'Three' in the Bible
And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.
So Absalom went in flight and came to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur, where he was for three years.
So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
When he would shave his head -- at the end of every year he used to shave his head, for it grew too long and he would shave it -- he used to weigh the hair of his head at three pounds according to the king's weight.
And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
Dividing his forces into three groups, he set Joab as commander of one third of his army, Zeruiah's son Abishai, Joab's brother, as commander of another third, and Ittai from Gath as commander of another third. The king informed the army, "I'm going out to battle with you, too."
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
Here's a list of the names of David's special forces: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahkemonite was head of the Three; he was nicknamed Adino the Eznite because he killed 800 men in a single battle engagement.
And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.
Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
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- Thread (31 instances in 12 translations)
- Threadbare (2 instances in 2 translations)
- Threads (15 instances in 4 translations)
- Threat (12 instances in 9 translations)
- Threaten (19 instances in 10 translations)
- Threatened (43 instances in 12 translations)
- Threatening (17 instances in 12 translations)
- Threateningly (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Threatenings (2 instances in 4 translations)
- Threatens (3 instances in 3 translations)
- Threats (21 instances in 8 translations)
- Three-and-twentieth (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Three-day (6 instances in 3 translations)
- Three-month (2 instances in 1 translation)
- Three-pronged (4 instances in 4 translations)
- Three-quarters (2 instances in 2 translations)
- Three-score (91 instances in 4 translations)
- Three-storied (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Three-stranded (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Three-stringed (1 instance in 3 translations)
- Three-tenth (7 instances in 1 translation)
- Three-tenths (8 instances in 4 translations)
- Three-year (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Three-year-old (3 instances in 4 translations)
- Threefold (4 instances in 8 translations)
- Thresh (11 instances in 11 translations)
- Threshed (12 instances in 11 translations)
- Thresher (1 instance in 3 translations)
- Threshes (1 instance in 5 translations)
- Threshest (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Thresheth (1 instance in 2 translations)
- Threshing (26 instances in 11 translations)
- Threshing-floor (40 instances in 12 translations)
- Threshing-floors (7 instances in 11 translations)
- Threshing-sledge (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Threshing-sledges (2 instances in 1 translation)
- Threshing-wain (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Threshingplace (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Threshold (29 instances in 11 translations)
- Thresholds (13 instances in 11 translations)
- Threw (213 instances in 12 translations)
- Threwest (1 instance in 2 translations)
Bible Theasaurus
- Leash (1 instance)
- Three (571 instances)
Reverse Interlinear
Shalash
Sh@liyshiy
'arba`
Goren
Darak
Charuwts
Shalowsh
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- Acting Three Times
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