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It is used to describe individuals, actions, or things that are considered insignificant or of lower status by human standards but hold great value in the eyes of God. Old Testament Context In the Old Testament, the concept of the "least" is frequently associated with God's choice of the humble and lowly to accomplish His purposes. For example, David, the youngest and least esteemed of Jesse's sons, was chosen by God to be king over Israel (<a href="/1_samuel/16-11.htm">1 Samuel 16:11-13</a>). This choice underscores the biblical principle that God does not look at outward appearances but at the heart (<a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>). New Testament Teachings The New Testament further develops the theme of the "least" through the teachings of Jesus Christ. In the Beatitudes, Jesus blesses the poor in spirit, the meek, and those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, indicating that the kingdom of heaven belongs to those who are considered "least" by worldly standards (<a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3-6</a>). Jesus explicitly addresses the concept of the "least" in <a href="/matthew/25-40.htm">Matthew 25:40</a>, where He states, "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me" . This passage highlights the importance of serving others, especially those who are marginalized or in need, as a reflection of serving Christ Himself. In <a href="/matthew/18.htm">Matthew 18:1-4</a>, Jesus uses a child as an example of the "least" to teach about greatness in the kingdom of heaven. He says, "Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven" . This teaching emphasizes the value of humility and childlike faith. Apostolic Writings The Apostle Paul also touches on the theme of the "least" in his epistles. In <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a>, Paul writes, "But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before Him" . This passage reinforces the idea that God often works through those who are considered "least" to demonstrate His power and wisdom. Practical Implications The biblical emphasis on the "least" challenges believers to adopt a posture of humility and service. It calls Christians to recognize the inherent value and dignity of every individual, regardless of their social status or worldly achievements. By serving the "least," believers are called to reflect the love and compassion of Christ, who Himself took on the form of a servant (<a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7</a>). In summary, the concept of the "least" in the Bible serves as a powerful reminder of God's upside-down kingdom, where the last shall be first, and the humble are exalted. It encourages believers to live lives marked by humility, service, and a deep love for others, especially those who are often overlooked or undervalued by society.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (a.) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least space.2. (adv.) In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others; as, to reward those who least deserve it.3. (conj.) See Lest.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1646.htm">1646. elachistos -- least (in size, amount, dignity, etc.)</a> ... least (in size, amount, dignity, etc.). Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: elachistos Phonetic Spelling: (el-akh'-is-tos) Short Definition: least ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1646.htm - 8k<a href="/greek/1647.htm">1647. elachistoteros -- less than the least.</a> ... 1646, 1647. elachistoteros. 1648 . less than the least. ... of elachistos, qv. less than the least. Comparative of elachistos; far less -- less than the least. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1647.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2534.htm">2534. kai ge -- and, at least.</a> kai ge. 2533, 2534. kai ge. 2535 . and, at least. ... Word Origin see kai and ge. and, at least. From kai and ge; and at least (or even, indeed) -- and, at least ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2534.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1065.htm">1065. ge -- emphasizes the word to which it is joined</a> ... to which it is joined. Part of Speech: Particle, Disjunctive Particle Transliteration: ge Phonetic Spelling: (gheh) Short Definition: at least, indeed, really ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1065.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/2579.htm">2579. kan -- and if</a> ... of Speech: Conditional+Kaiincrasis Transliteration: kan Phonetic Spelling: (kan) Short Definition: and if, even if Definition: and if, even if, even, at least. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2579.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/3398.htm">3398. mikros -- small, little</a> ... word Definition small, little NASB Word Usage least (4), less (1), little (13), little ones (6), little while (10), short (1), small (8), smaller (2), smallest ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3398.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/235.htm">235. alla -- otherwise, on the other hand, but</a> ... on the other hand, but NASB Word Usage besides (1), certainly (1), contrary (6), fact (2), however (9), indeed (4), indeed* (1), least* (1), nevertheless (5 ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/235.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1848.htm">1848. exoutheneo -- to despise, treat with contempt</a> ... to despise. A variation of exoudenoo and meaning the same -- contemptible, despise, least esteemed, set at nought. see GREEK exoudenoo. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1848.htm - 8k<a href="/greek/3367.htm">3367. medeis, medemia, meden -- no one, nothing</a> ... Word Origin from mede and heis Definition no one, nothing NASB Word Usage all (1), any (7), anyone (8), anything (2), least (1), never (1), no (9), no at all (1 ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3367.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1644.htm">1644. elaphria -- levity, ie fickleness</a> ... lightness. Cognate: 1644 (from 1645 , "least, little/small") -- properly, of little weight (light), used only in 2 Cor 1:17. Word ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1644.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7535.htm">7535. raq -- but, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least ...</a> ... 7534, 7535. raq. 7536 . but, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless. Transliteration: raq Phonetic Spelling: (rak) Short Definition: but ... /hebrew/7535.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6810.htm">6810. tsair -- little, insignificant, young</a> ... Word Origin from tsaar Definition little, insignificant, young NASB Word Usage least (1), least one (1), little (1), little ones (3), servants (1), small (2 ... /hebrew/6810.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6996.htm">6996. qatan -- small, young, unimportant</a> ... 6995, 6996. qatan. 6996a . small, young, unimportant. Transliteration: qatan Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-tawn') Short Definition: least. ... /hebrew/6996.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/4591.htm">4591. maat -- to be or become small, diminished, or few</a> ... to nothing (1), decrease (2), diminish (2), diminished (2), dwindles (1), few (2), fewness (1), get a few (1), give less (1), had little (1), least (1), little ... /hebrew/4591.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/389.htm">389. ak -- surely, howbeit</a> ... 2), yet (6). also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless,. Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely ... /hebrew/389.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/176.htm">176. o -- or</a> ... otherwise (1), say (1), whether (8). also, and, either, if, at the least, nor, or, otherwise,. Presumed to be the "constructive" or ... /hebrew/176.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6872.htm">6872. tsrowr -- a bundle, parcel, pouch, bag</a> ... a bundle, parcel, pouch, bag. Transliteration: tsrowr Phonetic Spelling: (tser-ore') Short Definition: bag. bag, bendeth, bundle, least grain, small stone ... /hebrew/6872.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/1800b.htm">1800b. dal -- low, weak, poor, thin</a> ... Word Origin from dalal Definition low, weak, poor, thin NASB Word Usage depressed (1), helpless (7), least (1), lowly (2), needy (1), poor (29), poor man (3 ... /hebrew/1800b.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/6996a.htm">6996a. qatan -- small, young, unimportant</a> ... Word Origin from qaton Definition small, young, unimportant NASB Word Usage least (10), little (7), small (13), small things (1), smaller (1), smallest (1 ... /hebrew/6996a.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/319.htm">319. acharith -- the after-part, end</a> ... 2), descendants (1), end (20), final end (1), final period (1), future (7), last (8), latter (7), latter ending (1), latter period (1), least (1), outcome (3 ... /hebrew/319.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/february_7_faithful_in_that.htm">February 7. "Faithful in that which is Least" (Luke xvi. 10).</a> ... FEBRUARY 7. "Faithful in that which is least" (Luke xvi. 10). "Faithful in that which is least" (Luke 16:10). The man that missed ... /.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /february 7 faithful in that.htm<a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_johns_gospel/packing_most_in_least.htm">Packing Most in Least.</a> ... II The Wooing Lover (John i. 1-18.) Packing Most in Least. And John goes quietly ... Much in little! Most in least! And the more we ... /.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/packing most in least.htm<a href="/library/finney/lectures_to_professing_christians/he_that_is_unjust_in.htm">He that is Unjust in the Least is Unjust Also in Much. Luke 16:10.</a> ... He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. Luke 16:10. These words are a part of the parable of the unjust steward, or ... /.../finney/lectures to professing christians/he that is unjust in.htm<a href="/library/chesterton/whats_wrong_with_the_world/chapter_40_there_is_one.htm">There is one Thing at Least of which There is Never So Much as A.. ...</a> ... Chapter 40 There is one thing at least of which there is never so much as a? There is one thing at least of which there is never ... /.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 40 there is one.htm<a href="/library/augustine/writings_in_connection_with_the_manichaean_controversy_/chapter_30_name_good_things.htm">That Good Things, Even the Least, and those that are Earthly, are ...</a> ... Concerning the Nature of Good, Against the Manich??ans. Chapter 30. "That Good Things, Even the Least, and Those that are Earthly, are by God. ... /.../chapter 30 name good things.htm<a href="/library/white/the_desire_of_ages/chapter_70_the_least_of.htm">"The Least of These My Brethren"</a> ... The DESIRE of AGES Chapter 70 "The Least of These My Brethren". [This chapter is based on Matt.25:31-46.] When the Son of man shall ... //christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 70 the least of.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_gods_mercy_suffers_at.htm">Whether God's Mercy Suffers at Least Men to be Punished Eternally?</a> ... OF GOD'S MERCY AND JUSTICE TOWARDS THE DAMNED (FIVE ARTICLES) Whether God's mercy suffers at least men to be punished eternally? ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether gods mercy suffers at.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_separate_human_soul.htm">Whether the Separate Human Soul Can Move Bodies at Least Locally?</a> ... OF THINGS PERTAINING TO THE ACTION OF MAN (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether the separate human soul can move bodies at least locally? Objection ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the separate human soul.htm<a href="/library/chesterton/whats_wrong_with_the_world/chapter_11_thus_the_future.htm">Thus the Future of which we Spoke at the Beginning Has in England ...</a> ... Chapter 11 Thus the Future of which we spoke at the beginning has in England at least? Thus the Future of which we spoke at the ... /.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 11 thus the future.htm<a href="/library/traherne/centuries_of_meditations/29_he_had_another_sayinghe.htm">He had Another Saying?He Lives Most Like an Angel that Lives Least ...</a> ... THE FOURTH CENTURY 29 He had another saying?He lives most like an Angel that lives least upon himself. He had another saying?He lives ... /.../traherne/centuries of meditations/29 he had another sayinghe.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/l/least.htm">Least (76 Occurrences)</a> ... 1. (a.) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least space. ... /l/least.htm - 31k<a href="/topical/g/greatest.htm">Greatest (45 Occurrences)</a> ... Matthew 13:32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air ... /g/greatest.htm - 20k<a href="/topical/a/apostolic.htm">Apostolic (2 Occurrences)</a> ... But pilgrims to the feasts had carried away the gospel with them, and in this way Christianity had been spread at least as far as Damascus (Acts 9:2, 19). ... /a/apostolic.htm - 17k<a href="/topical/u/unjust.htm">Unjust (44 Occurrences)</a> ... (KJV WBS). Luke 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. (KJV WBS). ... /u/unjust.htm - 18k<a href="/topical/e/extent.htm">Extent (15 Occurrences)</a> ... Matthew 25:40 "The King will answer them,'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' (See ... /e/extent.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/s/superlative.htm">Superlative (2 Occurrences)</a> ... The superlative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most pleasant, least bright. ... /s/superlative.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/b/baptismal.htm">Baptismal (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Baptism is administered to those who already possess (at least profess) this faith, and symbolizes the dying to sin and rising to righteousness implicit in the ... /b/baptismal.htm - 24k<a href="/topical/a/alphabet.htm">Alphabet (2 Occurrences)</a> ... Winckler and others have claimed derivation from the Cuneiform, Praetorius from the Cypriote, Sayce gets at least three letters from the Hittite, while Evans ... /a/alphabet.htm - 24k<a href="/topical/s/shiloah.htm">Shiloah (1 Occurrence)</a> ... caves, etc., some of which have at times served as chapels, show that the site has been much inhabited in the past, and at one period at least by hermits. ... /s/shiloah.htm - 17k<a href="/topical/s/siloah.htm">Siloah (1 Occurrence)</a> ... caves, etc., some of which have at times served as chapels, show that the site has been much inhabited in the past, and at one period at least by hermits. ... /s/siloah.htm - 17k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/least-in-the-kingdom.html">What does it mean to be least in the kingdom of heaven? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/least-of-these.html">Who are the “least of these” in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jerusalem-destroyed.html">How many times has Jerusalem been destroyed? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/least.htm">Least: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Least (76 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Matthew 2:6</a> 'You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.'" (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18</a> For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished. (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/5-19.htm">Matthew 5:19</a> Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/11-11.htm">Matthew 11:11</a> Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he. (WEB KJV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Matthew 13:32</a> Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. (KJV WBS)<a href="/matthew/25-40.htm">Matthew 25:40</a> "The King will answer them,'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/25-45.htm">Matthew 25:45</a> "Then he will answer them, saying,'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you didn't do it to one of the least of these, you didn't do it to me.' (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/7-28.htm">Luke 7:28</a> "For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he." (WEB KJV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/9-48.htm">Luke 9:48</a> and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great." (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/12-26.htm">Luke 12:26</a> If then you aren't able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest? (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/luke/14-9.htm">Luke 14:9</a> and he who invited both of you would come and tell you,'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place. (See NIV)<a href="/luke/16-10.htm">Luke 16:10</a> He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. (KJV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Luke 16:17</a> But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall. (See NIV)<a href="/luke/19-17.htm">Luke 19:17</a> And he said to him, Well done, thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities. (DBY)<a href="/luke/19-42.htm">Luke 19:42</a> Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. (KJV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/luke/22-51.htm">Luke 22:51</a> But Jesus answered, "Let me at least do this" (WEB <a href="/john/10-38.htm">John 10:38</a> But if they are, then even if you do not believe me, at least believe the deeds, that you may know and see clearly that the Father is in me, and that I am in the Father." (WEY)<a href="/john/14-11.htm">John 14:11</a> Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do. (BBE NIV)<a href="/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15</a> They even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some of them. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/8-10.htm">Acts 8:10</a> to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that great power of God." (WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)<a href="/acts/18-17.htm">Acts 18:17</a> Then the people all set upon Sosthenes, the Warden of the synagogue, and beat him severely in front of the court. Gallio did not concern himself in the least about this. (WEY)<a href="/romans/1-10.htm">Romans 1:10</a> always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you. (DBY)<a href="/romans/3-9.htm">Romans 3:9</a> What then? Are we Jews more highly estimated than they? Not in the least; for we have already charged all Jews and Gentiles alike with being in thraldom to sin. (WEY)<a href="/1_corinthians/6-4.htm">1 Corinthians 6:4</a> If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. (KJV WBS RSV)<a href="/1_corinthians/9-2.htm">1 Corinthians 9:2</a> If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. (WEB ASV BBE NAS RSV)<a href="/1_corinthians/9-12.htm">1 Corinthians 9:12</a> If other teachers possess that right over you, do not we possess it much more? Yet we have not availed ourselves of the right, but we patiently endure all things rather than hinder in the least degree the progress of the Good News of the Christ. (WEY)<a href="/1_corinthians/9-22.htm">1 Corinthians 9:22</a> To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation. (BBE)<a href="/1_corinthians/15-9.htm">1 Corinthians 15:9</a> For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/11-5.htm">2 Corinthians 11:5</a> For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles. (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/11-9.htm">2 Corinthians 11:9</a> And when I was with you and my resources failed, there was no one to whom I became a burden--for the brethren when they came from Macedonia fully supplied my wants--and I kept myself from being in the least a burden to you, and will do so still. (WEY)<a href="/2_corinthians/12-11.htm">2 Corinthians 12:11</a> I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing. (See NIV)<a href="/ephesians/3-8.htm">Ephesians 3:8</a> To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ephesians/4-21.htm">Ephesians 4:21</a> if at least you have heard His voice and in Him have been taught--and this is true Christian teaching-- (WEY)<a href="/1_thessalonians/2-18.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:18</a> On this account we wanted to come to you--at least I Paul wanted again and again to do so--but Satan hindered us. (WEY)<a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6</a> if at least it is a righteous thing with God to render tribulation to those that trouble you, (DBY)<a href="/hebrews/8-11.htm">Hebrews 8:11</a> They will not teach every man his fellow citizen, and every man his brother, saying,'Know the Lord,' for all will know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/2-6.htm">Revelation 2:6</a> But at least you have the credit of hating the works of the Nicolaitans, as I do. (BBE)<a href="/genesis/24-55.htm">Genesis 24:55</a> Her brother and her mother said, "Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go." (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)<a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Genesis 32:10</a> I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I have become two companies. (WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)<a href="/exodus/5-11.htm">Exodus 5:11</a> Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.'" (See RSV)<a href="/numbers/11-32.htm">Numbers 11:32</a> The people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails. He who gathered least gathered ten homers; and they spread them all abroad for themselves around the camp. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:7</a> Not because of your being more numerous than any of the peoples hath Jehovah delighted in you, and fixeth on you, for ye 'are' the least of all the peoples, (YLT)<a href="/judges/3-2.htm">Judges 3:2</a> only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it: (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/judges/6-15.htm">Judges 6:15</a> He said to him, "Oh, Lord, how shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/9-21.htm">1 Samuel 9:21</a> Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me like this?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/20-9.htm">1 Samuel 20:9</a> Jonathan said, "Far be it from you; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come on you, then wouldn't I tell you that?" (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">1 Samuel 21:4</a> And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. (KJV DBY WBS)<a href="/2_samuel/13-2.htm">2 Samuel 13:2</a> And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed difficult for Amnon to do the least thing to her. (DBY)<a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">1 Kings 10:21</a> And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of precious gold: none were of silver, which was not of the least account in the days of Solomon. (DBY)<a href="/2_kings/5-17.htm">2 Kings 5:17</a> Naaman said, "If not, then, please let there be given to your servant two mules' burden of earth; for your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh. (See NAS)<a href="/2_kings/18-24.htm">2 Kings 18:24</a> How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/23-2.htm">2 Kings 23:2</a> The king went up to the house of Yahweh, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of Yahweh. (See NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/12-14.htm">1 Chronicles 12:14</a> These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/34-30.htm">2 Chronicles 34:30</a> The king went up to the house of Yahweh, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, both great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of Yahweh. Job (See NAS NIV)<a href="/esther/1-5.htm">Esther 1:5</a> When these days were fulfilled, the king made a seven day feast for all the people who were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, in the court of the garden of the king's palace. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/esther/1-20.htm">Esther 1:20</a> and when the king's edict which he shall make shall be heard throughout his realm for it is great all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, from the greatest to the least. (DBY NIV)<a href="/job/35-15.htm">Job 35:15</a> But now, because he has not visited in his anger, neither does he greatly regard arrogance. (See NIV)<a href="/psalms/68-27.htm">Psalms 68:27</a> There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali. (See RSV)<a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5</a> And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets; (BBE)<a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a> If the Lord of armies had not kept some at least of us safe, we would have been like Sodom, and the fate of Gomorrah would have been ours. (BBE)<a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm">Isaiah 22:24</a> And all the glory of his father's family will be hanging on him, all their offspring, every small vessel, even the cups and the basins. (See NAS)<a href="/isaiah/36-9.htm">Isaiah 36:9</a> How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/60-22.htm">Isaiah 60:22</a> The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time. (See JPS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a> For from the least of them even to the greatest of them everyone is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Jeremiah 8:10</a> Therefore will I give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall possess them: for everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/23-32.htm">Jeremiah 23:32</a> Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, says Yahweh, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I didn't send them, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, says Yahweh. (See NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a> and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know Yahweh; for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says Yahweh: for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/42-1.htm">Jeremiah 42:1</a> Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, came near, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/42-8.htm">Jeremiah 42:8</a> Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12</a> I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed; in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine; they shall die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine; and they shall be an object of horror, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/49-20.htm">Jeremiah 49:20</a> Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them. (KJV JPS WBS)<a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Jeremiah 50:12</a> your mother shall be utterly disappointed; she who bore you shall be confounded: behold, she shall be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. (WEB NAS NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/50-45.htm">Jeremiah 50:45</a> Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them. (KJV JPS WBS)<a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9</a> "For, behold, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet not the least kernel will fall on the earth. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5</a> The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a> And you, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, the least among the families of Judah, out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose going out has been purposed from time past, from the eternal days. 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