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Bible Search Syntax Help

The Bible Search supports a rich syntax to help you find verses quickly. Below are the operators and wildcards you can use:

Operator / Syntax Description Example Query & Result
+ (or space) Logical AND: Finds verses containing all terms. Note that searching words separated only by a space behaves as an exact phrase. Use + to find terms anywhere in the same verse. jesus + wept
Finds verses containing both "jesus" and "wept" in any order.
- Logical NOT / Exclude: Excludes verses containing the term after the minus sign. jesus - wept
Finds verses containing "jesus" but NOT "wept".
| Logical OR: Finds verses containing either term. grace | mercy
Finds verses containing "grace", "mercy", or both.
% Multi-character Wildcard: Matches zero or more non-space characters. behav%
Matches "behave", "behaved", "behaveth", "behavior", etc.
_ Single-character Wildcard: Matches exactly one single alphabetical character. h_t
Matches "hat", "hot", "hit", etc.
" " Exact Phrase: Wraps a search term in double quotes to find an exact match for the entire phrase. "in the beginning"
Finds verses containing exactly "in the beginning" with no variations.
[Book] Search Scope: Restricts your search to a specific book, range of books, or chapter range. lord [Matt] (Only Matthew)
faith [Heb - Jam] (Hebrews to James)
spirit [Matt 4 - 8] (Matthew Ch. 4 to 8)
love [John 1:1 - 3:16] (Specific range)

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Timeline of the Bible · The Divided Kingdom

Zephaniah

Prophet · 641–610 BC

In the days of Josiah

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In the Days Of

  • Josiah King of Judah · 641–610 BC · named in Zephaniah 1:1

The Years

Began 641 BC
As Josiah’s reign began
Ended 610 BC
As Josiah’s reign ended

Dated by Archbishop James Ussher’s Annals of the World (1658), quoted as printed, whose dates were printed in the margins of King James Bibles for two centuries.

Where It Is Told

  • Zephaniah 1:1–3:20

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