Old Testament Reference: Expression (as literally in the original text) -- Meaning (as found in the translation) Genesis 5:32: "son of five hundred years" -- "five hundred years old" Genesis 15:3: "a son of my house" -- "a servant in my household" Deuteronomy 25:2: "a son of stripes" -- "deserves to be beaten" Judges 19:22: "sons of Belial" -- "wicked men" I Samuel 20:31: "a son of death" -- "he must die" I Kings 20:35: "sons of the prophets" -- "a company of prophets" (NEB) II Kings 14:14: "sons of pledging" -- "hostages" Job 41:28: "son of a bow" -- "arrow" (NEB) Isaiah 60: 10: "sons of a foreign land" -- "foreigners" Lamentations 3:13: "sons of a quiver" -- "arrows from his quivers" Joel 3:6: "sons of the Grecians" -- "the Greeks" Zechariah 4:14: "sons of oil" -- "anointed" New Testament Matthew 9:15: "sons of the bridegroom" -- "the guests of the bridegroom" Matthew 12:27: "your sons" -- "your people" Luke 10:6: "a son of peace" -- "a man of peace" Luke 16:8: "the sons of this age" -- "the people of this world"; "the sons of lights" -- "the people of the light" John 17:12: "the son of destruction" -- "the one doomed to destruction" Acts 13:26: "sons of the family of Abraham" -- "you who come of the stock of Abraham" (NEB) Galatians 3:7: "those who believe are children of Abraham" Ephesians 2:2: "the sons of disobedience" -- "those who are disobedient" The above are only a few of the many uses of the term "son(s)" in the Holy Bible. The most common uses, which are usually translated literally, have been omitted. However, one such group might be illustrated here: personal, yet non-physical, Father-son" relationships: Father Son(s) I Samuel 3:6 Eli Samuel I Samuel 24:16 Saul David I Samuel 25:8 Nabal David Proverbs 1:8, etc. Solomon the reader II Kings 2: 12 Elijah Elisha II Kings 8:9 Elisha King Ben-Hadad II Kings 5:13 Naaman his servants Judges 18:19 the priest the people Genesis 4:20f. first musician all musicians, etc Matthew 9:2 Jesus the paralytic I Timothy 1:2, etc. Paul Timothy Titus 1:4 Paul Titus Philemon 10 Paul Philemon I Peter 5: 13 Peter Mark
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