Lexicon :: Strong's G18 - agathos

The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and with all kinds of his master’s goods in hand, he went to Aram-naharaim, to Nahor’s town.

“Get your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you can eat from the richness of the land.’

“Do not be concerned about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’ ”

He sent his father the following: ten donkeys carrying the best products of Egypt and ten female donkeys carrying grain, food, and provisions for his father on the journey.

“You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result ​— ​the survival of many people.

“and I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey ​— ​the territory of the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel when he rescued them from the power of the Egyptians.

Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

“If you come with us, whatever good the LORD does for us we will do for you.”

and said to the entire Israelite community, “The land we passed through and explored is an extremely good land.

“will ever see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have despised me will see it.

“‘Because they did not remain loyal to me, none of the men twenty years old or more who came up from Egypt will see the land I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob ​— ​

“They took some of the fruit from the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us back a report: ‘The land the LORD our God is giving us is good.’

“‘None of these men in this evil generation will see the good land I swore to give your ancestors,

“Your children, who you said would be plunder, your sons who[fn] don’t yet know good from evil, will enter there. I will give them the land, and they will take possession of it.

“Please let me cross over and see the beautiful land on the other side of the Jordan, that good hill country and Lebanon.

“I won’t be crossing the Jordan because I am going to die in this land. But you are about to cross over and take possession of this good land.

“houses full of every good thing that you did not fill them with, cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant ​— ​and when you eat and are satisfied,

“Do what is right and good in the LORD’s sight, so that you may prosper and so that you may enter and possess the good land the LORD your God swore to give your ancestors,

“For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land with streams, springs, and deep water sources, flowing in both valleys and hills;

“When you eat and are full, you will bless the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.

“When the LORD your God drives them out before you, do not say to yourself, ‘The LORD brought me in to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.’ Instead, the LORD will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness.

“Understand that the LORD your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people.

“Then the LORD’s anger will burn against you. He will shut the sky, and there will be no rain; the land will not yield its produce, and you will perish quickly from the good land the LORD is giving you.

“You, the Levites, and the resident aliens among you will rejoice in all the good things the LORD your God has given you and your household.

“The LORD will make you prosper abundantly with offspring,[fn] the offspring of your livestock, and your land’s produce in the land the LORD swore to your ancestors to give you.

“Because you didn’t serve the LORD your God with joy and a cheerful heart, even though you had an abundance of everything,

“The LORD your God will make you prosper abundantly in all the work of your hands, your offspring,[fn] the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your prosperity, as he delighted in that of your ancestors,

“See, today I have set before you life and prosperity, death and adversity.

“When I bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper.[fn] They will turn to other gods and worship them, despising me and breaking my covenant.

“know for certain that the LORD your God will not continue to drive these nations out before you. They will become a snare and a trap for you, a sharp stick[fn] for your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you disappear from this good land the LORD your God has given you.

“Since every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come about, so he will bring on you every bad thing until he has annihilated you from this good land the LORD your God has given you.

Then Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

But the fig tree said to them,

“Should I stop giving

my sweetness and my good fruit,

and rule over trees? ”

In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever seemed right to him.

They answered, “Come on, let’s attack them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why wait? Don’t hesitate to go and invade and take possession of the land!

“Here, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine now. Abuse them and do whatever you want to them. But don’t commit this outrageous thing against this man.”

So Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work[fn] with his female servants, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”

“Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, that’s good. Let him redeem you. But if he doesn’t want to redeem you, as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie down until morning.”

“He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. Indeed, your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”

“Hannah, why are you crying? ” her husband, Elkanah, would ask. “Why won’t you eat? Why are you troubled? Am I not better to you than ten sons? ”

Her husband, Elkanah, replied, “Do what you think is best, and stay here until you’ve weaned him. May the LORD confirm your[fn] word.” So Hannah stayed there and nursed her son until she weaned him.

“No, my sons, the news I hear the LORD’s people spreading is not good.

By contrast, the boy Samuel grew in stature and in favor with the LORD and with people.

So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli responded, “He is the LORD. Let him do what he thinks is good.”

“He can take your best fields, vineyards, and olive orchards and give them to his servants.

“He can take your male servants, your female servants, your best cattle,[fn] and your donkeys and use them for his work.

He had a son named Saul, an impressive young man. There was no one more impressive among the Israelites than he. He stood a head taller than anyone else.[fn]