUSTRY

.See [1323]ZEAL

.See [1324]IDLENESS

.See [1325]SLOTHFULNESS

Dimnah

– A Levitical city of Zebulun Jos 21:35

Dimon

– See [1326]DIBON, number one

Dimonah

– See [1327]DIBON, number two

Dinah

– Daughter of Jacob and Leah Ge 30:21

– Ravishment of Ge 34

Dinhabah

– A city of Edom Ge 36:32; 1Ch 1:43

Dinner

– Eaten at noon Ge 43:16

– See [1328]FEASTS

Dionysius

– A convert of Paul Ac 17:34

Diotrephes

– A false teacher 3Jo 1:9

Diplomacy

– General scriptures concerning 1Co 9:20-23

– See [1329]TACT

– INSTANCES OF

.Of Abimelech Ge 21:22,23; 26:26-31

.The Gibeonites, in securing a treaty with the Israelites through deception Jos 9:3-16

.Of Jephthah, with the king of Moab, unsuccessful Jud 11:12-28

.Of Abigail 1Sa 25:23-31

.Of Hiram, to secure the good will of David 2Sa 5:11

.Of Toi, to promote the friendship of David 2Sa 8:10

.David, in sending Hushai Absalom's court 2Sa 15:32-37; 16:15-19; 17:1-14

.The wise woman of Abel 2Sa 20:16-22

.Absalom winning the people 2Sa 15:2-6

.Solomon, in his alliance with Hiram 1Ki 5:1-12; 9:10-14,26,27; 10:11

.By intermarriage with other nations 1Ki 1:1-5

.Ambassadors from Ben-hadad to Ahab 1Ki 20:31-34

.Jehoash purchases peace from Hazael 2Ki 12:18

.Ahaz purchases assistance from the king of Assyria 2Ki 16:7-9

.Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce Jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue 2Ki 18:17-37; 19:1-13; Isa 36:11-22

.Sanballat, in prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem by Nehemiah Ne 6

.The people of Tyre and Sidon, in securing the favor of Herod (Agrippa I) Ac 12:20-22

.Paul, in arraying the Pharisees and Sadducees against each other at his trial Ac 23:6-10

.Paul, in circumcising Timothy Ac 16:3

.Paul, in performing certain temple services to placate Jewish believers Ac 21:20-25; with Ga 6:12

.Corrupt practices in: The officers of Nebuchadnezzars court to secure the destruction of Daniel Da 6:4-15

Disbelief

– See [1330]UNBELIEF

Disciple

– A name given to the followers of any teacher

– Of John the Baptist Mt 9:14

– Of Jesus Mt 10:1; 20:17; Ac 9:26; 14:2; 21:4

– The seventy (better mss. have "seventy-two") followers of Jesus are sent forth Lu 10:1

– First called (divinely, from the Greek word, chrematizo) "Christians" at Antioch (of Syria) Ac 11:26

– See [1331]APOSTLES

– See [1332]RIGHTEOUS

Discipleship

– Tests of Mt 10:32-39; Lu 14:26,27,33; Joh 21:15-19

– See [1333]COMMANDMENTS

Discipline

– Of armies, for disobedience of orders Jos 7:10-26; Jud 21:5-12

– See [1334]ARMIES

– CHURCH DISCIPLINE

.See [1335]CHURCH, DISCIPLINE IN

Discontentment

– See [1336]MURMURING

– See [1337]CONTENTMENT

Discouragement

– See [1338]DESPONDENCY

Disease

– Sent from God Le 14:34

– As judgments Ps 107:17; Isa 3:17

– INSTANCES OF

.Upon the Egyptians

See [1339]PLAGUES;

.Upon Nabal 1Sa 25:38

.David's child 2Sa 12:15

.Gehazi 2Ki 5:27

.Jeroboam 2Ch 13:20

.Jehoram 2Ch 21:12-19

.Uzziah 2Ch 26:17-20

.Threatened as judgments Le 26:16; De 7:15; 28:22,27,28,35; 29:22

.Healing of, from God Ex 15:26; 23:25; De 7:15; 2Ch 16:12; Ps 103:3; 107:20

.In answer to prayer

Of Hezekiah 2Ki 20:1-11; Isa 38:1-8

Of David Ps 21:4; 116:8

.Miraculous healing of, a sign to accompany the preaching of the word Mr 16:18

.See [1340]MIRACLES

.Physicians employed for 2Ch 16:12; Jer 8:22; Mt 9:12; Mr 5:26; Lu 4:23

.Remedies used Pr 17:22; 20:30; Isa 38:21; Jer 30:13; 46:11

.Poultices 2Ki 20:7

.Ointments Isa 1:6; Jer 8:22

.Emulsions Lu 10:34

.Of the sexual organs Le 15; 22:4; Nu 5:2; De 23:10

.See [1341]CIRCUMCISION

.See [1342]MENSTRUATION

.See [1343]GONORRHEA

.Treatment of fractures Eze 30:21

.See [1344]AFFLICTION

– FIGURATIVE Ps 38:7; Isa 1:6; Jer 30:12

.Various kinds of

See [1345]ABORTION

.See [1346]AGUE

.See [1347]ATROPHY

.See [1348]BLAIN

.See [1349]BLEMISH

.See [1350]BLINDNESS

.See [1351]BOIL

.See [1352]CONGESTION

.See [1353]CONSUMPTION

.See [1354]DEAFNESS

.See [1355]DEMONS

.See [1356]DROPSY

.See [1357]DYSENTERY

.See [1358]DYSPEPSIA

.See [1359]EPILEPSY

.See [1360]FEVER

.See [1361]GONORRHEA

.See [1362]GOUT

.See [1363]HEMORRHAGE

.See [1364]HEMORRHOIDS

.See [1365]INSANITY

.See [1366]ITCH

.See [1367]LAMENESS

.See [1368]LEPROSY

.See [1369]MURRAIN

.See [1370]PARALYSIS

.See [1371]PESTILENCE

.See [1372]SCAB

.See [1373]SCALL

.See [1374]SCURVY

.See [1375]SPERMATORRHEA

.See [1376]STAMMERING

.See [1377]SUNSTROKE

.See [1378]TUMOR

.See [1379]WORM

.Of the bowels

See [1380]BOWELS

Dishan

– Son of Seir Ge 36:21,30; 1Ch 1:38

Dishon

– 1. Son of Seir Ge 36:21,30; 1Ch 1:38

– 2. Grandson of Seir Ge 36:25; 1Ch 1:41