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The concept of a boon is woven throughout the Scriptures, often highlighting the relationship between God and His people, as well as the interactions between individuals.<br><br><b>Divine Boons</b><br><br>The Bible is replete with instances where God grants boons to His people, often in response to faithfulness, obedience, or prayer. One of the most significant examples is found in the account of Solomon. When Solomon became king, God appeared to him in a dream and offered to grant him whatever he desired. Solomon requested wisdom to govern the people effectively. Pleased with this request, God granted Solomon not only wisdom but also wealth and honor. This is recorded in <a href="/1_kings/3-12.htm">1 Kings 3:12-13</a> : "Behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you. Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal."<br><br><b>Human Boons</b><br><br>In human interactions, boons often take the form of requests made to those in authority or with the power to grant them. A notable example is found in the account of Esther. Queen Esther, risking her life, approached King Xerxes to request the salvation of her people, the Jews, from a decree of destruction. Her courage and the favor she found with the king led to the granting of her request, as seen in <a href="/esther/7-3.htm">Esther 7:3</a> : "Then Queen Esther answered, 'If I have found favor with you, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and my people as my request.'"<br><br><b>Boons in Prayer</b><br><br>Prayer is a primary means by which believers seek boons from God. The New Testament encourages believers to present their requests to God with faith and thanksgiving. <a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a> states, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." This verse underscores the belief that God is attentive to the prayers of His people and willing to grant their requests according to His will.<br><br><b>Boons and Obedience</b><br><br>The granting of boons is often linked to obedience and faithfulness. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a> outlines the blessings, or boons, that will come upon Israel if they obey the Lord's commands. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2</a> promises, "And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God." This passage highlights the conditional nature of divine blessings, emphasizing the importance of living in accordance with God's will.<br><br><b>Boons and Grace</b><br><br>Ultimately, the greatest boon offered in the Bible is the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. This unmerited favor, or grace, is available to all who believe. <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a> declares, "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast." This passage encapsulates the essence of divine boon as a gift freely given, not earned by human effort.<br><br>In summary, the concept of a boon in the Bible encompasses divine blessings, human requests, and the grace of God, all of which are integral to the biblical narrative and the believer's relationship with God.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A prayer or petition.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) Kind; bountiful; benign.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1016.htm"><span class="l">1016. bous -- an ox, a cow</span></a> <br><b>...</b> see GREEK bosko. (boas) -- 2 Occurrences. (boun) -- 3 Occurrences. (bous) -- 1<br> Occurrence. (<b>boon</b>) -- 2 Occurrences. 1015, 1016. bous. 1017 . Strong's Numbers <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1016.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8394.htm"><span class="l">8394. tebunah -- an understanding</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8393, 8394. tebunah. 8395 . an understanding. Transliteration: tebunah Phonetic<br> Spelling: (taw-<b>boon</b>') Short Definition: understanding. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8394.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1138.htm"><span class="l">1138. Bunni -- the name of several Israelites</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1137, 1138. Bunni. 1139 . the name of several Israelites. Transliteration:<br> Bunni Phonetic Spelling: (<b>boon</b>-nee') Short Definition: Bunni. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1138.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/forsyth/the_soul_of_prayer/chapter_iii_the_moral_reactions.htm"><span class="l">The Moral Reactions of Prayer</span></a> <br><b>...</b> On the first levels of our religion we go to our God for help and <b>boon</b> in the junctures<br> of our natural life; but, as we rise to supernatural religion, gifts <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../forsyth/the soul of prayer/chapter iii the moral reactions.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_third_precept_of.htm"><span class="l">Whether the Third Precept of the Decalogue, Concerning the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> principles of the Law, and consequently the third precept of the decalogue describes<br> the exterior worship of God as the sign of a universal <b>boon</b> that concerns <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the third precept of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/farrar/gathering_clouds_a_tale_of_the_days_of_st_chrysostom/chapter_lxxii_the_great_reparation.htm"><span class="l">The Great Reparation</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 'But that is not all. We owe you a very deep debt of gratitude, both at Constantinople<br> and Antioch, and I bid you to ask of me any <b>boon</b> that you desire.'. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter lxxii the great reparation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/teresa/the_interior_castle_or_the_mansions/chapter_i_treats_of_the.htm"><span class="l">Treats of the Insecurity of Life in this Exile, However High we <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> conquer in their former struggles, for I am convinced that our Lord will henceforth<br> never cease to keep them in security of conscience, which is no small <b>boon</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../teresa/the interior castle or the mansions/chapter i treats of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gregory/gregory_of_nyssa_dogmatic_treatises_etc/letter_ix_an_invitation.htm"><span class="l">Letter ix. --An Invitation.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> treasures contained in you, with a goodly prelude brings the glad tidings of the<br> blessing which we expect at your hands, we both welcome the <b>boon</b> which those <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/letter ix an invitation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/theodoret/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_theodoret/chapter_xxix_of_the_piety_of.htm"><span class="l">Of the Piety of Count Terentius.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> On being ordered by Valens to choose a <b>boon</b>, he mentioned one which it was becoming<br> in a man nurtured in piety to choose, for he asked not gold nor yet silver <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/chapter xxix of the piety of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/basil/basil_letters_and_select_works/letter_cccxxxv_basil_to_libanius.htm"><span class="l">Letter cccxxxv. Basil to Libanius.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I therefore send you those who from time to time are won over; and this I do with<br> the assurance that I am conferring on them a <b>boon</b> as great as that which is <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter cccxxxv basil to libanius.htm</font><p><a href="/library/philips/the_christian_home/chapter_xxiv_the_childrens_patrimony.htm"><span class="l">The Children's Patrimony.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> This character should be physical, intellectual, and moral. Give your children the<br> <b>boon</b> of good health by a proper training to exercise and industry. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../philips/the christian home/chapter xxiv the childrens patrimony.htm</font><p><a href="/library/origen/origen_against_celsus/chapter_lxx_but_how_is.htm"><span class="l">But How is it that this Jew of Celsus could Say that Jesus <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> have produced a powerful belief in himself after rising from the dead, he showed<br> himself secretly only to one woman, and to his own <b>boon</b> companions." [3393 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen against celsus/chapter lxx but how is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_10_concerning_theurgy_which_promises.htm"><span class="l">Concerning Theurgy, which Promises a Delusive Purification of the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> not have been terrified by an envious person, nor hindered, as Porphyry avows, by<br> the fear of a stronger deity, but should have simply denied the <b>boon</b> on their <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 10 concerning theurgy which promises.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/boon.htm"><span class="l"><b>Boon</b> (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> present. 3. (n.) Good; prosperous; as, <b>boon</b> voyage. 4. (n.) Kind; bountiful;<br> benign. <b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Boon</b> (4 Occurrences). Matthew <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/boon.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/y/yours.htm"><span class="l">Yours (226 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> house of God? (BBE). Romans 14:16 Therefore do not let the <b>boon</b> which is<br> yours in common be exposed to reproach. (WEY). Romans 15:13 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/y/yours.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/unfalteringly.htm"><span class="l">Unfalteringly (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore gird up your minds and fix your hopes calmly and unfalteringly<br> upon the <b>boon</b> that is soon to be yours, at the re-appearing of Jesus <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/unfalteringly.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gracious.htm"><span class="l">Gracious (106 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1:11 while you on your part lend us your aid in entreaty for us, so that from many<br> lips thanksgivings may rise on our behalf for the <b>boon</b> granted to us at the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gracious.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gift.htm"><span class="l">Gift (148 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 9:15 Hebrews 6:4, etc., referring to the gifts of God); dorema, "a free gift" (Romans<br> 5:16 James 1:17, the English Revised Version "<b>boon</b>"); dosis, "giving <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gift.htm - 59k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/grant.htm"><span class="l">Grant (87 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> permission. 6. (n.) The yielding or admission of something in dispute. 7.<br> (n.) The thing or property granted; a gift; a <b>boon</b>. 8. (n <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grant.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/whatever.htm"><span class="l">Whatever (411 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Matthew 18:19 I also solemnly tell you that if two of you here on earth agree together<br> concerning anything whatever that they shall ask, the <b>boon</b> will come to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/whatever.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fix.htm"><span class="l">Fix (36 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore gird up your minds and fix your hopes calmly and unfalteringly<br> upon the <b>boon</b> that is soon to be yours, at the re-appearing of Jesus <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fix.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/thanksgiving.htm"><span class="l">Thanksgiving (49 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1:11 while you on your part lend us your aid in entreaty for us, so that from many<br> lips thanksgivings may rise on our behalf for the <b>boon</b> granted to us at the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/thanksgiving.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/thanksgivings.htm"><span class="l">Thanksgivings (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1:11 while you on your part lend us your aid in entreaty for us, so that from many<br> lips thanksgivings may rise on our behalf for the <b>boon</b> granted to us at the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/thanksgivings.htm - 8k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/holy-yoga.html">What is holy yoga? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/artificial-intelligence-AI.html">Is artificial intelligence (AI) biblically possible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Salome-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Salome in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/boon.htm">Boon: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><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><span class="encheading">Boon (4 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/18-19.htm">Matthew 18:19</a></span><br />I also solemnly tell you that if two of you here on earth agree together concerning anything whatever that they shall ask, the <span class="boldtext">boon</span> will come to them from my Father who is in Heaven.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/14-16.htm">Romans 14:16</a></span><br />Therefore do not let the <span class="boldtext">boon</span> which is yours in common be exposed to reproach. <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-11.htm">2 Corinthians 1:11</a></span><br />while you on your part lend us your aid in entreaty for us, so that from many lips thanksgivings may rise on our behalf for the <span class="boldtext">boon</span> granted to us at the intercession of many.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">1 Peter 1:13</a></span><br />Therefore gird up your minds and fix your hopes calmly and unfalteringly upon the <span class="boldtext">boon</span> that is soon to be yours, at the re-appearing of Jesus Christ.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/boon.htm">Boon</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/boot.htm">Boot (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/boon.htm">Boon (4 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/ttt/b/books--written_with_pen_and_ink.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Books: Written With Pen and Ink"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Books: Written With Pen and Ink" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/b/boosting.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Boosting"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Boosting" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>