And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.Exodus 2:9 · Bible · Exodus
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4,506 passages in the Bible address children, in the King James Version translation.
And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.2 Kings 23:10 · Bible · 2 Kings
Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.Jeremiah 36:14 · Bible · Jeremiah
And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.Genesis 36:25 · Bible · Genesis
And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.Exodus 29:21 · Bible · Exodus
And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.Numbers 34:20 · Bible · Numbers
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.1 Samuel 2:12 · Bible · 1 Samuel
And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.1 Chronicles 2:33 · Bible · 1 Chronicles
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.1 Chronicles 4:13 · Bible · 1 Chronicles
Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.1 Chronicles 7:12 · Bible · 1 Chronicles
And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.1 Chronicles 14:3 · Bible · 1 Chronicles
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.1 Chronicles 23:21 · Bible · 1 Chronicles
Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel:1 Chronicles 27:19 · Bible · 1 Chronicles
If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.Exodus 21:4 · Bible · Exodus
Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.Judges 8:22 · Bible · Judges
So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.2 Kings 6:29 · Bible · 2 Kings
And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.1 Chronicles 28:5 · Bible · 1 Chronicles
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)2 Chronicles 11:21 · Bible · 2 Chronicles
And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.2 Chronicles 28:8 · Bible · 2 Chronicles
Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;Ezra 8:33 · Bible · Ezra
For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.Micah 7:6 · Bible · Micah
And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:Genesis 19:12 · Bible · Genesis
And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.Exodus 2:10 · Bible · Exodus
And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.Judges 3:9 · Bible · Judges
And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.1 Samuel 14:3 · Bible · 1 Samuel
And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.Jeremiah 27:7 · Bible · Jeremiah
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.2 Kings 25:23 · Bible · 2 Kings
And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:Genesis 5:19 · Bible · Genesis
And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.Genesis 11:11 · Bible · Genesis
And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.Genesis 11:23 · Bible · Genesis
And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.Judges 20:24 · Bible · Judges
Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.2 Samuel 6:23 · Bible · 2 Samuel
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.1 Kings 4:3 · Bible · 1 Kings
The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.1 Chronicles 7:13 · Bible · 1 Chronicles
And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.1 Chronicles 26:24 · Bible · 1 Chronicles
Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.Ezra 8:5 · Bible · Ezra
The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.2 Samuel 15:27 · Bible · 2 Samuel
And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.Genesis 36:39 · Bible · Genesis
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:Genesis 45:10 · Bible · Genesis
And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.Joshua 18:11 · Bible · Joshua
And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.Ezra 10:18 · Bible · Ezra
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.Jeremiah 36:26 · Bible · Jeremiah
When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.Ezekiel 16:55 · Bible · Ezekiel
But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.2 Chronicles 22:11 · Bible · 2 Chronicles
And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:Genesis 8:18 · Bible · Genesis
And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.Genesis 16:15 · Bible · Genesis
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.Exodus 2:8 · Bible · Exodus
And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;Leviticus 24:10 · Bible · Leviticus
On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered:Numbers 7:42 · Bible · Numbers
On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered:Numbers 7:48 · Bible · Numbers
On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:Numbers 7:54 · Bible · Numbers
On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered:Numbers 7:60 · Bible · Numbers
On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered:Numbers 7:66 · Bible · Numbers
On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered:Numbers 7:72 · Bible · Numbers
On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered:Numbers 7:78 · Bible · Numbers
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.Numbers 34:22 · Bible · Numbers
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.Numbers 34:24 · Bible · Numbers
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.Numbers 34:25 · Bible · Numbers
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.Numbers 34:26 · Bible · Numbers
And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.Numbers 34:27 · Bible · Numbers
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