Chayah חָיָה

Chayah (Hebrew חָיָה, Strong's H2421) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to live”. It occurs 282 times in 257 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Revival

Verses

Every verse with Chayah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 3:22
  And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
• Genesis 5:3
  And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
• Genesis 5:5
  And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
• Genesis 5:6
  And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
• Genesis 5:7
  And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 5:9
  And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
• Genesis 5:10
  And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 5:12
  And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
• Genesis 5:13
  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.
• Genesis 5:15
  And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
• Genesis 5:16
  And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 5:18
  And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
• Genesis 5:19
  And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 5:21
  And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
• Genesis 5:25
  And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
• Genesis 5:26
  And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 5:28
  And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
• Genesis 5:30
  And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 6:19
  And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.
• Genesis 6:20
  Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
• Genesis 7:3
  Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.
• Genesis 9:28
  And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.After the flood, Noah lived 350 years.
• Genesis 11:11
  And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 11:12
  And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
• Genesis 11:13
  And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 11:14
  And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
• Genesis 11:15
  And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 11:16
  And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
• Genesis 11:17
  And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 11:18
  And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
• Genesis 11:19
  And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 11:20
  And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.
• Genesis 11:21
  And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 11:22
  And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
• Genesis 11:23
  And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 11:24
  And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
• Genesis 11:25
  And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 11:26
  And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
• Genesis 12:12
  Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.
• Genesis 12:13
  Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.”
• Genesis 17:18
  And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
• Genesis 19:19
  Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
• Genesis 19:20
  Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.”
• Genesis 19:32
  Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”
• Genesis 19:34
  And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”
• Genesis 20:7
  Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”
• Genesis 25:7
  And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.Abraham lived a total of 175 years.
• Genesis 27:40
  And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
• Genesis 31:32
  With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.
• Genesis 42:2
  And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.“Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
• Genesis 42:18
  And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:
• Genesis 43:8
  And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.And Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me, and we will go at once, so that we may live and not die—neither we, nor you, nor our children.
• Genesis 45:7
  And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
• Genesis 45:27
  And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.
• Genesis 47:19
  Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”
• Genesis 47:25
  And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.“You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor in our lord’s eyes, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”
• Genesis 47:28
  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.
• Genesis 50:20
  But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
• Genesis 50:22
  And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father’s house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.

Exodus

• Exodus 1:16
  And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.“When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”
• Exodus 1:17
  But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
• Exodus 1:18
  And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
• Exodus 1:22
  And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.”
• Exodus 19:13
  There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
• Exodus 22:18
  Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.You must not allow a sorceress to live.
• Exodus 33:20
  And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

Leviticus

• Leviticus 18:5
  Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord.Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.
• Leviticus 25:35
  And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
• Leviticus 25:36
  Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you.

Numbers

• Numbers 4:19
  But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry.
• Numbers 14:38
  But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.
• Numbers 21:8
  And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.”
• Numbers 21:9
  And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.
• Numbers 22:33
  And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.”
• Numbers 24:23
  And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!Once more Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Ah, who can live unless God has ordained it?
• Numbers 31:15
  And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?“Have you spared all the women?” he asked them.
• Numbers 31:18
  But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 4:1
  Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you.Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 4:33
  Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, as you have, and lived?
• Deuteronomy 4:42
  That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities:
• Deuteronomy 5:24
  And ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.
• Deuteronomy 5:26
  For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?
• Deuteronomy 5:33
  Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.
• Deuteronomy 6:24
  And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes and to fear the LORD our God, that we may always be prosperous and preserved, as we are to this day.
• Deuteronomy 8:1
  All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers.You must carefully follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and enter and possess the land that the LORD swore to give your fathers.
• Deuteronomy 8:3
  And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
• Deuteronomy 16:20
  That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 19:4
  And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;Now this is the situation regarding the manslayer who flees to one of these cities to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally, without intending to harm him:
• Deuteronomy 19:5
  As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:If he goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut timber and swings his axe to chop down a tree, but the blade flies off the handle and strikes and kills his neighbor, he may flee to one of these cities to save his life.
• Deuteronomy 20:16
  But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes.
• Deuteronomy 30:16
  In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.
• Deuteronomy 30:19
  I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
• Deuteronomy 32:39
  See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
• Deuteronomy 33:6
  Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few.”

Joshua

• Joshua 2:13
  And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.”
• Joshua 5:8
  And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.And after all the nation had been circumcised, they stayed there in the camp until they were healed.
• Joshua 6:17
  And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent.
• Joshua 6:25
  And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.
• Joshua 9:15
  And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.
• Joshua 9:20
  This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
• Joshua 9:21
  And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.
• Joshua 14:10
  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,

Judges

• Judges 8:19
  And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.“They were my brothers,” Gideon replied, “the sons of my mother! As surely as the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
• Judges 15:19
  But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En–hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.
• Judges 21:14
  And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh–gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were spared from Jabesh-gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:6
  The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
• 1 Samuel 10:24
  And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
• 1 Samuel 27:9
  And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.Whenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish,
• 1 Samuel 27:11
  And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 1:10
  So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
• 2 Samuel 8:2
  And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
• 2 Samuel 12:3
  But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
• 2 Samuel 12:22
  And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’
• 2 Samuel 16:16
  And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 1:25
  For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
• 1 Kings 1:31
  Then Bath–sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.Bathsheba bowed facedown in homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!”
• 1 Kings 1:34
  And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
• 1 Kings 1:39
  And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
• 1 Kings 17:22
  And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
• 1 Kings 18:5
  And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”
• 1 Kings 20:31
  And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
• 1 Kings 20:32
  So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben–hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 1:2
  And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
• 2 Kings 4:7
  Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”
• 2 Kings 5:7
  And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”
• 2 Kings 7:4
  If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.”
• 2 Kings 8:1
  Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed a seven-year famine, and it has already come to the land.”
• 2 Kings 8:5
  And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.And Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life. Just then the woman whose son Elisha had revived came to appeal to the king for her house and her land. So Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman, and this is the son Elisha restored to life.”
• 2 Kings 8:8
  And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
• 2 Kings 8:9
  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?’”
• 2 Kings 8:10
  And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die.Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”
• 2 Kings 8:14
  So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.So Hazael left Elisha and went to his master, who asked him, “What did Elisha say to you?” And he replied, “He told me that you would surely recover.”
• 2 Kings 10:19
  Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. See that no one is missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal.
• 2 Kings 11:12
  And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!”
• 2 Kings 13:21
  And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
• 2 Kings 14:17
  And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
• 2 Kings 18:32
  Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliver us.until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, for he misleads you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’
• 2 Kings 20:1
  In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
• 2 Kings 20:7
  And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 11:8
  And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 23:11
  Then they brought out the king’s son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”
• 2 Chronicles 25:25
  And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 2:3
  And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
• Nehemiah 4:2
  And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
• Nehemiah 5:2
  For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
• Nehemiah 6:11
  And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”
• Nehemiah 9:6
  Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
• Nehemiah 9:29
  And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.

Esther

• Esther 4:11
  All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”

Job

• Job 7:16
  I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
• Job 14:14
  If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
• Job 21:7
  Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
• Job 33:4
  The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
• Job 36:6
  He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
• Job 42:16
  After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

Psalms

• Psalm 22:26
  The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
• Psalm 22:29
  All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.
• Psalm 30:3
  O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.
• Psalm 33:19
  To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
• Psalm 41:2
  The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.
• Psalm 49:9
  That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.that he should live on forever and not see decay.
• Psalm 69:32
  The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!
• Psalm 71:20
  Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
• Psalm 72:15
  And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.
• Psalm 80:18
  So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.
• Psalm 85:6
  Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
• Psalm 89:48
  What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
• Psalm 118:17
  I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
• Psalm 119:17
  Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
• Psalm 119:25
  My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
• Psalm 119:37
  Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
• Psalm 119:40
  Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
• Psalm 119:50
  This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
• Psalm 119:77
  Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
• Psalm 119:88
  Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.
• Psalm 119:93
  I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.
• Psalm 119:107
  I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.
• Psalm 119:116
  Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
• Psalm 119:144
  The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
• Psalm 119:149
  Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.
• Psalm 119:154
  Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
• Psalm 119:156
  Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
• Psalm 119:159
  Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.
• Psalm 119:175
  Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
• Psalm 138:7
  Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
• Psalm 143:11
  Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 4:4
  He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
• Proverbs 7:2
  Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
• Proverbs 9:6
  Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
• Proverbs 15:27
  He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 6:3
  If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
• Ecclesiastes 6:6
  Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
• Ecclesiastes 7:12
  For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
• Ecclesiastes 11:8
  But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 7:21
  And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
• Isaiah 26:14
  They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.
• Isaiah 26:19
  Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
• Isaiah 38:1
  In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
• Isaiah 38:9
  The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
• Isaiah 38:16
  O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.O Lord, by such things men live, and in all of them my spirit finds life. You have restored me to health and have let me live.
• Isaiah 38:21
  For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.Now Isaiah had said, “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.”
• Isaiah 55:3
  Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.
• Isaiah 57:15
  For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 21:9
  He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war.
• Jeremiah 27:12
  I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!
• Jeremiah 27:17
  Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?
• Jeremiah 35:7
  Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’
• Jeremiah 38:2
  Thus saith the Lord, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.“This is what the LORD says: Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war, and he will live.
• Jeremiah 38:17
  Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.
• Jeremiah 38:20
  But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.“They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go well with you and you may live.
• Jeremiah 49:11
  Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”

Lamentations

• Lamentations 4:20
  The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 3:18
  When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.
• Ezekiel 3:21
  Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.But if you warn the righteous man not to sin, and he does not sin, he will indeed live because he heeded your warning, and you will have saved yourself.”
• Ezekiel 13:18
  And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?
• Ezekiel 13:19
  And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
• Ezekiel 13:22
  Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
• Ezekiel 16:6
  And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, ‘Live!’ There I said to you, ‘Live!’
• Ezekiel 18:9
  Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.
• Ezekiel 18:13
  Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.
• Ezekiel 18:17
  That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
• Ezekiel 18:19
  Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.
• Ezekiel 18:21
  But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
• Ezekiel 18:22
  All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.
• Ezekiel 18:23
  Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
• Ezekiel 18:24
  But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
• Ezekiel 18:27
  Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.
• Ezekiel 18:28
  Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
• Ezekiel 18:32
  For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!
• Ezekiel 20:11
  And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
• Ezekiel 20:13
  But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.
• Ezekiel 20:21
  Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.
• Ezekiel 20:25
  Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and ordinances by which they could not live.
• Ezekiel 33:10
  Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?Now as for you, son of man, tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said: ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy upon us, and we are wasting away because of them! How can we live?’
• Ezekiel 33:11
  Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’
• Ezekiel 33:12
  Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. Nor will the righteous man be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.’
• Ezekiel 33:13
  When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but he then trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteous works will be remembered; he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.
• Ezekiel 33:15
  If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.
• Ezekiel 33:16
  None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.
• Ezekiel 33:19
  But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.
• Ezekiel 37:3
  And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.”
• Ezekiel 37:5
  Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life.
• Ezekiel 37:6
  And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
• Ezekiel 37:9
  Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!”
• Ezekiel 37:10
  So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.So I prophesied as He had commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet—a vast army.
• Ezekiel 37:14
  And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord.I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”
• Ezekiel 47:9
  And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.

Hosea

• Hosea 6:2
  After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
• Hosea 14:7
  They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

Amos

• Amos 5:4
  For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!
• Amos 5:6
  Seek the Lord, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth–el.Seek the LORD and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.
• Amos 5:14
  Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 2:4
  Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright— but the righteous will live by faith—
• Habakkuk 3:2
  O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!

Zechariah

• Zechariah 1:5
  Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever?
• Zechariah 10:9
  And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return.
• Zechariah 13:3
  And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the Lord: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).