45 occurrences in 10 translations

'Occupy' in the Bible

You are to allow the redemption of any land you occupy.

redeemed

and ye have taken them for inheritance to your sons after you, to occupy for a possession; to the age ye lay service upon them, but upon your brethren, the sons of Israel, one with another, thou dost not rule over him with rigour.

Slavery, In OtPropertyslavery

Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses, saying, "Let us go up and occupy it, for we are well able to conquer it."

Faith, Nature OfHesitationManlinessPeople OvercomingOvercomingOvercoming Obstaclesexploring

Look! I have already given the land to you. Go, occupy the territory that I, the Lord, promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants."

Blessings, To AbrahamGod Of The FathersJacob, The PatriarchPossessingAncestorsprocessland

The Lord said to me, ‘See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to occupy, that you may possess his land.’

Do whatever is proper and good before the Lord so that it may go well with you and that you may enter and occupy the good land that he promised your ancestors,

Oaths, DivineDoing RightDoing The Right ThingDoing Your Best

When the Lord your God brings you to the land that you are going to occupy and forces out many nations before you -- Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you --

SevenSeven PeopleThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

You must keep carefully all these commandments I am giving you today so that you may live, increase in number, and go in and occupy the land that the Lord promised to your ancestors.

Commands, in OTGod Multipling PeopleLife Through Keeping The LawKeep The Commandments!

When you eat your fill, when you build and occupy good houses,

Building Houses

Instead, the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy is one of hills and valleys, a land that drinks in water from the rains,

Water Irrigation

When you enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you occupy it and live in it,

Land, As A Divine ResponsibilityFirst fruits

until the Lord gives your brothers a place like yours to settle and they conquer the land the Lord your God is ready to hand over to them. Then you may go back to your allotted land and occupy the land Moses the Lord's servant assigned you east of the Jordan."

eastBeyond JordanTime Of PeaceRest

And the sons of Manasseh have not been able to occupy these cities, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in this land,

Not Driving Them OutUnable To Expel

The Lord your God will drive them out from before you and remove them, so you can occupy their land as the Lord your God promised you.

The Lord Will Drive Them Out

In those days, there was no king in Israel, and the Danite tribe was looking for territory to occupy. Up to that time no territory had been captured by them among the tribes of Israel.

No King

Instead, here's my virgin daughter and my visitor's mistress. Please let me bring them out to you. Occupy yourselves with them, and do to them whatever you would like. But don't commit such a stupid thing against this man."

daughtersGirlsVirginAbusemistressharassmentvirginity

and a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to construct beams for the gates of the fortress which is by the temple, and for the city wall and for the house which I will occupy.” And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me.

BeamsFortificationsForestsCitadelsGrace, In OtHand Of GodGod's HandGod's Hands On People

You, by your power, defeated nations and settled our fathers on their land; you crushed the people living there and enabled our ancestors to occupy it.

driving outHeathenGod TroublingThe Lord Drove Them OutGod's People Planted

Who have said, 'Let us occupy for ourselves The comely places of God.'

Taking Possession

I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

Doing God's WorksSchedulesRace

The Lord says, "I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob. I will show compassion on their ruined homes. Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins. Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site.

God, Compassion OfJacob, The PatriarchArchaeologyRebuilding JerusalemEzekiel InvasionRebirth Of IsraelLand Permanently Restored To Israelrebuilding

For I, the Lord, promise: "David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel.

Covenant, God's with DavidThroneSaul And DavidThe Dynasty Of DavidGod's Covenant Is Everlasting

could my covenant with my servant David and my covenant with the Levites ever be broken. So David will by all means always have a descendant to occupy his throne as king and the Levites will by all means always have priests who will minister before me.

Priests, Institution In Ot TimesLater Covenants With GodSaul And DavidThe Dynasty Of David

So the Lord says concerning King Jehoiakim of Judah, "None of his line will occupy the throne of David. His dead body will be thrown out to be exposed to scorching heat by day and frost by night.

HeatFrostNo BurialsThe Dynasty Of David

As to the terror you cause,your presumptuous heart has deceived you.You who live in the clefts of the rock,you who occupy the mountain summit,though you elevate your nest like the eagle,even from there I will bring you down.This is the Lord’s declaration.

NestsProud HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedHumiliationEaglesPride, Results OfRocksSelf DeceptionPride, Results InBirds, Types Of BirdsDeceiving Oneself

The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.

CraftsmenArts And Crafts, Types ofSealing ThingsMarinersShips For TradingSkilled People

When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in both heart and flesh, to occupy My sanctuary, you defiled My temple while you offered My food—the fat and the blood. You broke My covenant by all your detestable practices.

Blood Of SacrificesPollutionsForeigners In The Holy PlacesBreaking The CovenantFat Of The SacrificesUncircumcised In HeartCovenant Made At Sinai

Yet they will occupy My sanctuary, serving as guards at the temple gates and ministering at the temple. They will slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and will stand before them to serve them.

GatesIn FrontKilling Sacrificesministering

And military forces from him {will occupy} and will profane the {sanctuary stronghold}, and they will abolish the regular burnt offering, and they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.

AbominationsAbolitionAbomination Of DesolationAnimal Sacrifices, Sin OfferingImage Of The Beast

Look! Even if they flee from the destruction, Egypt will take hold of them, and Memphis will bury them. The weeds will inherit the silver they treasure -- thorn bushes will occupy their homes.

BriersThornsTreasureMemphisAbandoning IdolsBurying places

I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel.They will rebuild and occupy ruined cities,plant vineyards and drink their wine,make gardens and eat their produce.

Fruitfulness, NaturalGarden, NaturalHorticultureBuilding CitiesVineyardPlanting VineyardsDrinking WineAbrahamic CovenantGardensrebuilding

For, lo, I am raising up the Chaldeans, The bitter and hasty nation, That is going to the broad places of earth, To occupy tabernacles not its own.

enemies, of Israel and JudahRashnessLiving In HousesProcessionsQuestioning GodBitterness

and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues and at dinner parties,

Banquets, CharaceristicsSeatsSeeking Honourimportance

and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.

Man Going DownShame Will ComeEthics

"Beware of the Scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love to be bowed to in places of public resort and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues or at a dinner party;

Banquets, CharaceristicsGreetingsLove, Abuse OfMarketsPride, Examples OfRobesTasselsTeachers Of The LawDisplayingFine ClothesSeeking HonourSpoken Greetingsmarketing

to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

Judas IscariotMinistry, Qualifications ForDeath Of The WickedExchanging Of LeadersMinistry

nor to occupy themselves with myths and interminable genealogies. Such things promote useless speculations rather than God's redemptive plan that operates by faith.

Foolish QuestionsFools, Characteristics OfFalse ReligionFablesFalse Doctrines, AvoidanceMythsContinual SinHow Faith ComesTeaching The Way Of Godattentionstories

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Root Form
Definition
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ἀναπληρόω 
Anapleroo 
Usage: 5

πραγματεύομαι 
Pragmateuomai 
Usage: 0

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