2,160 verses contain “thing” (in the KJV: 2,015, in the BSB: 636) — showing 2,101–2,160
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Moreover he fortified Joppa, which lieth upon the sea, and Gazera, that bordereth upon Azotus, where the enemies had dwelt before: but he placed Jews there, and furnished them with all things convenient for the reparation thereof.)
King Demetrius also confirmed him in the high priesthood according to those things,
And whosoever should do otherwise, or break any of these things, he should be punished.
In the mean season came Numenius and his company from Rome, having letters to the kings and countries; wherein were written these things:
The same things wrote he likewise unto Demetrius the king, and Attalus, to Ariarathes, and Arsaces,
Wherefore Simon called his two eldest sons, Judas and John, and said unto them, I, and my brethren, and my father’s house, have ever from my youth unto this day fought against the enemies of Israel; and things have prospered so well in our hands, that we have delivered Israel oftentimes.
Then Ptolemee wrote these things, and sent to the king, that he should send him an host to aid him, and he would deliver him the country and cities.
Blessed be our God in all things, who hath delivered up the ungodly.
The only giver of all things, the only just, almighty, and everlasting, thou that deliverest Israel from all trouble, and didst choose the fathers, and sanctify them:
And Neemias called this thing Naphthar, which is as much as to say, a cleansing: but many men call it Nephi.
Then shall the Lord shew them these things, and the glory of the Lord shall appear, and the cloud also, as it was shewed under Moses, and as when Solomon desired that the place might be honourably sanctified.
The same things also were reported in the writings and commentaries of Neemias; and how he founding a library gathered together the acts of the kings, and the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings concerning the holy gifts.
In like manner also Judas gathered together all those things that were lost by reason of the war we had, and they remain with us,
To stand upon every point, and go over things at large, and to be curious in particulars, belongeth to the first author of the story:
And when he was come to Jerusalem, and had been courteously received of the high priest of the city, he told him what intelligence was given of the money, and declared wherefore he came, and asked if these things were so indeed.
But the priests, prostrating themselves before the altar in their priests’ vestments, called unto heaven upon him that made a law concerning things given to he kept, that they should safely be preserved for such as had committed them to be kept.
They then called upon the Almighty Lord to keep the things committed of trust safe and sure for those that had committed them.
And the things concerning Heliodorus, and the keeping of the treasury, fell out on this sort.
For it is not a light thing to do wickedly against the laws of God: but the time following shall declare these things.
And taking the holy vessels with polluted hands, and with profane hands pulling down the things that were dedicated by other kings to the augmentation and glory and honour of the place, he gave them away.
The altar also was filled with profane things, which the law forbiddeth.
As it behoved them to come, that are resolute to stand out against such things, as are not lawful for love of life to be tasted.
I beseech thee, my son, look upon the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, and consider that God made them of things that were not; and so was mankind made likewise.
So when Philip saw that this man increased by little and little, and that things prospered with him still more and more, he wrote unto Ptolemeus, the governor of Celosyria and Phenice, to yield more aid to the king’s affairs.
And because certain, who were no less than nine thousand, were fled together into two very strong castles, having all manner of things convenient to sustain the siege,
And having good success with his weapons in all things he took in hand, he slew in the two holds more than twenty thousand.
When this was done, they praised the Lord with psalms and thanksgiving, who had done so great things for Israel, and given them the victory.
Therefore what things soever were meet to be reported to the king, I have declared them, and he hath granted as much as might be.
And the Jews shall use their own kind of meats and laws, as before; and none of them any manner of ways shall be molested for things ignorantly done.
But as for Timotheus, they found him not in the places: for before he had dispatched any thing, he departed from thence, having left a very strong garrison in a certain hold.
Now under the coats of every one that was slain they found things consecrated to the idols of the Jamnites, which is forbidden the Jews by the law. Then every man saw that this was the cause wherefore they were slain.
All men therefore praising the Lord, the righteous Judge, who had opened the things that were hid,
Betook themselves unto prayer, and besought him that the sin committed might wholly be put out of remembrance. Besides, that noble Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forsomuch as they saw before their eyes the things that came to pass for the sins of those that were slain.
Which things when Judas perceived, he commanded the multitude to call upon the Lord night and day, that if ever at any other time, he would now also help them, being at the point to be put from their law, from their country, and from the holy temple:
For Judas had conveyed unto them that were in it such things as were necessary.
Wherefore, O king, seeing knowest all these things, be careful for the country, and our nation, which is pressed on every side, according to the clemency that thou readily shewest unto all.
But because there was no dealing against the king, he watched his time to accomplish this thing by policy.
Thou, O Lord of all things, who hast need of nothing, wast pleased that the temple of thine habitation should be among us: