1 Kings 1:3

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙and they sought

  vayvakshuH1245 →225 times

• נַעֲרָ֣הa young woman

  naarahH5291 →63 times

• יָפָ֔הbeautiful

  yafahH3303 →

• בְּכֹ֖לin all

  bekholH3605 →5413 times

• גְּב֣וּל[the] territory of

  gevulH1366 →

• יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael

  yisraelH3478 →2507 times

• וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּand they found

  vaiyimtzeuH4672 →455 times

• אֶת־<obj.>

  ʾet-H853 →10935 times

• אֲבִישַׁג֙Abishag

  ʾavishagH49 →5 times

• הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתthe Shunammite

  hashunamitH7767 →8 times

• וַיָּבִ֥אוּand they brought

  vaiyaviuH935 →2568 times

• אֹתָ֖הּ<obj.> her

  ʾotahH853 →10935 times

• לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃to the king

  lamelekhH4428 →2525 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  2 Kings 4:8

  One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.

  it leads to

  • Joshua 19:18

    Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Genesis 19:3

    But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

  • Luke 24:29

    But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.

  • Job 1:3

    and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.

• Through

  1 Samuel 28:4

  The Philistines came together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.

  it leads to

  • 2 Kings 4:8

    One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • 1 Samuel 31:1

    Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

• Through

  Esther 2:4

  Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.

  it leads to

  • Matthew 14:6

    On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod

  • Matthew 20:16

    So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”