Topic
Chains
25 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1896 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 41:42Nave Worn by princes
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
- Exodus 28:14Nave Worn on the breastplate of high priest
And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
- Exodus 39:15Nave Worn on the breastplate of high priest
And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
- Numbers 31:50Nave Worn on ankles
We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.
- Judges 8:26Nave As ornaments on camels
And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
- 1 Kings 6:21Nave A partition of, in the temple
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
- 1 Kings 7:17Nave A partition of, in the temple
And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.
- Psalms 68:6Nave Used to confine prisoners
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
- Psalms 73:6Nave FIGURATIVE
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
- Psalms 149:8Nave Used to confine prisoners
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
- Proverbs 1:9Nave FIGURATIVE
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
- Isaiah 3:19Nave Worn on ankles
The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
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- Jeremiah 40:4 Nave Used to confine prisoners
- Lamentations 3:7 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Ezekiel 7:23–27 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Daniel 5:7 Nave Worn by princes
- Daniel 5:29 Nave Worn by princes
- Acts 12:6 Nave Used to confine prisoners
- Acts 12:7 Nave Used to confine prisoners
- Acts 21:33 Nave Used to confine prisoners
- Acts 28:20 Nave Used to confine prisoners
- 2 Timothy 1:16 Nave Used to confine prisoners
- 2 Peter 2:4 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Jude 1:1 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Revelation 20:1 Nave FIGURATIVE
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 25 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → (Used as ornaments)
- → Worn by princes Ge 41:42; Da 5:7,29
- → Worn on ankles Nu 31:50; Isa 3:19
- → Worn on the breastplate of high priest Ex 28:14; 39:15
- → As ornaments on camels Jud 8:26
- → A partition of, in the temple 1Ki 6:21; 7:17
- → Used to confine prisoners Ps 68:6; 149:8; Jer 40:4; Ac 12:6,7; 21:33; 28:20; 2Ti 1:16
- → See FETTERS
- → FIGURATIVE Ps 73:6; Pr 1:9; La 3:7; Eze 7:23-27; Jude 1:6; 2Pe 2:4; Re 20:1
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.