176 verses contain “Forty” (in the KJV: 174, in the BSB: 96) — showing 1–100
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And Cainan lived after he
begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and
forty years, and
begat sons and daughters:
And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for
forty days and
forty nights, and I will
wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.
And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
And it came to pass at the end of
forty days, that
Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
After
forty days
Noah opened the window he had made in the ark
Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous:
wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there
forty and five, I will not destroy it.
suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”
And he spake unto him yet again, and said,
Peradventure there shall be
forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for
forty’s sake.
Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”
And
Esau was
forty years old when he took to wife
Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
When
Esau was
forty years old, he took as his wives
Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
Thirty
milch camels with their colts,
forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she
asses, and ten foals.
30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female
donkeys, and 10 male
donkeys.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
And
forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are
embalmed: and the Egyptians
mourned for him
threescore and ten days.
taking the
forty days required to complete the
embalming. And the Egyptians
mourned for him seventy days.
And the children of Israel did eat
manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat
manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of
Canaan.
The Israelites
ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they
ate manna until they reached the border of
Canaan.
And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and
gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount
forty days and
forty nights.
Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.
with
forty silver bases under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each
tenon.
And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
and forty silver bases—two bases under each frame.
And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
So Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.
And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.
with
forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each
tenon.
And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
and forty silver bases—two bases under each frame.
And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.
And you shall count off seven Sabbaths of years—seven times seven years—so that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to forty-nine years.
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of
Reuben, were
forty and six thousand and five hundred.
those registered to the tribe of
Reuben numbered 46,500.
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of
Gad, were
forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
those registered to the tribe of
Gad numbered 45,650.
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
From the sons of Ephraim, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army, those registered to the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
those registered to the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur, and his division numbers 46,500.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
and his division numbers 45,650.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud, and his division numbers 40,500.
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
and his division numbers 41,500.
And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
After
forty days the men returned from
spying out the land,
And your children shall
wander in the wilderness
forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.
Your children will be
shepherds in the wilderness for
forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness.
After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even
forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your
iniquities, even
forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.
In keeping with the
forty days you
spied out the land, you shall bear your guilt
forty years—a year for each day—and you will experience My
alienation.
These are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
These are the families of the children of
Gad according to those that were numbered of them,
forty thousand and five hundred.
These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.
These were the clans of Benjamin, and their
registration numbered 45,600.
These are the families of
Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were
forty and five thousand and four hundred.
And the LORD’S anger was
kindled against Israel, and he made them
wander in the wilderness
forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them
wander in the wilderness
forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.
And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall
appoint for the
manslayer, that he may
flee thither: and to them ye shall add
forty and two cities.
Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a
manslayer may
flee. In addition to these, give the Levites
forty-two other cities.
So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands.
For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing.
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
Thy
raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these
forty years.
Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.
When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:
When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I stayed on the mountain
forty days and
forty nights. I
ate no bread and
drank no water.
And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.
And at the end of forty days and forty nights, the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant.
And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first,
forty days and
forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye
sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to
provoke him to anger.
Then I fell down before the LORD for
forty days and
forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and
provoking Him to anger.
Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.
So I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said He would destroy you.
And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time,
forty days and
forty nights; and the LORD
hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee.
I stayed on the mountain
forty days and
forty nights, like the first time, and that time the LORD again
listened to me and agreed not to destroy you.
Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem
vile unto thee.
He may receive no more than
forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be
degraded in your sight.
And I have led you
forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not
waxen old upon you, and thy
shoe is not
waxen old upon thy foot.
For
forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and
sandals did not wear out.
About
forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of
Jericho.
About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of
Jericho.
For the children of Israel walked
forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD
sware that he would not
shew them the land, which the LORD
sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
For the Israelites had
wandered in the wilderness
forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD
vowed never to let them see the land He had
sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to
espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
I was
forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to
spy out the land, and I brought back to him an
honest report.
And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these
forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel
wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day
fourscore and five years old.
Now behold, as the LORD promised, He has kept me alive these
forty-five years since He spoke this word to Moses, while Israel
wandered in the wilderness. So here I am
today, eighty-five years old,
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or
spear seen among
forty thousand in Israel?
When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or
spear was found among
forty thousand in Israel.
So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You
shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for
forty years.
Thus was
Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness
forty years in the days of
Gideon.
In this way
Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for
forty years in the days of
Gideon,
Then said they unto him, Say now
Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to
pronounce it right. Then they took him, and
slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites
forty and two thousand.
they told him, “Please say
Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not
pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.
And he had
forty sons and thirty nephews, that
rode on
threescore and ten
ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
He had
forty sons and thirty grandsons, who
rode on seventy
donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck
brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel
forty years.
As soon as the ark of God was mentioned,
Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And
Eli had judged Israel
forty years.
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.
And the
Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself
forty days.
For
forty days the
Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
Ish-bosheth Saul’s son was
forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
Saul’s son
Ish-bosheth was
forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David
slew the men of seven hundred
chariots of the Syrians, and
forty thousand
horsemen, and
smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.
And it came to pass after
forty years, that
Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my
vow, which I have
vowed unto the LORD, in
Hebron.
After four years had passed,
Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to
Hebron to
fulfill a
vow I have made to the LORD.
And the days that David reigned over Israel were
forty years: seven years reigned he in
Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
The length of David’s reign over Israel was
forty years—seven years in
Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
And Solomon had
forty thousand stalls of horses for his
chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his
chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.
And it was covered with
cedar above upon the beams, that lay on
forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
The house was roofed with
cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—
forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
Then made he ten lavers of brass: one
laver contained
forty baths: and every
laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one
laver.
He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands.
And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
Thus the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
And
Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah.
Rehoboam was
forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
Meanwhile,
Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was
forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the
Ammonite.
And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
and he reigned in Jerusalem
forty-one years. His
grandmother’s name was
Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat
forty days and
forty nights unto
Horeb the mount of God.
So he got up and
ate and
drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked
forty days and
forty nights until he reached
Horeb, the mountain of God.
And he turned back, and looked on them, and
cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and
tare forty and two children of them.
Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a
curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and
mauled forty-two of the boys.
So
Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus,
forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-
hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
So
Hazael went to meet
Elisha, taking with him a gift of
forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-
hadad king of
Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and
slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and
forty men; neither left he any of them.
Then
Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-
eked—
forty-two men. He
spared none of them.
In the seventh year of
Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and
forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-
sheba.
In the seventh year of
Jehu,
Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem
forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from
Beersheba.
In the
fifteenth year of the reign of
Amaziah son of
Joash over Judah,
Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria
forty-one years.
The sons of
Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of
Manasseh, of
valiant men, men able to bear
buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and
forty thousand seven hundred and
threescore, that went out to the war.
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—
valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.
And of Asher, such as went forth to battle,
expert in war,
forty thousand.
From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David
slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in
chariots, and
forty thousand
footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
And the time that he reigned over Israel was
forty years; seven years reigned he in
Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
The length of David’s reign over Israel was
forty years—seven years in
Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
So king
Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for
Rehoboam was one and
forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
Thus King
Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem. He was
forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the
Ammonite.
And
Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and
fortieth year of his reign.
So in the
forty-first year of his reign,
Asa died and rested with his fathers.
Forty and two years old was
Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was
Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was
Athaliah, the
granddaughter of Omri.
Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Zibiah of Beer-
sheba.
Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem
forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from
Beersheba.
The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.
the descendants of Zattu, 945;
The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
the descendants of Bani, 642;
The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;
The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
The children of
Jericho, three hundred
forty and five.
The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
The whole congregation together was
forty and two thousand three hundred and
threescore,
The whole assembly numbered 42,360,
Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside
forty shekels of silver;
yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
The governors before me had
heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine
plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also
oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.
the descendants of Zattu, 845;